Quote Originally Posted by DSJR View Post
Ashley James has been banging on about this for ages, the average commission based sales guy much prefering to flog the more expensive product. Thank heck my salary was never based that way (apart from an evenly distributed approx 20% bonus top-up every month in my early years).
It's not always and necessarily about flogging more expensive stuff. Sometimes, in order to move the merchandise and clear up the shelves, sales staff get offered higher commissions on selling cheaper products.

My point is that the staff on the floor does not seem keen on accommodating customers based on their needs. They rather think only about their own paycheque. And that, to me, is dishonest and unprofessional.

I wouldn't mind paying a higher price if the product is indeed going to match my needs. But I'm against buying a product that is obviously good for the salesman's wallet, and does nothing for me. I get upset when they insist on demoing to me some gear that they know is going to give them a big margin, and then refuse to demo the gear I came in for, saying that right now it's impractical to set the gear up or some such bs.