Saw a post about a clerk assuming someone was poor and was reminded of something my brother told me. (He heard it from a friend, who is the kid of our protagonist and was present when this all transpired....)
The guy who is extremely wealthy, for the most part because he doesn't flaunt his wealth, lives in an average sized house for two(his kids moved out, he moved to a new place), drives a rather old car, and is generally frugal. The guy even spends time online a lot when he has some free time and does a bunch of research on how things work and how to repair them(hence why he drives a rather old looking car. It runs fantastically because he fixed it up himself. The guys an absolute genius according to my brother).
The guy went to a used car dealership with his kid, in the old car, and apparently, upon seeing it, all the salesmen didn't even bother trying to make a sale, because they figured he wouldn't be able to afford something they'd make a good commission on. He looks around with his son for a bit, checking out all the cars and then enters the building. Guy walks up to the counter, asks to speak to the manager. Manager comes out...
The guy says he'd like to purchase a car(that was marked at, like $20,000), and he'll pay $17,000 for it... in cash, right now, and then pulls out the money. All the salesmen are looking on bug-eyed while the manager makes the sale, and the guys kid is getting a chuckle out of all the shocked expressions.
I don't know the kid whose father this was all that much, we've met a couple times, but never really talked about anything. My brother though, talks about this kid and his dad quite a bit, and from what he's said, they're loaded, but very humble about it and don't let it get to heir heads.
The guy who is extremely wealthy, for the most part because he doesn't flaunt his wealth, lives in an average sized house for two(his kids moved out, he moved to a new place), drives a rather old car, and is generally frugal. The guy even spends time online a lot when he has some free time and does a bunch of research on how things work and how to repair them(hence why he drives a rather old looking car. It runs fantastically because he fixed it up himself. The guys an absolute genius according to my brother).
The guy went to a used car dealership with his kid, in the old car, and apparently, upon seeing it, all the salesmen didn't even bother trying to make a sale, because they figured he wouldn't be able to afford something they'd make a good commission on. He looks around with his son for a bit, checking out all the cars and then enters the building. Guy walks up to the counter, asks to speak to the manager. Manager comes out...
The guy says he'd like to purchase a car(that was marked at, like $20,000), and he'll pay $17,000 for it... in cash, right now, and then pulls out the money. All the salesmen are looking on bug-eyed while the manager makes the sale, and the guys kid is getting a chuckle out of all the shocked expressions.
I don't know the kid whose father this was all that much, we've met a couple times, but never really talked about anything. My brother though, talks about this kid and his dad quite a bit, and from what he's said, they're loaded, but very humble about it and don't let it get to heir heads.
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