What a nightmare :shock: puts you right off ill tell you.
Myself, sister and mother go out to currys to look at me buying a new TV and sis buying one also. Im looking @40" she's looking at 47"
We go in and spend a while trying to discern which of the 40's has the sharper clearer picture. Choice between a samsung and an LG(Samsung-£399/LG-£349)
As theyre playing a dvd the picture quality seems to change from one tv to the other(sitting side by side) One moment it appears the Samsung is sharper with less vibrant colours than the LG ,the next moment it looks like the LG is sharper
Personally i think the DVD is rigged to show a mixture of pictures some not as clear as others.Makes comparisons tricky to say the least.
Of course that might just be the suspicious nature of my mind but experience tells im probably not far off the truth of it.
Eventually a saleswomen idles up and ask if we need help-
Now it starts :shock:
I say im just looking for a plain old TV with hd freeview
Currys-Do you want a smart TV
Me- No, im not too keen on them
Been looking at these 2
Sales- Smart TV's are so much better, do you know what the smart TV brings you
Me -No thanks, just the LG and the samsung, non smart.
This went on back and forth. The sales women kept bringing up smart TVs though i was attempting to stick to the run of the mill.
My feelings on smart TV is that it does exactly the same as a regular but with more media based menus. Some find this array of menus confusing . It is so Apps that you pay for are routed to your TV along with tracking of your viewing habits and so advertising targeted directly at you can be sent direct to your screen.
Tracking advertisers just annoy the hell out of me :x
So i dont want it, spent ages with ghostery etc with only here on the whitelist so i really dont want it advertising to me on my TV too.
I ask the sales person to print me off the TV details im looking at.
While this is going on i reveal to them my reason for not liking smart TV in that i dont like my personal details etc etc and in this day and age of personal details needing to be guarded more and more :?
Whilst printing it all off she askes or rather breaks into a pitch about smart TV's again
Im thinking why the Fk doesnt this idiot realize that i dont want a smart TV and have told them that to their face from a distance of 2 feet so why in Christs name are they still fing harking on about it.
Mums with me so im being careful not to lose the rag but im still getting Smart TV info despite telling them other. Obviously whatever im saying is either not computing or its being ignored totally and all the info is smart this smart that.
Its at that point i decide to start the game of fuk you. Ive totally had enough, i cant get any info on the tv im looking at so i say- Are the TV's ive been looking at available in smart option?? Cheeky of me but if im going to get ignored to my face then im not responsible for whatever happens as a result of me being aggravated to this degree.
Quick to drag us all over to the smart TV section where she goes off on another sales pitch. Oh its this and oh its that
Mum asks- So these are the same price as the standard ?
Salespain- A bit taken aback, obviously this wasnt the answer she was expecting so to get out of it she says- There are Smart TV's at that price. That isnt what we asked but by now it doesnt matter what we ask shes going to drone on trying to get a sale. By now theyve lost me as a customer. Ill be buying mine elsewhere
Saleswomen is going through the entire media menu :shock: :shock: Were goiung to be here all bloody day
I lost it at this point
LOOK i said. I HAVE TOLD YOU 9 TIMES I DO NOT WANT A SMART TV AND I HAVE 3 TIMES EXPLAINED WHY.
So why are you still talking about smart TV's. Please give me the details i asked for and do not bring up or talk about smart TV's whilst youre doing so. GOT THAT.
Yes i was rude in addressing her such and obviously embarrassed Mum(which i apologized to mum pointing out HOW MANY TIMES ???
This sales hard sell put me right off but its the obvious mentality that grates so much
Opening line from me was i did not want a smart TV. A normal person would glean from that that i didnt want a smart TV. They might inquire again but a rebuff from me would probably result in them not attempting to sell me one and sticking to the reason i was there in the first place.
Not so this women. 9 times and thats a guess as i was feeling annoyed, i think its actually about 50 times she said the word SMART.
Even after id explained the reasons she still tried to sell me one. That for me said it all I dont like being ignored. Didnt matter a jot what words came from my mouth they might as well have been in gobbledygook.
Dont know whether i should email headoffice. Given the sales person blatently ignored everything i said its likely head office would have less interest. Plus the point ill be buying elsewhere so i couldnt give a rats ass if they offered my a free gift for the trouble i suffered. More than likely theyd receive a reference on where is a good place to put it.
More just6 a bitching email of anger :evil:
The dumb thing on behalf of Currys is i went to buy one today. the only reason i left without one is this salespersons attitude to the customers wishes. 3 minutes from buying it and being sorted- Blown totally.
