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deejjjaaaa · 01-10-2009, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by vinzer

Specialty store sales folk are much more fairer with brand treatment than big-store salespeople, though, I think. They won't dissuade someone from purchasing a product from a company that doesn't dole out as much spiffs. Pentax could get their products in every Walmart and the like, but it wouldn't help much if the salespeople push people away from Pentax and to another company that offers better spiffs.

I am not sure if people on the floor in W*M are on commission... most probably not (it's W*M - not CC) - so they should not care about C&N or P from that standpoint.

01-10-2009, 07:15 PM	#100
deejjjaaaa Pentaxian Location: steel city / rust belt Gallery Photos: 0 Posts: 1,447	Originally Posted by vinzer Specialty store sales folk are much more fairer with brand treatment than big-store salespeople, though, I think. They won't dissuade someone from purchasing a product from a company that doesn't dole out as much spiffs. Pentax could get their products in every Walmart and the like, but it wouldn't help much if the salespeople push people away from Pentax and to another company that offers better spiffs. I am not sure if people on the floor in WM are on commission... most probably not (it's WM - not CC) - so they should not care about C&N or P from that standpoint.