The damned troof.
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I don't want to hear another thing about LGS/mom and pops...
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Oh, I am by no means offended, I just don't like being lied to. I will do the only thing that I can do and not give them my money. And, I used to work at Belk's, commission based, and I always did very well. But, I didn't have to lie to people to get them in the store. If a customer called looking for an item, I was honest as to whether we had it in stock or not. Different times I suppose.
I think they are:
1.) Ignorant and just do not have any idea of their inventory.
2.) Don't care since they might have something you can use anyway.
3.) Deliberately lie to get you to come into the store because you might see something you want.
If you believe the best about people, the items above are ranked accordingly. If you think the worst about people, reverse the order.
I tend to think in reverse (at least that's what the GF tells me).
1.) Ignorant and just do not have any idea of their inventory.
2.) Don't care since they might have something you can use anyway.
3.) Deliberately lie to get you to come into the store because you might see something you want.
If you believe the best about people, the items above are ranked accordingly. If you think the worst about people, reverse the order.
I tend to think in reverse (at least that's what the GF tells me).
Were you 100% commission sales, as in no hourly pay, only commission on what you actually sold?
If so, you would have a better understanding of dealing with a retail shop owner.
If so, you would have a better understanding of dealing with a retail shop owner.
No, we also got a very small hourly pay. I don't know how old you are, but this was over 20 years ago that I worked in sales. It was a different time. To those of us that are of the older generation, there is no good reason to lie to your customers. Or perhaps it was just the way that I was raised? If they were out of stock, this conversation would not even be happening. They don't even carry the part that I called about. That is entirely a different thing. I can see no justification for lying about having something in stock that you don't even carry.
I worked 100% commission 40 years ago. Made very good money, enough to pay cash for my home.
I got out of it because of the high pressure, the drinking and the loose women. Some things get old after a while.
Agreed.
