Attacks your time

Exploding offer

The offer vanishes unless you accept on the spot.

The first tell

You feel cornered. That feeling arrives before you can name the move.

What it sounds like

A car dealer says: This price is only good if you sign before you leave the lot.

Say back

I don't sign anything on the same day.

If they push

Then I can't promise the car will be here.

Understood. Here's my number if it is.

How this family is disarmed

Slow down. A good offer survives a day.

See it in dating and at work

Context packs show this tactic in the settings where it does the most damage, and let you drill it against a timer.

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