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Originally Posted by ken0042
I don't think you are getting it. Let me explain.
Store sells a TV for $2000. "cost" is $1600; which is lower than the sales guy can go. He makes $80 comission on the TV.
Cables sell for $400. Salesperson makes $100 in comission on those.
So if he discounts the TV by $300, his comission on the TV drops to $30. So he can sell you the cables and TV and make $130, or the TV by itself and make $80. The store also makes about the same amount of money from you. That is; until you return the cables. The fact of the matter is; most people don't.
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I understand exactly what they are doing. It's just that I don't appreciate the manner in which they sell electronic products in their stores. I'm not interested in haggling over the price of an item and wondering after I left weather I got a fair deal or not. If you're going to discount an item put it on sale and clearly post that price. It's a similar process I hate going through when purchasing a new or used vehicle.