Millets boys should go on a sales course....

I've just been in Millets on Tonbridge High Street and have discovered just how little those salesmen know about their products. They must be either very bored or on a high incentive commission scheme because both of them wouldn't leave me alone. I'd only been in the shop a minute or so and I swear the same guy asked me if I needed any help twice. Then he saw me looking at the walkers sticks and came over to see if I knew about Leki sticks and I said yes I did and I'm happy to just browse. I wouldn't have minded so much if he'd actually known what he was talking about. Salesmen should always beware of spouting rubbish to customers who might be more knowledgable than them. Far better to back off if the customer is happy browsing than to intimidate them with a heavy sell. That guy gave up in the end after I repeated that I was alright and thanked him for his help. A minute later his colleague came bounding over and asked me did I need help with the Leki sticks and did I know that Millets were also doing a similar one on a two-for-one offer but without the "Leki guarantees" When I inquired what these guarantees were he started fumbling around with the label on one of the sticks and, rather than just admit that he didn't know, started to bullshit (that's the only word for it I'm afraid) about it being 6o years, oh no that's how long they've been in business, it might be a lifetime guarantee, or a year or maybe three. What utter crap! Did I know that you need two sticks instead of just the one? Doctors have proved this that people who only use one stick become unbalanced which leads to back problems. Oh my God! I only went in for a look at the sticks now I'm going to go out with the threat of getting arthritis or some other hideous disfigurement. In the end I had to get quite blunt and say that I'm happy to decide for myself from here. When I finally wanted to pay for something, they were nowhere to be seen and I had to almost beg them to let them have my money. Millets boys: go on a sales course and if you've already been on one, go on a better one! Stop being so desparate to sell something, it shows and it puts people off. Actually in the end I made my choice of stick and I'm very happy with it, you see being quite an experienced hill walker, which they failed to get out of me, I kind of knew what I was looking for all along. I nearly walked out deliberately so as not to give them the sale but I bought the stick because I wanted it in spite of their pathetic sales pitch....