You should try going to the Magnolia store in Lone Tree, Colorado. The manager there is the most unfriendly person on the planet and then he expects you to buy something from him.
Our largest dealer in town with the best lines have sales people who are stuffy. As though you are doing them a favor to talk to you. I have been there several times and I get stuck with the same sales person. I have asked him simple questions, already knowing the answer, and he responds I don't know but let me find out. All I know is if I worked there a couple of weeks to a month and someone asked me a question I would have the knowledge to answer them. Sales people either have the passion for what they do or they don't. I would think most people with passion would retain knowledge because they were excited about what they are doing. To make things worse their sales people come across stuffy.
I also think buying such expensive equipment would provide enough margins to allow a customer to negotiate. I think what happens is when customers get turned down, they simply walk out of the store and buy it over the phone with an out of town merchant. The merchant feels they can bury the purchase, make a few bucks and no one will be the wiser. In the meantime the local stuffy hi fi store goes out of business.
Right now car dealers are selling cars at full sticker price because they can. You wait...things will change and customers will get even with them by offering a huge take it or leave it discount. Those of us who were treated like dirt will remember and we will get even. No one, regardless of the market, wants to be taken advantage of.
Our largest dealer in town with the best lines have sales people who are stuffy. As though you are doing them a favor to talk to you. I have been there several times and I get stuck with the same sales person. I have asked him simple questions, already knowing the answer, and he responds I don't know but let me find out. All I know is if I worked there a couple of weeks to a month and someone asked me a question I would have the knowledge to answer them. Sales people either have the passion for what they do or they don't. I would think most people with passion would retain knowledge because they were excited about what they are doing. To make things worse their sales people come across stuffy.
I also think buying such expensive equipment would provide enough margins to allow a customer to negotiate. I think what happens is when customers get turned down, they simply walk out of the store and buy it over the phone with an out of town merchant. The merchant feels they can bury the purchase, make a few bucks and no one will be the wiser. In the meantime the local stuffy hi fi store goes out of business.
Right now car dealers are selling cars at full sticker price because they can. You wait...things will change and customers will get even with them by offering a huge take it or leave it discount. Those of us who were treated like dirt will remember and we will get even. No one, regardless of the market, wants to be taken advantage of.