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Why don't dealers open on a Sunday?

Wingman

Wingman

Joined Jun 2009
10 Posts | 0+
Oxfordshire
Anyone know why dealers don't open Sundays or am I the only guy that wants to by a new bike? Moto Rapido, Moto Corsa, Forza Italia, Triumph dealers......etc are shut and me with money in my pocket. Saturdays involves homely duties so I'm stuffed unless I take a day off work and lose money - Crazy.
 
Because dude , they got homely duties kids wives etc etc .

I understand were your cOming from for sure but, when do they get to ride out with the boys?

There's always a wayto get to the shop in the week Isnt there!

I don't work weekends (even though it's rare if I don't do a little workto be honest, cos someone will usually arrange to drop off a bike or collect one no probs if it's prearranged ) cos I honestly would never get any time with my kid otherwise , my dad worked like that and I remember being fed up about that , so it's not happening to me!

That's why I don't open on Sunday's!
 
Well said that man

I have the same problem if I need to get trough extra work it has to be done at weekends but I try not to as 2 kids a wife and a bike demand I have some fun!!!

So cut them some slack and take a day off to buy a bike my man them ride it like the rest ON A SUNDAY when everything is shut
 
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um..... my local Honda, Triumph, Yamaha, Ducati and Kawasaki dealer are all open on a Sunday. They all do a half day closing on a wednesday though. And to be fair, in my Honda and Yamaha (also triumph) dealerships they have a good range of used stuff too. Ridiculously overpriced used stuff sold by d*ckhead sales people...... but still ok to look at/sit on. tt
 
Depends on the staffing levels at said dealer often.

If it's a small dealer with 2 or 3 guys then it's difficult to give people time off and open 7days but a big dealer will likely always have enough staff for cover.

I have my own shop (not bike related) and i have to work 5.5 days a week in there and i work evenings for 5 hours, 7 days a week via the internet. (Thank you recesssion)

Would i like to only work 5 days if i could. Like feck i would partly for the reasons Griff mentioned but also for my own health and sanity which has a bearing on my family also.
If your good at your job the customer will nearly always wait until monday and if they can't then I can live with the loss.
 
Most dealers will open nearer the summertime, in fact the Triumph dealership I manage starts Sunday opening as of next Sunday the 13th :thumbup however muggins here has the dubious honour of working the first Sunday!!
 
Lets hope your Sunday opening season heralds some decent weather to make use of it.

Here comes the sun dooo dooo do dooo.......... NOT
 
Our local Suzuki dealer opens on a sunday as thats when the peeps are out looking and then they are shut on the monday

They do servicing tuesday to saturday, which helps a lot of people who cant get in on a weekday

These days most shops are open all weekend and i suppose peeps just expect them to be open

But im self employed and these days you will be lucky if you can even get me to answer the mobile on the weekend.

Some people think i work from 7am to 12pm 8 days a week just because im self employed
 
Dynamo said:
Some people think i work from 7am to 12pm 8 days a week just because im self employed
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Ohh yeah i'm hearing that.

And if they remotely know you or know someone who knows you then you will do the job for next to nowt.

I never answer the phone at home full stop. My wife answers and vets the caller first and if it's work when i'm not working then i'm out. Caller display helps too.
 
i dont like working sat mornings so sundays are a no no and im not self employed i understand its nice to buy on a weekend but on the other side i wouldnt want to work it either
 
I worked today and got double the pay and had 75% less work to do than in a normal working day:devious
 
But I like going bike shop window shopping on a sunday also

An open bike shop at the top of ben nevis would be a great sunday run :thumbup
 
Open all day saturday and sunday close monday and tuseday hairdressers do, who gets anything done on a Monday. Sunday bikes out and wanting to bike things, like bike shopping think about it !
 
worked seven days on the trot since going back after the new year thank **** my first week end off sleep sleep me
 
I work 7 day shifts, and whilst I enjoy shopping in an empty supermarket and biking along empty roads (can be scary on a sunday sometimes when you round a corner and an oncoming biker in the middle of the road at 100+!!, rarely happens during the week and no sunday drivers looking at the pretty sights at 20 in a 60 either), and also when I do go to work its always outside of rush hour so fairly empty roads then too, sometimes I think it would be nice to be like everyone else, see friends, go to the park, play for a football team every weekend. Maybe some day.
 

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