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I think this explains what has happened. Anyone want a job? Walt On 4/4/08, Stan Halpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Probably wishful thinking on the part of the store personnel. > Distribution of goods, relationships with local retail outlets, has > been a weak point of Pentax for a long time. "Treated like mushrooms" > is an old metaphor that describes local stores in this relationship. > We can only hope that the new Pentax actually makes some moves to > improve the situation. Whether a 100% turnover is the answer or not > is hard for anyone outside to discern. > > stan > > On Apr 4, 2008, at 10:22 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > If you try googling on it you get nothing. If it were happening I > > would > > think someone would have posted somewhere besides here. > > > > Adam Maas wrote: > >> Or the usual dealer BS. It amazes me just how much utter crap > >> salesmaggots say about various brands, all of it with absolutely no > >> basis in reality. > >> > >> -Adam > >> > >> On 4/4/08, John Mullan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>> Can you say April Fool? That's what it sounds like, and the > >>> timing is > >>> right. > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "J. Meeks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: <pdml@pdml.net> > >>> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:12 PM > >>> Subject: Pentax Fires USA Sales Staff > >>> > >>> > >>>> I was in my local camera store today and the clerk I > >>>> deal with knows I am a Pentax guy. She let me know > >>>> that their sales rep sent an email informing them that > >>>> all the USA sales reps and managers had been let go. > >>>> Some of the other guys behind the counter said they > >>>> heard Pentax in the states is not making money and > >>>> maybe Hoya is blaming the sales staff. I just thought > >>>> I would pass this along. Has anyone heard anything > >>>> about what this means for Pentax USA? > >>>> > >>>> Jim M. > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>> PDML@pdml.net > >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > >>>> above and > >>>> follow the directions. > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> PDML@pdml.net > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > >>> above and follow the directions. > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... > > -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > and follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
