You thought car salesmen have some sketchy practices? Watch out for Camera Salespersons.
The Consumerist has this interesting confession from a Ritz Camera/Proex salesperson.
I have been working for Ritz Camera/Proex for about three years now and it’s really starting to get on my nerves, but I thought I’d share some of the ways they screw you over as a customer and potential employee.
There are ten such ways that are posted, two that I found to be very interesting.
2. Prices- We have price matching, but it has to be the exact same product, the other store must have it in stock, and we have to call the other store to make sure that the customer isn’t lying. Then we call a district manager and half the time they don’t answer so you stand there and stare at the customer until they leave and go buy it at the other store. Not to mention cameras are a much better deal online all the time, any time.
8. Demo Cameras-We sell them to you and you don’t even know it. Everyone’s grubby hands have probably been on your camera. It’s probably been dropped at some point, not to mention the boxes we get shipments in from UPS look like they’ve been kicked all the way from the home office to our store. We sell demo cameras at no discount, we just clean them up and put them in a box. Then we are told to lie to you and tell you it’s brand new.
Capitalism at its best, ladies and gentlemen. If you want the full list, The Consumerist lays the smackdown on seedy camera salespeople. You’ve been warned.
