Mike @ FS, despite your emotional response, you seem to be an upstanding dealer. One that I would recommend people patronize. I wish your business prosperity in the new year. Our hobby needs more dealers like you.
My relationship with Alan WAS in the face to face. My opinion of Alan Warshaw is what it is. Like it or not.
Opinions of people developed IN THE REAL WORLD as opposed to how we interact over the internet hold a lot more water to me. Things don't get more real. As a person providing him service, I felt he treated me as if I was beneath him. I do not forget that.
Perhaps all of this is not important, but I view ALL people as being worthy of a high level of respect and dignity. When I interact with a person helping me, I treat them the way I would appreciate being treated if the roles were reversed. Everyone is entitled to conduct themselves as they see fit.
No, in speaking with him, I did not tell him that I found his demeanor not to be to my liking. As someone providing him service, my goal was to help him and do my best to make him a satisfied customer, not antogonize. If I behaved otherwise, my boss would have had good reason to hold my behavior offensive. I would be in the wrong.
Now, that I am no longer someone waiting on him, I would have no qualms letting him know my feelings if he came off in the same manner.
Your relationship with him is that you are his customer. Maybe he will interact with you differently than someone where the relationship is reversed. Do you find him to be a down to earth, likable person? I truly hope you feel that way. Far be it for me to complain over how you view him, you have as much right to your opinion as I do mine. As I stated, I hold out hope he is a good person and that my impression of him is a minority viewpoint.
I admire him for taking on Hales in their most desperate moments, in fact I laud him for it. I admire and laud him for representing a brand such as Electrocompaniet. I told him so. In this situation, it appears as if he is not supporting a customer who purchased a product through an authorized dealer. Is he worthy of my praise now?
My hope is that this story has a happy ending.
My relationship with Alan WAS in the face to face. My opinion of Alan Warshaw is what it is. Like it or not.
Opinions of people developed IN THE REAL WORLD as opposed to how we interact over the internet hold a lot more water to me. Things don't get more real. As a person providing him service, I felt he treated me as if I was beneath him. I do not forget that.
Perhaps all of this is not important, but I view ALL people as being worthy of a high level of respect and dignity. When I interact with a person helping me, I treat them the way I would appreciate being treated if the roles were reversed. Everyone is entitled to conduct themselves as they see fit.
No, in speaking with him, I did not tell him that I found his demeanor not to be to my liking. As someone providing him service, my goal was to help him and do my best to make him a satisfied customer, not antogonize. If I behaved otherwise, my boss would have had good reason to hold my behavior offensive. I would be in the wrong.
Now, that I am no longer someone waiting on him, I would have no qualms letting him know my feelings if he came off in the same manner.
Your relationship with him is that you are his customer. Maybe he will interact with you differently than someone where the relationship is reversed. Do you find him to be a down to earth, likable person? I truly hope you feel that way. Far be it for me to complain over how you view him, you have as much right to your opinion as I do mine. As I stated, I hold out hope he is a good person and that my impression of him is a minority viewpoint.
I admire him for taking on Hales in their most desperate moments, in fact I laud him for it. I admire and laud him for representing a brand such as Electrocompaniet. I told him so. In this situation, it appears as if he is not supporting a customer who purchased a product through an authorized dealer. Is he worthy of my praise now?
My hope is that this story has a happy ending.