Have you ever been turned off by an Arrogant Dealer? Thoughts

This isnt just audio dealers this applies to specialty stores of high priced items in general

If you enter and it looks like you just want to pay as little as possible the owner might come off as Arrogant.

In the early spring I went to buy a pump for my bike. Just wanted a hand pump you know, looking to spend $20-30 bucks max. This guy had nothing cheaper than $120.. and acted like he was donald Trump and that you were wasting his time. Definitely talked down a lot. I simply took my bike to the gas station and filled up there....

These small shops rely on high revenue/high margin sales and get frustrated when they think you arnt trying to spend "real" money

I was going to help a freind moving and I knew I had lots of time in front of me

so I brougt with me , my McIntosh MC8027 power Amp. ( front glass screen broken ) for repair by this dealer new to me. I parked my rusty pickup truck in front of his fancy place.( it is a heavy gear)

I was wearing ovealls and big boots. The saleman opened the door and let me in.

The first thing he asked me : Is it yours ? I said : no , I have just stolen it three blocks away, can you keep it for a while.
It took sometimes before he undestood I was joking.
He let me sit in a demo room with ,as he said , a real  good HT system..

All McIntosh gears with JBL syntethis speakers .....

I ending up pruchasing an audiophile power bar and highend Power cables.

You never know.

When you walk in to one of these places the thing is not to internalize their attitude.

Treat them like the servants they are.  They're there to SERVE YOU, not the other way around.

I'm too old for that sh#t.

Audio consultants in Chicago.  I was new in my career and the first question was what is my budget.  Told him I had a good job and had a modest system already. His response was when you know what you can spend I will put together a system for you.

mever went back

@fiesta75 Wow. A high-end shop in Honolulu. The best...er only...high-end shop I've come across on the Big Island is the Hilo Office Max. Hey, they actually do have interconnects and ethernet cable...though the cheap stuff. Yeah, my nearest high-end retailer is cyberspace. I can shop there guilt free.