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OT--HDTV and Geek Squad
On 6/9/2011 10:29 AM, powrwrap wrote:
On Jun 8, 6:00 pm, wrote: My question: surely there must be some incentive for him to suggest the most expensive items and then back down. Perhaps they get some bonuses on the totality of sales they make? So, does anyone know if they are truly independent with no incentives whatsoever? I'm curious. Simple: The profit margin on the LED TV's is the higher and/or they have more LED TV's in inventory. Also it's a bigger ticket item, therefore more revenue for the company. Why care about the potential bonus for the salesperson or his/her motivation for suggesting a certain model? You should be buying the TV you think is the best and fits your budget, not the one the salesperson is hyping. I absolutely agree with you. I was just curious about the "I don't work on commission line" but yet they start you off with the most expensive items. Again, the consultant backed off very quickly and we found him to be quite knowledgeable and helpful. We had shopped around a lot before meeting with him and only made some minor changes after meeting with him Mel |
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On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:40:15 -0400, MZB wrote:
On 6/9/2011 10:29 AM, powrwrap wrote: On Jun 8, 6:00 pm, wrote: My question: surely there must be some incentive for him to suggest the most expensive items and then back down. Perhaps they get some bonuses on the totality of sales they make? So, does anyone know if they are truly independent with no incentives whatsoever? I'm curious. Simple: The profit margin on the LED TV's is the higher and/or they have more LED TV's in inventory. Also it's a bigger ticket item, therefore more revenue for the company. Why care about the potential bonus for the salesperson or his/her motivation for suggesting a certain model? You should be buying the TV you think is the best and fits your budget, not the one the salesperson is hyping. I absolutely agree with you. I was just curious about the "I don't work on commission line" but yet they start you off with the most expensive items. It's called " salesmanshiip ". |
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OT--HDTV and Geek Squad
On Jun 9, 12:34*pm, "RnR" wrote:
On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:40:15 -0400, MZB wrote: On 6/9/2011 10:29 AM, powrwrap wrote: On Jun 8, 6:00 pm, *wrote: * My question: surely there must be some incentive for him to suggest the most expensive items and then back down. Perhaps they get some bonuses on the totality of sales they make? So, does anyone know if they are truly independent with no incentives whatsoever? I'm curious. Simple: The profit margin on the LED TV's is the higher and/or they have more LED TV's in inventory. Also it's a bigger ticket item, therefore more revenue for the company. Why care about the potential bonus for the salesperson or his/her motivation for suggesting a certain model? You should be buying the TV you think is the best and fits your budget, not the one the salesperson is hyping. I absolutely agree with you. I was just curious about the "I don't work on commission line" but yet they start you off with the most expensive items. It's called *" salesmanshiip ". No. "Bad salesmanship." Sales 101 says to find out how much the potential mark has to spend, first... Ben Myers |
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OT--HDTV and Geek Squad
On Jun 9, 11:39*am, Ben Myers wrote:
Sales 101 says to find out how much the potential mark has to spend, first... Ben Myers Reminds me of an old story I heard years ago. Customer: "How much do you want for this one?" Salesman: "How much ya got?" ------- A customer approaches a farmer's fruit and vegetable stand and remarks, "You've got watermelons priced at $4.00 each, whereas the farmer down the road has them for $2.50 each." The farmer replies, "Well, why don't you buy watermelons from the guy down the road." Customer: "He's out of watermelons." Farmer: "Yeah, well when I'm out of watermelons I price them at $2.50 as well." |
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OT--HDTV and Geek Squad
On Thu, 9 Jun 2011 09:39:42 -0700 (PDT), Ben Myers
wrote: On Jun 9, 12:34*pm, "RnR" wrote: On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:40:15 -0400, MZB wrote: On 6/9/2011 10:29 AM, powrwrap wrote: On Jun 8, 6:00 pm, *wrote: * My question: surely there must be some incentive for him to suggest the most expensive items and then back down. Perhaps they get some bonuses on the totality of sales they make? So, does anyone know if they are truly independent with no incentives whatsoever? I'm curious. Simple: The profit margin on the LED TV's is the higher and/or they have more LED TV's in inventory. Also it's a bigger ticket item, therefore more revenue for the company. Why care about the potential bonus for the salesperson or his/her motivation for suggesting a certain model? You should be buying the TV you think is the best and fits your budget, not the one the salesperson is hyping. I absolutely agree with you. I was just curious about the "I don't work on commission line" but yet they start you off with the most expensive items. It's called *" salesmanshiip ". No. "Bad salesmanship." Sales 101 says to find out how much the potential mark has to spend, first... Ben Myers Actually that's a matter of opinion and what you are selling. I agree with you more, the larger the ticket item (the greater the price). From my experience, I've seen too often salespeople either qualify and then try to upsell or just plain shoot for the moon and come down. Sometimes they want you to think they're saving you money by the latter and look like they are your friend. |
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