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*