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

I’ve had the experience at a certain store here and have declined to give that store my business, their loss. I find it interesting, here at least locally, you can have all the money in the world, but walk in wearing sweatpants, a Tshirt, sandals, with NY baseball cap and you will be totally ignored. Go back in a week, wearing slacks, shoes, nice shirt and they are all over you in a heartbeat. Due to my taste in fashion a few places and sales people have lost a very good cash sale.

Yes to some degree - it is paramount to work with a dealer that you trust and vibe with. Now for a little story.

When as was around 12yo or so I was starting to get into music an had a very modest system in my bedroom. Basically a Zenith Mini Wedge with Zenith Allegro speakers

One day i was out shopping with mom and she wanted to go to this cosmetics shop . Having no interest i walked down the a stereo shop at the end of the plaza. They welcomed me and showed me around and let me listen to a system consisting of Mark Levinson electronics, Thonres turntable, and Magnepan speakers. Wow. I knew this hobby was for me. I then listened to a system with Threshold amps and Tandberg electronics.

The thing is they took time with this "kid" who clearly had no cash and introdcued me to the hobby. Within a few weeks the parents bought me a system for my bedroom from this delaer and I remianed a customer thru my teenage years buying a variety of gear during that time.

Then in collage, we had a delaer in down that sold Wilson, YBA and other hard to find gear but the systems I fell in love with were a full stack Cello system and one based around Martin Logan Quest speakers. I was a customer  for years till he decided to to get out of the business.

Once I find a dealer I try to stay loyal to them for the long hall and it has worked out for me for the most part.

One good thing about Washington State, ever since we legalized pot, no more need to find a dealer.

If you live near Milwaukee, WI - the stereo store "Audio Emporium" is a very nice middle to high end store. Dave Holmes is the owner. Extremely laid back store "vibe" with no pressure. Very friendly staff. Dave will likely be the one to assist you.

Can spend as much time as u wish without any pressure to buy.

I think bib overalls vs a tuxedo would be treated the same.

@dekay Bingo! It's my gimp mask. Or, perhaps it's my T shirt that says, "I have a first world problem and you're gonna solve it for me."