The flashy brochures and pamphlets left by the sales reps are often followed up with meals at expensive restaurants, meetings in warm and sunny places, and an inundation of promotional gadgets.

销售代表们留下的华而不实的画册和小册子，往往是在高档餐厅用餐、在温暖和阳光充足的地方开会，以及铺天盖地的促销产品之后才出现的。

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Look in thrift shops or garage sales or flea markets or similar places.

到旧货商店，车库拍卖，跳蚤市场或者相似的地方去购买。

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Likewise, sales in countries outside America are often based on the advance of sales staff, which places Dell's "direct-only" business model at a disadvantage.

同样的，美国之外市场的销售通常是基于先进的销售团队的，这也使得戴尔“只进行直销”的商业模式成为了劣势。

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Orchid industry sales are especially important to places like the Netherlands,Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.

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It is more the indirect effect of having a tarnished image, and the long-run pressure that places on sales.

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Second, Germany relies on exports, not spending at home: the home market is one of the few places where sales of Mercedes cars have fallen this year.

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