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Richard   08-29-2005 at 10:25:04 PM

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Just returned from a visit and in the TV section the sales people were
pushing EDTV's LCD and Plasma sets over HDTV's claiming that they did a much
better job with standard definition analog TV programs. I got out of there
fast after suggesting that the new 32 inch Sony HDTV LCD set for under
$2,000 was a better deal than the slightly larger EDTV they were trying to
push on this poor couple. Don't they have any shame?

Richard.

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Anonymous   08-30-2005 at 07:50:28 AM
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On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 18:38:05 -0400, Ritz <ritz@mordor.net> spewed forth these
words of wisdom:

>
>
>I've asked several and they all told me they get paid some hourly slave
>rate and then get commission based on meeting sales targets (both on an
>aggregate basis and on special items like warranties). Was I misinformed?
>
>Cheers,

I used to work for Best Buy and we never got any kind of bonuses for selling
warranties, etc.

--
"I'm not a cool person in real life, but I play one on the Internet"
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DWilli   08-31-2005 at 04:28:17 AM
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>
> Best Buy salespeople do not work on commission.

I used to work for CompUSA and I cant say that they made commission, but
they did make alot off of every warranty they sold, thats a fact. I had a
friend who worked for BB up the street, he told me he got commission and it
wasnt from warranties, just regular sales, in fact, he told me that he was
the top seller for 2 months, and each month he got a huge bonus for being
number 1 as well....cant remember the amount but it seems like it was around
$500 or so.

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Anonymous   08-31-2005 at 01:42:59 AM
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"Ritz" <ritz@mordor.net> wrote

>...patronize a store with knowledgeable staff (often at the expense of
>paying some higher price than a discount store) who will be more inclined
>to listen to your needs and sell you something appropriate for what you
>want to accomplish.

Actually some better stores with salespeople who actually have a clue can be
quite competitive on price, since they don't have the huge advertising costs
of the big box stores. But that means you have to seek them out.

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Anonymous   09-01-2005 at 03:52:17 AM
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EDTV, 480p and 480i only. Right?

"Richard" <rfeirste at nycap.rr.com> wrote in message
news:11h6rou9nfrujb9@corp.supernews.com...
> Just returned from a visit and in the TV section the sales people were
> pushing EDTV's LCD and Plasma sets over HDTV's claiming that they did a
> much better job with standard definition analog TV programs. I got out of
> there fast after suggesting that the new 32 inch Sony HDTV LCD set for
> under $2,000 was a better deal than the slightly larger EDTV they were
> trying to push on this poor couple. Don't they have any shame?
>
> Richard.
>

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Anonymous   09-01-2005 at 11:15:27 AM
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Matt Mac Donagh wrote:
>
> EDTV, 480p and 480i only. Right?
>
> "Richard" <rfeirste at nycap.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:11h6rou9nfrujb9@corp.supernews.com...
> > Just returned from a visit and in the TV section the sales people were
> > pushing EDTV's LCD and Plasma sets over HDTV's claiming that they did a
> > much better job with standard definition analog TV programs. I got out of
> > there fast after suggesting that the new 32 inch Sony HDTV LCD set for
> > under $2,000 was a better deal than the slightly larger EDTV they were
> > trying to push on this poor couple. Don't they have any shame?
> >
> > Richard.
> >


I believe that EDTV is 480p wide where wide is 16:9.

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Anonymous   09-01-2005 at 03:46:26 PM
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OK, thanks for the explanation.

>
> I believe that EDTV is 480p wide where wide is 16:9.

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