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.
*Black-List his caller ID*