Comments on: Uncharitable thought of the day: Well, that’s why you work at Future Shop. http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/20081222/uncharitable-thought-of-the-day-well-thats-why-you-work-at-future-shop/ An Ode To A Small Lump of Green Putty I Found In My Armpit One Midsummer Morning Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:30:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: donna http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/20081222/uncharitable-thought-of-the-day-well-thats-why-you-work-at-future-shop/comment-page-1/#comment-15417 donna Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:44:32 +0000 http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/?p=4438#comment-15417 Oh, absolutely -- Future Shop employees all get paid commission off their upsells. But I came pretty close to saying "Fuck you" and walking out due to his attitude. How's THAT going to help his commission? Oh, absolutely — Future Shop employees all get paid commission off their upsells. But I came pretty close to saying “Fuck you” and walking out due to his attitude. How’s THAT going to help his commission?

]]> By: J1 http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/20081222/uncharitable-thought-of-the-day-well-thats-why-you-work-at-future-shop/comment-page-1/#comment-15416 J1 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:24:01 +0000 http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/?p=4438#comment-15416 While his attitude is utterly horrific, maybe the management somehow ties in their pay/etc into how much extra stuff they upsell. I heard a great way to get money off of high-end electronics is to ask them for a discount on the sticker price while going on an on about getting the uber-extended warranty. Then you get the discount (and the warranty). The next day, cancel the warranty. ;-) While his attitude is utterly horrific, maybe the management somehow ties in their pay/etc into how much extra stuff they upsell.

I heard a great way to get money off of high-end electronics is to ask them for a discount on the sticker price while going on an on about getting the uber-extended warranty. Then you get the discount (and the warranty). The next day, cancel the warranty. ;-)

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