"Luxborealis",
Could you entertain, for a moment, that you read into the "best" statement what you wanted to
That is rather difficult to imagine. I mean, there are statements in which one can read what they want, because they leave some room for interpretation. But a sentence such as "After showing me the Canon gear....he asked if I wanted to see the BEST......the Sony" leaves no such room. It means, very clearly, "Now that we've seen what canon has to offer, let's see the best [superlative, i.e., better than all the other brands, including the Canons we've just seen]." You cannot misinterpret such a sentence, and the best proof of that is that the OP reneged on her earlier statement as not having been true to what had happened.
do consider that there are honest people in the world who might just be trying to fulfill a customer's needs
Quite, quite. However, an honest and knowledgeable salesman, only trying to genuinely help a customer, would not say what the OP originally reported. They might however say what the OP reported after having corrected herself.
Therefore, my original reaction was, IMO, perfectly justified, as well as was my decision to let the matter drop after the OP had corrected her initial rendition of what had happened. And before "hogloff" picked it up, I mean.
Two of us, both long-time forum contributors, have since validated the comment by highly recommending the Sony as an excellent choice that might just fit her needs.
It might, it might not. Time will tell. But I fail to see what the reference to "long-time forum contributors" is doing here, and why you saw fit to drop it in, almost incidentally. If it is to indicate that, by the way, you guys have more posts than I under your belt, it is certainly true; however, remember also that experience is a searchlight that only lights the way we've already trodden.
What an unfortunate departure from the OP's question. I hope this hasn't turned her off of the Lu-La Forum as it really is a great place to get very helpful information, recommendations and help.
I do hope so as well. That is why I had suggested earlier to leave it at that.
Before you picked it up again, I mean.
Now, maybe we can indeed let it rest.