Muddyfox
Guru
- Location
- Blackdown Hills Devon
My LBS is great, it's a small shop run by a husband & wife team and the advice i get from them is brilliant but i happened to be close to one of the biggest dedicated cycling shops in Devon last week so i thought i'd pop in and have a nosey and within minutes of walking in the door i was pounced upon (not literally) by a saleman ... the following converation went something like this
Salesman ... morning sir can i help you ?
Me ... no thanks im just browsing
Salesman ... Anything imparticular ?
Me ... Touring Bikes
Salesman ... ah your in the wrong section for tourers
Me .. But theirs a Dawes Galaxy
Saleman ... but thats a serious touring bike sort of an end to end bike
Me .. dont i look like a LeJog type person then ?
Saleman ... stupid grin and points to the other side of the shop ... have a look over there sir
so i wander over to where he pointed (closely followed) only to find a Dawes Dicovery 201 for £200 ? which he then went on to tell me that the Discovery would be ideal for my needs (not that i'd told him my needs) niether had he asked ? at this point i left the shop
I got talking to a guy in the car park who told me that they get a set commision on sales whether it's a £1000 bike or a £200 bike and the salesman would have more chance of me buying the £200 bike there and then so would make his commision
And these people are supposed to be dedicated cyclist's ?
Simon
Salesman ... morning sir can i help you ?
Me ... no thanks im just browsing
Salesman ... Anything imparticular ?
Me ... Touring Bikes
Salesman ... ah your in the wrong section for tourers
Me .. But theirs a Dawes Galaxy
Saleman ... but thats a serious touring bike sort of an end to end bike
Me .. dont i look like a LeJog type person then ?
Saleman ... stupid grin and points to the other side of the shop ... have a look over there sir
so i wander over to where he pointed (closely followed) only to find a Dawes Dicovery 201 for £200 ? which he then went on to tell me that the Discovery would be ideal for my needs (not that i'd told him my needs) niether had he asked ? at this point i left the shop
I got talking to a guy in the car park who told me that they get a set commision on sales whether it's a £1000 bike or a £200 bike and the salesman would have more chance of me buying the £200 bike there and then so would make his commision
And these people are supposed to be dedicated cyclist's ?
Simon