In this instance referring to online and over the phone retail sales.
A Wheezer is a customer who attempts to get the absolute lowest price on an item they desire by going back and forth between two or more retail companies, Using the previous company’
s quoted price as leverage on the next company until eventually neither company
will go any lower in price.
They are informally known as a Wheezer among the retail worker community due to the excessive effort they put into being a cheapskate.
It’s also an indirect reference to the stereotypical personality
type of a Wheezer Which is often perceived as an
obese, Low income,
Caucasian couple, With various health issues, A sedentary lifestyle, And breathing issues caused by being overweight.
P2: Hey John, You have a customer asking for you on
line 4, Says his name is Mike J.
P1: Dammit, It’s that damn Wheezer trying to knock the bottom out of our prices, Tell him to fuck off.
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Black-List his caller
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