3/19/2011 4:06:12 AM

3/19/2011 4:29:35 AM

my ex and I would every time too. I judged him.

3/19/2011 7:02:49 AM

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if you're not english don't fucking say "cheers" to me

3/19/2011 9:04:57 AM

If you don't go to church don't say "god bless you" when someone sneezes

3/19/2011 9:07:32 AM

I don't so I say "bless you". I figure my blessing is good enough.

Also, some dude said cheers to me as he was leaving the house I was crashing at. Fucking weird

3/19/2011 9:18:51 AM

i have some friends that do this.


i think i may have done it once or twice.



never really took the time to notice.

3/19/2011 9:23:13 AM

what if i've been drinking?

3/19/2011 9:26:45 AM

MotherfuckingMacy'sSale

Im' AstralAdvent and i approved this message.

3/19/2011 9:29:37 AM

who fucking cares

i've heard this some since i moved to civilization i guess

3/19/2011 9:31:38 AM

it's primarily a UK/Aus/NZ thing

3/19/2011 10:10:13 AM

^ yep, this annoys me, unless you actually are a Brit/Aussie/Kiwi.

Seems to be a trendy thing to do in the U.S. Air Force.

3/19/2011 10:21:34 AM

Jelly blokes ITT.

3/19/2011 10:27:40 AM

god i love that animated gif

and i dont say "cheers" in written correspondence

3/19/2011 10:30:17 AM

i say cheers when i think it's fitting. do something.

3/19/2011 11:01:57 AM

gg

i usually close emails with "white power"

3/19/2011 12:52:44 PM

i'm rather fond of bugger, but cheers isn't a part of my personal vernacular

3/19/2011 12:56:36 PM

i say cheers when i don't think it's fitting. do something.

3/19/2011 1:10:04 PM

can we put "ciao" on this list too?

3/19/2011 1:12:25 PM

I realize this thread is about the people who say "cheers" in written correspondence....which I do not dispute. Hear me out, maybe I can offer some insight.

I am in outside sales, which is currently salary+commission, but will move into straight commission starting at the beginning of July 2010. I have been in this position since July 2009. I have competition from several direct manufacturing sales reps, large distributors, and local distributors. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of each:

Direct Advantages: Immediate knowledge of new technology, no middle man mark up, one shipping bill (paid by manufacturer or buyer of goods), access to larger range of non-commodity items, control inventory, have access to many distributors that can effectively sell their goods which increases market share, and set prices of commodity they manufacture.

Direct disadvantages: Typically have 1-3 sales reps per region (i.e. southeast, mid-atlantic, northeast, etc.) limiting the number of accounts they can successfully manage/cold-call, lack physical customer service or physical technical service available to or affordable for smaller users or altogether, are sometimes not trustworthy because they will go in behind their distributors that sell their commodity to one account in large quantities (i.e. they missed a big account, and have found out about it through a distributor selling their particular product) which leads to the distributor not selling their product anymore, have too many distributors selling the product ultimately driving the set price down through deviations, possibly rely on distributors to actually sell the product, and competition from other direct sources.

Large distributor advantages: have access to other commodities that go hand in hand with other manufacturers (poor example- grocery stores sell milk as well as cereal), get direct pricing, many locations regionally or nationally easing the shipping burden of buyers with multiple locations, personal service either customer or technical, many sales reps that are able to cover a broader territory, access to multiple manufacturers of the same commodity allowing to keep prices in check, service programs that smaller companies can't offer and direct providers can't match in price or value, and experts of many many commodities as opposed to one or a few.

Large distributor disadvantages: smaller local distributors creating price wars (think Michael Scott Paper Co vs Dunder-Mifflin), direct mfg's going in behind and stealing business, limited access to all of the mfg's (you won't find Harris Teeter name brands in Food Lion and visa versa), can't truly set prices because it's based on both supply and demand, territory management, and tough growth prospects in slower economies (this is true for direct as well really)

Local distributor advantages: Typically a good ol' boy setting where the seller and the buyer know each other for years (this does happen at all levels, but mostly at the local level), local folks are right down the street and can be used in emergencies, if the local guy buys at high enough volumes then there is no shipping charge to the end user, and access to both direct mfg's and large distributors.

Local distributor disadvantages: easily beaten in price, array of commodities, array of technology, lack of trained staff, low cash flow, etc etc etc.

