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Post# 126203 , Reply# 1   2/28/2011 at 14:18 (4,777 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 126220 , Reply# 2   2/28/2011 at 17:12 (4,777 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona)   |   | |
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Post# 126254 , Reply# 3   2/28/2011 at 21:59 (4,777 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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I'm shocked that Sears actually allowed a non-Sears salesperson to do what you described. Is Sears now giving commissions to Dyson representatives? Who was allowed to rack this up as a sale - the Sears employee or the Dyson employee?
If I were that Sears salesperson, I'd be steaming mad about this..... |
Post# 126269 , Reply# 5   2/28/2011 at 23:04 (4,777 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Ever since the Christmas/New Years holidays ended I have noticed more and more Dept Stores and Big Box Stores in Canada and the USA have Brand Representatives on the floor demoing and assisting with sales. I think it must be a new trend in marketing and clearly indicates a collusive desperation to generate sales.
Do I need to have both a Best Buy Boy and an Apple rep hovering over me at Best Buy? Do I need to listen to a Hamilton Beach rep tell me about toasters at Canadian Tire? And why else are all these retail businesses now getting into the Credit Card Business? Well, that's obvious, with the default rate at 24.9% after ONE missed payment for the life of the card agreement, which then can legally rise to 31% for the most obscure & arcane reasons. (Yes, I read the fine print before shredding.) Spending is down and the market is saturated with excess product the public can no longer afford. So all the stops are out to encourage those impulse buys by the gullible. Still, ether are some amazing bargains slipping through the cracks to be had and Jon just got one. As did I when I got a 32 GB 4th gen Ipod Touch at Best Buy in Michigan for $50 off Apple's set price. I've noticed too the grocery store chains giving massive discounts lately on food stuffs in containers that will soon be downsized in new packaging at the previous higher price. Be prepared people, the end of this depression is not in sight yet. Dave. Living the dream dammit even if I do have to work with less. |
Post# 126272 , Reply# 6   2/28/2011 at 23:24 (4,777 days old) by nick (Hastings, New Zealand)   |   | |
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it used to be all the major brands had reps that would work a few days at various stores showing off and demonstrating the products of their company. this was usually when new models came out or big sale times like spring cleaning, christmas, etc |