> They will also tell you that is what
> they use, and they will use it because they get it at
> store cost plus X.

Totally true of any specialty retailer.  I used to work at a store, in a
mall, and the reps were giving us stuff at prices up to 30% below retail.
I've also gotten FREE stuff just to use it.  Why? Because if my only
experience is with one brand, that's all I can talk about.  People actually
would walk in the store and ask me straight up "what do you use?" and they
would buy it without even looking at it.  The products are being pushed by
the company reps.  The salesman justs wants a bargain.  When you talk to any
retail salesman, stick to the facts, the numbers, the features.  The salesman
isn't evil, he is a fountain of knowledge waiting to be tapped.  Besides, the
salesman doesn't take the money out of your wallet -- you do.

Bill Marshall - cheapskate