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| Could I be a Retail Wretch? @viridian "no, I would not pay sticker price"Thank you. Welcome to the realm of the wretched! | |
| Could I be a Retail Wretch? @viridian If after your auto rental experience, you decide this is the car for you, do you visit your local dealership and pay the window sticker price? Or, do you try to negotiate a lower price? If you do choose to negotiate and the dealer tells ... | |
| Could I be a Retail Wretch? @viridian I may have a different interpretation of Showrooming than you. I think it’s the act of gathering information at a B&M location with NO intent to purchase. I think my experience was quite different. I was committed to purchasing a spe... | |
| Could I be a Retail Wretch? @rhljazz To answer your question, you are wasting their time. What you think you should pay for any given item has nothing to do what the store needs to cover expenses and generate a profit.If this statement is your model for a retail business, yo... | |
| Could I be a Retail Wretch? I think some may have misconstrued my internet comparison shopping. I search a specific product, typically by manufacturer and model number. More often than not , the search reveals a brick and mortar merchant with an E-commerce presence. There ar... | |
| To DAC or not to DAC? Oh Elizabeth… the fuel to braise a DAC is as integral as a power cord. The hickory with its massive sound stage, the burled walnut with its almost tangible bass and the maples with those seductive mid-tones. But, when it comes to braising tuners -... | |
| Could I be a Retail Wretch? @jdjones51 I'm never without my iPhone or iPad. So whenever a salesperson tells me a price, I compare it online and ask if they'll match the listing price. | |
| Could I be a Retail Wretch? @jperry Why would you feel embarrassed - why shouldn't they, for asking more money than the item was worth? | |
| Could I be a Retail Wretch? @jones4music Do you show up to parties with no gifts? No. I don’t attend parties where the hosts are trying to sell me something. Do you up a salesman time to test drive cars knowing you will buy it used? No. I’ve never upped a salesperson Do ... | |
| Could I be a Retail Wretch? @jperry This is a very simple buyer/seller relationship. As the buyer, my only obligation is to pay for the goods or services a seller is offering. It’s the seller’s obligation to do everything in their power to persuade me to do that. If they don... | |
| To DAC or not to DAC? @mzkmxcv Thanks for the direction. I ordered the Benchmark DAC3b from their site. $1695 with free shipping and 30 day money-back trial. I’m anxious to see what differences it may produce. @david_ten One wonders, is the "condescension" earned or ... | |
| To DAC or not to DAC? Thanks for all the quick and informative feedback. My local audio dealer is an elitist and generally condescending - not the best qualities for a retail environment, but I accept his personality and use his establishment as a well stocked, window ... | |
| Drink of choice for serious listening? This post got me wondering if there's a parallel universe in a bourbon forum where they discuss if there's really any difference between a $20 bottle of bourbon and a $2500 bottle or is it all just "snake oil"? | |
| Drink of choice for serious listening? The Buffalo Theory as told by Cliff Clavin (Cheers): ... "Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. ... In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient mac... | |
| $10k Speaker Cables?????????????? An optometrist's son asked his father how he determines the price of prescription glasses... the father told him, he puts a pair of glasses in front of the patient and says $100 - if they don't blink, he says plus $100 for lenses, if they still do... |