HDTV owner survey is reflecting that condition in which the wolf in sheep's clothing (aka Best Buy, Circuit City, HiFi Buys & Tweeter, etc., etc., etc.) are selling the product at list price and that those resellers offer the consumer no deal but the one offered when they bend over the back of the cashier's couch.
While we continue to progress into the informational Age and the market penetration of Internet life, these consumers should be looking elsewhere and stop acting like the proverbial sheep waiting for the slaughter. By this I mean they should be looking online for a deal, or at a warehouse shop.
One can get a HD DVD for $240 from Amazon, and a S301 for $450. If they are spending $2K on a HDTV then they can afford $240 for HD movie playback.
People dont buy @ warehouses because often, they have a less than stellar selection and the employees that sell the stuff...often dont know shiet. I think thats a good reason to prefer to go to a best buy, circuit city, tweeter, etc.
a lot of people wont buy a $1000+ tv online because...well, they dont know shit. and they dont know how to go about doing the research/dont want to hours upon hours researching a purchase that they make about once every 10 years or so. also a lot of people like having the the reassurance that hey, if something is wrong w/ my tv...i know exactly where i can take it back to. or, if theres anything that i have questions about w/ the tv i just bought, i know i can go back to the store and say "i dont get it"
these are the reasons that many people still prefer brick and mortar locations. and they're very good ones. this is still very a much a SERVICE oriented country, where people will pay a premium for a service which benefits them, this isn't like china were everyone is focused entirely on that price tag, looking for that deal...and lots of electronics are sold with single digit margins. to call people proverbial sheep for the reasons you listed...thats sheer ignorance
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HDTV owner survey is reflecting that condition in which the wolf in sheep's clothing (aka Best Buy, Circuit City, HiFi Buys & Tweeter, etc., etc., etc.) are selling the product at list price and that those resellers offer the consumer no deal but the one offered when they bend over the back of the cashier's couch.
While we continue to progress into the informational Age and the market penetration of Internet life, these consumers should be looking elsewhere and stop acting like the proverbial sheep waiting for the slaughter. By this I mean they should be looking online for a deal, or at a warehouse shop.
One can get a HD DVD for $240 from Amazon, and a S301 for $450. If they are spending $2K on a HDTV then they can afford $240 for HD movie playback.
People dont buy @ warehouses because often, they have a less than stellar selection and the employees that sell the stuff...often dont know shiet. I think thats a good reason to prefer to go to a best buy, circuit city, tweeter, etc.
a lot of people wont buy a $1000+ tv online because...well, they dont know shit. and they dont know how to go about doing the research/dont want to hours upon hours researching a purchase that they make about once every 10 years or so. also a lot of people like having the the reassurance that hey, if something is wrong w/ my tv...i know exactly where i can take it back to. or, if theres anything that i have questions about w/ the tv i just bought, i know i can go back to the store and say "i dont get it"
these are the reasons that many people still prefer brick and mortar locations. and they're very good ones. this is still very a much a SERVICE oriented country, where people will pay a premium for a service which benefits them, this isn't like china were everyone is focused entirely on that price tag, looking for that deal...and lots of electronics are sold with single digit margins. to call people proverbial sheep for the reasons you listed...thats sheer ignorance