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We see that many online retailers and manufacturers offer in home auditions with the benefit of returning the piece if not fully satisfied.
Has anyone actually done this? With which retailer or manufacturer? How were you treated? Was there push back on the return? Restocking fees? Etc.
Back in the day - when I would visit a dealer - I would feel obligated to buy from that dealer if I liked the product, rather than shop it around online for a better price. It's the right thing to do.
But with fewer brick and mortar stores, how are online dealers and manufacturers treating their customers with at-home auditions?
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Topic - Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - AbeCollins 12:45:06 10/09/20 (53)
- Yes I have. - LaszloPhoto 16:53:40 10/22/20 (0)
- RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - pictureguy 18:04:50 10/20/20 (0)
- RE: Home auditions not new. - tketcham 06:31:25 10/14/20 (0)
- Tried a Classe preamp from a San Diego dealer... - David S. 07:47:50 10/12/20 (0)
- Many times... - kuma 18:30:10 10/11/20 (0)
- RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - el34eh@yahoo.com 17:07:58 10/11/20 (2)
- RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - immatthewj 18:43:15 10/11/20 (1)
- RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - el34eh@yahoo.com 07:41:30 10/12/20 (0)
- RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - wheezer 10:21:01 10/11/20 (0)
- Done it twice, but............. - Self-Inflicted 06:48:01 10/11/20 (0)
- RE: Did so last month with a PS Audio Stellar 300 - thegage 16:17:47 10/10/20 (0)
- RE: Yes and it was a disaster! - stereo5 14:49:52 10/10/20 (7)
- RE: Yes and it was a disaster! - Ozzy 04:25:41 10/11/20 (0)
- Wait a minute.. You got your money back, in about 2 weeks and that is a 'disaster'..... - Cut-Throat 18:04:23 10/10/20 (5)
- RE: Wait a minute.. You got your money back, in about 2 weeks and that is a 'disaster'..... - stereo5 10:46:09 10/11/20 (4)
- You knew about the return shipping before you took a chance on ordering them ...... - Cut-Throat 11:12:27 10/11/20 (3)
- RE: You knew about the return shipping before you took a chance on ordering them ...... - RGA 17:59:46 10/20/20 (0)
- RE: You knew about the return shipping before you took a chance on ordering them ...... - stereo5 16:33:49 10/11/20 (1)
- RE: You knew about the return shipping before you took a chance on ordering them ...... - immatthewj 16:51:49 10/11/20 (0)
- Yes, once - Budrew 12:22:59 10/10/20 (0)
- yes for the Neko Audio D100 DAC - LtMandella 11:14:26 10/10/20 (0)
- RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - CG 09:53:07 10/10/20 (0)
- RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - Mick Wolfe 09:34:32 10/10/20 (0)
- With a twist... - E-Stat 08:36:15 10/10/20 (1)
- I hated my dealer - jedrider 08:54:42 10/10/20 (0)
- RE: Bought and returned some Schiit as well as iFi - B. Scarpia 04:28:53 10/10/20 (0)
- RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - Frihed89 03:38:06 10/10/20 (0)
- When I was a Radio Shack manager, - Fat Point Jack 03:01:29 10/10/20 (2)
- Ah, you were on to those guys.... - AbeCollins 09:23:35 10/10/20 (1)
- RE: Ah, you were on to those guys.... - Fat Point Jack 16:57:50 10/10/20 (0)
- RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - JURB 21:00:44 10/09/20 (0)
- RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - immatthewj 20:57:02 10/09/20 (0)
- RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - Rikkitik 18:29:40 10/09/20 (1)
- RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - Rikkitik 08:28:08 10/11/20 (0)
- I bought a Nakamichi 2 head deck - Story 16:38:34 10/09/20 (0)
- RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - John Elison 16:31:13 10/09/20 (7)
- RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - AbeCollins 17:48:20 10/09/20 (6)
- RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - John Elison 19:34:19 10/09/20 (2)
- Not me - E-Stat 13:14:42 10/10/20 (1)
- Like I said: "To each his own!" /nt\ - John Elison 20:46:19 10/11/20 (0)
- One variation on the theme... - mlsstl 18:02:12 10/09/20 (2)
- RE: One variation on the theme... - AbeCollins 18:11:12 10/09/20 (1)
- RE: One variation on the theme... - immatthewj 20:49:31 10/09/20 (0)
- For a serious stereo product, once - mlsstl 15:21:33 10/09/20 (0)
- RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - immatthewj 15:08:12 10/09/20 (0)
- Many times (more) - Alex F. 15:04:22 10/09/20 (4)
- RE: Many times (more) - goldenthal 17:11:23 10/09/20 (1)
- RE: Many times (more) - Alex F. 18:36:54 10/09/20 (0)
- E-H tubes - BS64 16:05:41 10/09/20 (1)
- RE: E-H tubes - Alex F. 16:48:22 10/09/20 (0)
- RE: Has anyone done an in-home audition then returned the product ? - immatthewj 14:30:18 10/09/20 (0)
- I think PSAudio has always been straight-up... - Ivan303 14:11:44 10/09/20 (0)
- Yes ....... - Cut-Throat 13:14:05 10/09/20 (0)