Myself, sister and mother go out to currys to look at me buying a new TV and sis buying one also. Im looking @40" she's looking at 47"
We go in and spend a while trying to discern which of the 40's has the sharper clearer picture. Choice between a samsung and an LG(Samsung-£399/LG-£349)
As theyre playing a dvd the picture quality seems to change from one tv to the other(sitting side by side) One moment it appears the Samsung is sharper with less vibrant colours than the LG ,the next moment it looks like the LG is sharper
Personally i think the DVD is rigged to show a mixture of pictures some not as clear as others.Makes comparisons tricky to say the least.
Of course that might just be the suspicious nature of my mind but experience tells im probably not far off the truth of it.
Eventually a saleswomen idles up and ask if we need help-
Now it starts :shock:
I say im just looking for a plain old TV with hd freeview
Currys-Do you want a smart TV
Me- No, im not too keen on them
Been looking at these 2
Sales- Smart TV's are so much better, do you know what the smart TV brings you
Me -No thanks, just the LG and the samsung, non smart.
This went on back and forth. The sales women kept bringing up smart TVs though i was attempting to stick to the run of the mill.
My feelings on smart TV is that it does exactly the same as a regular but with more media based menus. Some find this array of menus confusing . It is so Apps that you pay for are routed to your TV along with tracking of your viewing habits and so advertising targeted directly at you can be sent direct to your screen.
Tracking advertisers just annoy the hell out of me :x
So i dont want it, spent ages with ghostery etc with only here on the whitelist so i really dont want it advertising to me on my TV too.
I ask the sales person to print me off the TV details im looking at.
While this is going on i reveal to them my reason for not liking smart TV in that i dont like my personal details etc etc and in this day and age of personal details needing to be guarded more and more :?
Whilst printing it all off she askes or rather breaks into a pitch about smart TV's again
Im thinking why the Fk doesnt this idiot realize that i dont want a smart TV and have told them that to their face from a distance of 2 feet so why in Christs name are they still fing harking on about it.
Mums with me so im being careful not to lose the rag but im still getting Smart TV info despite telling them other. Obviously whatever im saying is either not computing or its being ignored totally and all the info is smart this smart that.
Its at that point i decide to start the game of fuk you. Ive totally had enough, i cant get any info on the tv im looking at so i say- Are the TV's ive been looking at available in smart option?? Cheeky of me but if im going to get ignored to my face then im not responsible for whatever happens as a result of me being aggravated to this degree.
Quick to drag us all over to the smart TV section where she goes off on another sales pitch. Oh its this and oh its that
Mum asks- So these are the same price as the standard ?
Salespain- A bit taken aback, obviously this wasnt the answer she was expecting so to get out of it she says- There are Smart TV's at that price. That isnt what we asked but by now it doesnt matter what we ask shes going to drone on trying to get a sale. By now theyve lost me as a customer. Ill be buying mine elsewhere
Saleswomen is going through the entire media menu :shock: :shock: Were goiung to be here all bloody day
I lost it at this point
LOOK i said. I HAVE TOLD YOU 9 TIMES I DO NOT WANT A SMART TV AND I HAVE 3 TIMES EXPLAINED WHY.
So why are you still talking about smart TV's. Please give me the details i asked for and do not bring up or talk about smart TV's whilst youre doing so. GOT THAT.
Yes i was rude in addressing her such and obviously embarrassed Mum(which i apologized to mum pointing out HOW MANY TIMES ???
This sales hard sell put me right off but its the obvious mentality that grates so much
Opening line from me was i did not want a smart TV. A normal person would glean from that that i didnt want a smart TV. They might inquire again but a rebuff from me would probably result in them not attempting to sell me one and sticking to the reason i was there in the first place.
Not so this women. 9 times and thats a guess as i was feeling annoyed, i think its actually about 50 times she said the word SMART.
Even after id explained the reasons she still tried to sell me one. That for me said it all I dont like being ignored. Didnt matter a jot what words came from my mouth they might as well have been in gobbledygook.
Dont know whether i should email headoffice. Given the sales person blatently ignored everything i said its likely head office would have less interest. Plus the point ill be buying elsewhere so i couldnt give a rats ass if they offered my a free gift for the trouble i suffered. More than likely theyd receive a reference on where is a good place to put it.
More just6 a bitching email of anger :evil:
The dumb thing on behalf of Currys is i went to buy one today. the only reason i left without one is this salespersons attitude to the customers wishes. 3 minutes from buying it and being sorted- Blown totally.
