How I miss the days of the sales rep. A sierra (then a cavalier), fuel card , national conferences and overnight stays. I did it from 1990-2006. One of the best unofficial perks was meeting up at 3pm on a Friday afternoon at Corley services on the M6. Dozens of sales reps from all different companies were there swapping their free samples with other reps . I sold beer so a multipack of lager was always in demand ! Toiletries , clothing , electrical equipment , children’s toys, wallpapers , frozen king prawns and sporting equipment could be swapped! It also served as a sales rep 😢recruiting ground if you fancied a change of job ! What a time to be alive ! Sadly., online ordering , telephone based sales reps with team meetings and compliance teams who you had to account for every ounce of stock you had with you put an end to all that. What a time to be alive though !! 😂
Yes I just got the back of it 95 till 08. Then I became an engineer. The mobile phone and WiFi killed it. Remember spending more time doing my mileage than actual paperwork lol!!!It was a great time, so much freedom, plus I got to see all over the UK. Having a letter I was a big deal, remember getting my 308 HDi, it was like a statement lol😂!!!Great times and memories.
I blame social media, and to some degree RUclips (though suspect podcasts have had a bigger impact on people not using their brains to reason things out instead relying on some mouth-breathing carnivore from Florida).
Ah yes, the ‘good old days’ of bombing along at 90mph unchecked-back when cars were death traps, roads were chaos, and fatalities were sky-high. Rules like speed limits (introduced in 1861) and cameras (since 1991) aren’t ‘nannying’; they keep morons like this guy from killing themselves or others. Fun fact: Eric Clapton lost his license in 1990 for speeding repeatedly-once at 111 mph because he was ‘rushing to a charity cricket match.’ Princess Anne? Also banned in 1990 for multiple offences in Gloucestershire. Spouting goldfish-brain nonsense. Please use your brain, or if you cant, don't embarrass yourself, I'm second-hand embarrassment from this nonsense. So calm it grandad.
Mmmmm - at one point I was driving a Maestro - I'm not saying that the company was sh1t or anything but ........ Also, I had forgotten how many cruddy attitudes there were about the perceived prestige of particular cars .... . Regardless, a maestro was the lowest of the low by any measure!!!
For some reason I'm suddenly transported back to the slightly earlier age of Renault 25's "It's time to go it alone. I'm starting my own business... The company car's gonna to have go back" advert!
If you want to be a real stand out company car man you need to roll up in a Robin Reliant to the client to represent the company and the colour should be yellow.
How I miss the days of the sales rep. A sierra (then a cavalier), fuel card , national conferences and overnight stays. I did it from 1990-2006.
One of the best unofficial perks was meeting up at 3pm on a Friday afternoon at Corley services on the M6. Dozens of sales reps from all different companies were there swapping their free samples with other reps . I sold beer so a multipack of lager was always in demand ! Toiletries , clothing , electrical equipment , children’s toys, wallpapers , frozen king prawns and sporting equipment could be swapped! It also served as a sales rep 😢recruiting ground if you fancied a change of job !
What a time to be alive ! Sadly., online ordering , telephone based sales reps with team meetings and compliance teams who you had to account for every ounce of stock you had with you put an end to all that. What a time to be alive though !! 😂
Yes I just got the back of it 95 till 08. Then I became an engineer. The mobile phone and WiFi killed it. Remember spending more time doing my mileage than actual paperwork lol!!!It was a great time, so much freedom, plus I got to see all over the UK. Having a letter I was a big deal, remember getting my 308 HDi, it was like a statement lol😂!!!Great times and memories.
This is from an era when the BBC was still good.
They are actors, reading transcripts from real company reps, which is why it is delivered so well, no errors in speech delivery
You spoiled the illusion.
Yeah, 94 was thirty years ago, but at the same time, it doesn't feel that long ago to me. Strange.
All the interviews have the same energy American Psycho had when discussing business cards
Still trying to convince myself this isn't a spoof documentary 😅
It's very tongue in cheek.
Loved a to b - taped them all 😂
Curious to see what these guys are doing 30 years on 😄
Still stuck on the M4.
@1:26… driving at 90mph
@3:24… 90p toll fee
The good ol days!
We were such a high trust society without the gripes we have today.
I blame social media, and to some degree RUclips (though suspect podcasts have had a bigger impact on people not using their brains to reason things out instead relying on some mouth-breathing carnivore from Florida).
@@memofromessex I blame greedy politicians and immigration.
Driving at 90 without the nanny state jumping on you. The nostalgia makes you wanna weep
Ah yes, the ‘good old days’ of bombing along at 90mph unchecked-back when cars were death traps, roads were chaos, and fatalities were sky-high. Rules like speed limits (introduced in 1861) and cameras (since 1991) aren’t ‘nannying’; they keep morons like this guy from killing themselves or others.
Fun fact: Eric Clapton lost his license in 1990 for speeding repeatedly-once at 111 mph because he was ‘rushing to a charity cricket match.’ Princess Anne? Also banned in 1990 for multiple offences in Gloucestershire. Spouting goldfish-brain nonsense. Please use your brain, or if you cant, don't embarrass yourself, I'm second-hand embarrassment from this nonsense.
So calm it grandad.
I still do when I can *dodges nannies*
Look how few cars there were on the road.... 😭😭😭😭
Mass deportations needed . . . .
Remember: You are the traffic and you are at blame for it.
These guys were pretentious, remember them well 😂
It's the whole world now 🤓
What a gem. It's kind of endearing despite the pretentiousness and shallowness of it all.
Mmmmm - at one point I was driving a Maestro - I'm not saying that the company was sh1t or anything but ........ Also, I had forgotten how many cruddy attitudes there were about the perceived prestige of particular cars .... . Regardless, a maestro was the lowest of the low by any measure!!!
Such David Brent vibes
The fact this is basically a joke, tells you so much about what is important in life.
For some reason I'm suddenly transported back to the slightly earlier age of Renault 25's "It's time to go it alone. I'm starting my own business... The company car's gonna to have go back" advert!
Brilliant. Refusing to let a comparable or lesser model overtake you. Lunatics.
My dad had a Cav GL 2.0i I learned to drive in it, went so fast and a really comfy drive
If you want to be a real stand out company car man you need to roll up in a Robin Reliant to the client to represent the company and the colour should be yellow.
Days of filafax
In summary, Check your class club via company cars and coat hangers.
The i is still everywhere ;-)
"They Live"
Are these real interviews or a spoof documentary. I really can’t tell. 🤣
Sales reps back in the day were good womanisers , the chat and sales banter was used for business and pleasure 😂
What a bunch of tosspots.
Snooty car a Nissan Datsun! I passed my driving test in one of those in the early 90s 😮
Isn't Nissan now what datsun was?
Cringe is off the charts
Those accents 😆
Pretentious? Moi?.......
The first five minutes were extremely boring, so I noped out.
Paging while driving ......very dangerous ...bloke was a bit before his time
To be fair, he did occasionally look up to see whatever was in front of him.
Kept at least one forearm on the steering wheel while using the pager..!