That's the one thing that sometimes pisses me off about Vistek, they treat you like you don't matter unless you own/shoot high end Nikon/Leica or if you're a "pro".
Whenever I've walked in there, and asked about Pentax stuff, they've given me the same sort of "look"/attitude. It's like I walked into Tiffany's and was asking about Timex watches or something like that. Having worked for YEARS (16 to be exact) in customer service, it behooves me to understand why a salesperson would "poo poo" a potential client when they ask for an item that is either 1) not in stock or 2) they feel the product is not as good as the high end equipment. I think Aaron did exactly the right thing. I think I would have asked to speak to their manager and explain the amount of coin I dropped previously in the store and that I didn't appreciate being looked down upon because I use equipment that I own and I like to use. Cheers, Dave -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Aaron Reynolds Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 9:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax SP1000 battery On Friday, March 22, 2002, at 10:17 PM, David Brooks wrote: > Hummmmm.The manager at Henrys Newmarket last > year ,when i went in looking for M42 lenses and > Spotty batteries,flat out told me screw > mounts/and batteries were non existent in the > GTA and no camera store would carry them as now > one wanted them. Brilliant! Tell the customer who is trying to buy one that "no one wants those". HAR! I would have said, angrily, "Are you telling me that I'm no one? That I'm nobody? That your store has no use for me or my money? That I shouldn't even bother talking to you about the other dozen things I'd like to buy today because I'm inferior to you?" I told a sales drone at Vistek something like that, when I called to inquire about a Limited lens price and he said, "Pentax? Who uses that junk?" I asked him to look up my account, as I had spent $10,000 there the week before (computer/monitor/scanners), and then asked to speak to someone else, so that I could avoid giving him even a single cent in commission. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