This is what I have noticed in my six months, I am sure there are plenty more that need mentioning. The way I am setting myself apart as a sales person is this: I go after the big accounts right now while I am new. The big accounts, if I land them, will take care of me while I am new and building a customer base. The money made off of those allows me to focus free time on smaller accounts that get me higher margins. I build up big accounts, I would like to have 5-10 of these, then get 20-30 medium accounts. If I lose 1 or 2 big accounts, the 20-30 medium accounts keep me afloat while I go after new big accounts. I don't really waste time on small accounts simply because they basically pay for breakfast or something really small.

I will say this, if you can't get a big account in the first 6-8 months (assuming you have cash flow that you can ride this long) you could be in a world of trouble. If you can get one, it will really make going after the others a lot more enjoyable and less stressful. It's simply just very exhausting wasting any time on anything other than big accounts in the very beginning. You work just as hard on the medium sized accounts and see 1/3 to 1/36 of the money in my situation.

If you have any other questions, you can PM me. I hope this helps in the slightest!

Cheers,

nastoute

3/19/2011 1:50:06 PM

^nice one

3/19/2011 1:53:08 PM

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"if you're not english don't fucking say "cheers" to me "

But I lived there and went to grad school there

I still write it occasionally when corresponding with British folks.

3/19/2011 2:40:00 PM

once my company moving me to australia became official i changed my signature to cheers instead of regards

3/19/2011 4:38:34 PM

i hate this shit
this VP at Strayer loves to sign every email with cheers and i shake my head with hate

3/19/2011 5:40:48 PM

This does not bother me.

3/19/2011 5:41:47 PM

i honestly dont think i would have a problem with it IF it were anyone else but this guy
i just look reasons to despise this guy lol

3/19/2011 5:43:32 PM

Ew, I hate when things start to annoy me in everyone just because of some bad apple who started it.

3/19/2011 5:47:19 PM

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"But I lived there and went to grad school there I still write it occasionally when corresponding with British folks."

you get a pass

3/19/2011 5:55:03 PM

i write CIAO

3/19/2011 5:59:10 PM

I like how kiljadn is getting all uppity

3/19/2011 6:01:21 PM

I be walking into my meetings hollerin' "ça va, bitches!"

3/19/2011 6:03:35 PM

domo arigato motherfucks

3/19/2011 11:29:51 PM

cheers is better than saying "thanks" after every email

3/19/2011 11:33:19 PM

no, it's definitely worse.

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"can we put "ciao" on this list too?"

Hell yes.

3/20/2011 10:31:01 PM

I do this sometimes. But for the past three years a good portion of my daily friends were Aussies so that's my excuse

3/20/2011 10:34:04 PM

How could this possibly make anyone angry? I don't really say it but it's crossed my mind a few times.

And Ciao? Who cares?

Ignorant America could stand to spice up a bit of vernacular with some cheap, easy phrases.

3/20/2011 10:40:14 PM

My old research mentor would also write this... but he also lived in Australia for over 20 years. I thought it was precious

3/20/2011 10:48:19 PM

This is America. We write American

3/21/2011 8:04:19 AM

I frequently say 'Ciao' as a verbal greeting or when I want to say goodbye.

3/21/2011 8:07:37 AM

^very douchey

3/21/2011 8:18:24 AM

I say "I love you!" and then get all embarrassed and start stammering about how I didn't mean to say that...I mean, it's not that I don't love you...It's just...Aww, jeez.

People think that's cute, right?

3/21/2011 8:18:26 AM

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"How could this possibly make anyone angry? I don't really say it but it's crossed my mind a few times. And Ciao? Who cares? Ignorant America could stand to spice up a bit of vernacular with some cheap, easy phrases. "

some people see any deviation from the norm as pretentiousness. why? i don't know.

[Edited on March 21, 2011 at 8:21 AM. Reason : .]

3/21/2011 8:20:42 AM

^^^ How is that douchey?

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3/21/2011 1:38:17 PM

^ 4 I did that on the phone with my doctor once

3/21/2011 1:41:20 PM

lets be real, who the fuck reads an email all the way to the sig?

3/21/2011 2:14:44 PM

I say cheers,ta and what's occuring, but mostly I blame that on living with my ex-fiance (Brit) and watching too much Gavin & Stacy

3/21/2011 2:17:19 PM

"Ciao" always strikes me as someone trying too hard to seem superfically international and cultured.

3/21/2011 2:21:51 PM

i always ended my correspondences with ciao when i was taking spanish courses. i've since dropped it since i wasn't using it all the time in conversation

3/21/2011 2:23:09 PM

almost there

3/21/2011 2:25:45 PM