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Who is the WORST Audio Shop?

There seems to have been quite a bit written over the past several years regarding the myriad of reasons one can attribute to the demise of the brick and mortar audio shop. Rarely have I read however one of the most obvious reasons, which based on my experience, has got to be the simple fact that for the most part, they just didn't offer a high end listening experience. That, along with an elitist and careless attitude towards customer service, buried them as much as anything else. So here's my question. Who is the WORST audio shop/dealer you've ever encountered?
jayh31
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jedinite24
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To Theduke and CSontos

I've heard both good and bad things about "In House Stereo Repair" in recent years. It seems for every good job Wayne does there is a bad job. When I recommended them before because Wayne did good work for me with a Phase Linear 700B I had members here tell me about shipping issues and shoddy/improper repair.
polk432
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After being spoke down to the last time I was invited to an after hours affair at AVSOUTH in Tampa (funny only 4 people showed up) I let the salesman know that I could pay cash for anything they had in the place as long as I needed it. Funny, he works there and can't say the same thing. What a bunch of schmucks.
apdoc2004
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Lyric audio--Joe, the salesman over there is the biggest cheat I have come across in all my dealings in High end audio in the past 6 years. Sold me a pair of speakers claiming they were "New in Sealed Box" (recently on audiogon). Turns out they were repackaged and most likely their demo pair. Refused to take my phone calls. Needless to say I have started a credit card dispute. These guys don't deserve to stay in business.
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jafant
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Extended Thanks! guys. It takes courage to call retailers/dealers out on their bullshit.
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roxy54
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Polk432,
Still bragging about how much money you have? They were probably calling you a schmuck as you walked out the door.
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