On 11/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >I used to work in a camera store and I can tell you why the sales person >tried to sell you a Canon. Most of you may already know this, but I will >say it for those who don't. Reps in retail stores get commissions, >obviously, but they don't always get the same amount for selling different >brands, i.e. they might get higher commission for selling the Canon. In >addition, some stores hold competitions to see who can sell the most of one >brand or even one product to the tune of a huge bonus. I tried to exhibit a >little more integrity than that, but I have seen sales people sell the >completely wrong camera to a customer just to get the bigger commission, >even if they had to lie and coerce to do it. I understand your frustration.
This is one of the reasons that I have never bought a camera from a camera shop - certainly not over the counter. I do my homework and buy mail order. This way I avoid the boring situation described above. With the advent of the internet, more and more are doing it this way, and it can only mean that traditional camera shops will continue to thin out. As I don't use camera shops in the physical sense, I do not care. However, I don't think it is a good thing - after all there are still many reputable dealers (our very own Peter Blake from Camera-Direct in Sunny Brighton amongst them) whose existence is on the line. Fortunately for Peter and others, they have moved with the times and offer an online presence as well, and I wonder what the ratio of over-the-counter sales to internet sales is for them? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
