Olympus are bastards

I’m still pissed at Olympus. Why? Well a few years ago they PROMISED me an SLR for the outstanding service rendered to them. What service. you ask? Well, how about selling a shitload of their cameras and training my staff to do the same when every other salesperson in retail land was selling Canon because it’s easy. Recently, Olympus asked me if I’d be a Brand Champion for them. I said “sure, why not, what’s in it for me”. Turns out not a lot except for some training and a free junket in Sydney for a few days. Great fun but doesn’t feed the kids so WHERE’S MY FUCKING SLR?!!! Our Olympus rep, Mark, who I’ve known for years, last week made his regular trip to the store and before he had a chance to move, I sprung on him some market share analysis I printed from out POS system and guess what? I had more than doubled Olympus’ market share since returning to Domayne in December 2008. Single handed, I did it. Now, Olympus have many stores that turn over a lot more than ours but did I mention MORE THAN DOUBLE MARKET SHARE? So you bunch of tight assed cheapskates, WHERE”S MY FUCKING SLR? I deserve an E-30, minimum. I’d settle for an E-620 but for doubling the market share in our store they should say “Thanks Brad, you’re the best” with an E-30 and an 18-180mm lens.

Curiously, I have also tripled Nikon’s paltry market share, mainly because the rep Craig gives us stuff. All this market share increase has come from Canon which was once a very generous company but now isn’t. Our rep, Stella, is a fantastic rep and also a pole dancer so really, Canon should me hammering the others. But Canon margins get raped in the on-going retail war of attrition and Nikon and Oly don’t. It’s better for me to sell them. Fuji just gave me a camera, an F70, so I sell their compacts all the time. But unfortunately, I have a soft spot for Olympus that even their total lack of respect for me cannot assuage but as soon as Nikon gives me a D5000 then it’s bye-bye Oly and into bed with the enemy. I am a mercenary. Make no mistake about this. I will only sell your stuff if there’s something in it for me. Do you want to keep that market share, Olympus? Then cough up.