william ware, at 2:43am 23rd Oct 2009, wrote:

yes it was pressure selling, same thing happened to me in p.c world, went in with girlfriend to buy new laptop which was advertised at £350.00, the salesman showed me other models and i nearly bought one at £800, only thing that stopped me was my g/f she knew what he was at and told him we wanted the other model and to stop putting pressure on me. he then walked away and another younger salemans came over and got us the model we wanted, now we dont go near p.c world.

George Davison, at 1:48pm 23rd Oct 2009, wrote:

PRESSURE selling without a doubt, and the selling of a high quality scart lead is common in these stores as a much cheaper scart will do the job the same.

At least i hope your enjoying your viewing

Emma Eastwood, at 5:06pm 23rd Oct 2009, wrote:

PRESSURE SELLING!

I worked at McDonalds and we were made to push people into buying more expensive items i know it isn't to the same scale but its the same principal it was horrible having to ask young teenagers if they wanted there meals large and they feel like they have to say yes. The same applies for you they showed you something else and because they were spennding time with you, you felt like you had to say yes!

Hannah, at 11:49am 26th Oct 2009, wrote:

i'm sorry but at any point did any of the sales people hold a gun to your head and say you must spend more money? I don't think so. They were doing the job they were employed to do- sell products which by the sound of it they did successfully. If you wanted to spend a particular amount of money or buy a specific item then you should of stuck to your guns. The sales people in curry's work on minimum wage not comission so it doesn't matter to them. If you are weak willed and easily persuaded thats your problem not the shops.

Hannah, at 11:50am 26th Oct 2009, wrote:

i'm sorry but at any point did any of the sales people hold a gun to your head and say you must spend more money? I don't think so. They were doing the job they were employed to do- sell products which by the sound of it they did successfully. If you wanted to spend a particular amount of money or buy a specific item then you should of stuck to your guns. The sales people in curry's work on minimum wage not comission so it doesn't matter to them. If you are weak willed and easily persuaded thats your problem not the shops.

Scotti, at 2:58pm 26th Oct 2009, wrote:

I agree With Hannah here. If you didn't have the money to spend, then you could have just said no. It sounds like you wanted the higher priced model with the stand and scart lead, and paid the money for it.

I do think the salesperson probably got something for the insurance deal though, check if your home insurance doesn't already cover your TV with a like-for-like replacement. We checked when we bought ours from Comet, and found out that the free home insurance from our buildings cover would replace the TV should it break (including accidental).

Mr J.Sykes, at 7:13pm 26th Oct 2009, wrote:

See you coming.

Tina Smith, at 12:21pm 27th Oct 2009, wrote:

Well no-one can make you do anythin you don't want to do, its not anyone else's fault you listened to the salesman's pitch

caroline kitchener, at 3:59pm 27th Oct 2009, wrote:

yeah, i agree! if you don't want it, don't buy it! simple!

Ben Lloyd, at 10:56pm 30th Oct 2009, wrote:

Yes, it is pressure selling. You have to be a strong buyer... you should attempt them to knock as many extras in with the sell. Play store against store. You have to have your wits about you.

John Peterson, at 12:10am 1st Nov 2009, wrote:

I hope your enjoying your viewing.

mark headey, at 9:41am 1st Nov 2009, wrote:

yes pressure selling.its better on line i find.

Rebecca Pirie, at 1:53am 2nd Nov 2009, wrote:

Its a psycological technique, the key is to just walk away as soon as they come near and also dont make eye contact

Megs, at 4:33pm 4th Nov 2009, wrote:

It's pressure selling. Every store with sales people do the same thing, you go in to buy a bottle opener and could end up with a new kitchen!

They make products seem more appealing but are employed to sell these items. However, if you knew what you wanted, you didn't have to buy a different model and extras.

We have free will.

Be more alert whilst shopping.

charles wyllie, at 8:30pm 10th Nov 2009, wrote:

i hate being pressured, i went into arnold clark and 3 salesmen ambushed me not letting me go till i litterally ran away from them. didnt hesitate cause i didnt know them lol

then last month i got pressured into red driving school to be a instructor and before i know..... im 4 grand debt with a non canceble agreement form signed

happy days

James William Leonnard, at 8:35am 12th Nov 2009, wrote:

Nod, my head and have to agree.

Kevin Dean, at 3:41am 13th Nov 2009, wrote:

If you are spending a substantial amount of money it's worth going on the internet and gathering as much information you can about the item you are purchasing. After some research you will pretty much settle on what you want and can just search for the best price.

I did this with a DVD recorder and by the time I walked into the store I knew about the specifications that I needed. The salesman tried to sell me a more expensive machine which, although very nice, didn't give me the specs. I wanted. He was pretty upset he didn't get the extra commission but I saved about GBP 100 and got exactly what I wanted.

Kevin Dean, at 3:41am 13th Nov 2009, wrote:

If you are spending a substantial amount of money it's worth going on the internet and gathering as much information you can about the item you are purchasing. After some research you will pretty much settle on what you want and can just search for the best price.

I did this with a DVD recorder and by the time I walked into the store I knew about the specifications that I needed. The salesman tried to sell me a more expensive machine which, although very nice, didn't give me the specs. I wanted. He was pretty upset he didn't get the extra commission but I saved about GBP 100 and got exactly what I wanted.

dean rogerson, at 1:02pm 17th Nov 2009, wrote:

It is pressure selling but you just have to be strong with what product and price you want to walk away with. Haggle with the salesman to get extras thrown in and get the price down and use the salesman to your advantage, they never want to lose a sale.

Diane McMillan, at 9:00am 25th Nov 2009, wrote:

Stay strong and stick to a budget, or just do the shopping online. You'll probably find that the 'deal' you got in store would have cost much less online anyway :| I know they're only doing their jobs, but I can't stand pressure selling! I once had a salesman try to pressure my husband and I to buy a ridiculously over-priced iron - we actually got to the point where we started laughing! You just need to calmly tell these people that if they want to help you, they should give you what you ask for, and not try to pressure you into buying something out of range.

Ben Conway, at 10:18am 20th Dec 2009, wrote:

i think you have been served by a very good saleman.