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In Reply to: RE: Yup... posted by Barabajagal on August 20, 2014 at 10:55:58
At the very least, they should kick out any person who talks about doing stuff that they don't want done.
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They didn't even listen to him when he said he wouldn't list any other sources for the headphones and would exclusively mention Stereo Exchange. As I said, they're just a bunch of paranoid dinosaurs. And according to Yelp, they seem to be their own worst enemy, not the kid wanting to demo some headphones.
And WHY are they so paranoid?Because, they've been burned too many times by talkative internet shoppers who like to waste their time, help themselves to free demos, ask for free advice, etc..?
And here you are, on the internet, bad-mouthing THEM..?
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So what are they going to do, grill everyone who comes through the door before they can listen to anything? Yeah, that will keep the customers coming back.
And as the poster pointed out, high end headphones aren't really discounted by online retailers so there's no real incentive for anyone walking in their door to buy elsewhere. I don't believe Stereo Exchange really has much of a clue about the high end headphone market. They're just jumping on the bandwagon.
Do you really think that "high-end" headphones are the only ones these sneaky internet buyers are going to want to demo? These parasites will want to demo any and all headphones that catch their eyes, in every price range, the more the merrier. Just so that they can go back to headfi and brag about all of the different brands and models they've heard, after having successfully persuaded the sucker salesman over at the hifi shop?Online retailers and/or brick-n-mortar shops aren't the only places to buy high-end headphones, you know. Bargain hunters will try to take advantage of any "free informational demo" they can, in order to pick and choose more wisely somewhere else or in the used gear marketplace.
And BTW, not everyone wants to have their products reviewed, not even for free. Suppose the "reviewer" goes out and posts spurious or negative comments that create unfair prejudice in the market place? Retailers might prefer that people came in and made up their own minds, instead of trusting the words of some blogger who might have an agenda of some sort.
They have every right to "... grill anyone who comes through the door before they can listen to anything.". As a matter of fact, they'd be stupid not to. Let them worry about who to admit and who to kick out. It's their business, not yours.
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Let them worry about who to admit and who to kick out. It's their business, not yours.
And it behooves the public to know how they choose to run their business.
Then let the public find out for themselves by visiting the store in person.Who (besides you) appointed you as "gatekeeper"?
Because "the public" is persuaded to trust the words of guys like you, who post one-sided gossip on the internet, brick-n-mortar shops are having a harder time than they might otherwise have. Have the decency to post only about YOUR OWN personal experiences and/or about facts that are pretty much beyond dispute. Don't post second-hand gossip. If you have not actually been there yourself then why say much of anything - either negative or positive? Better safe than sorry!
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