I'd really appreciate a little feedback from people on these forums.
I can't help but wonder, if the ignorance I run into all the time in electronics stores, is just my dumb luck, or is this a wider problem.
It doesn't matter if it's Radio Shack, Best Buy, CompUSA, BrandsMart, etc., they're all about the same. I listen when customers ask questions, and rely on the sales person to give them advice to help with their purchase.
Sometimes the advice the sales people give is only partially correct, and misleading. Often times, it's totally erroneous, completely untrue.
A few weeks ago, an elderly couple were telling a salesman in Best Buy, that they knew very little about computers, and just wanted something they could learn on, and e-mail their grandchildren. The salesman was showing them various desktops, ranging in price from $700 to $900, and explaining that this one has a better video card, or that one a faster CPU, and how more ram is faster.
I couldn't stand it anymore so I suggested a $379.00 laptop to them that was on sale, and they were so happy because of the size, and the price. The salesman was annoyed, and I told him he should listen to the customer, and sell them what they need, not what he wants to sell.
I stopped off at a Radio Shack store to pick up a 25' roll of 18 gauge lamp cord to use for speaker wire. The salesman asked if he could help, and I told him what I needed. He said he was sorry they were all out. I said fine, I can use this 22 gauge telephone wire. He said, "Sir that wire is not for speakers, it's for telephones".
I said, that it's just for a small bookshelf extension speaker in a kitchen for back ground music, and it will never see more than 2 watts. He further insisted that the speaker might be damaged, because the telephone wire was designed for voice, and not music, and Radio Shack would not be responsible if the speaker was damaged. I told him that was just about the stupidest thing I have ever heard, and walked out.
I've had numerous other scenarios very much like these. If you live in my area, may the good Lord protect you from sales people. You must research, and know what you want before you buy.
Is it the same where you live?
I can't help but wonder, if the ignorance I run into all the time in electronics stores, is just my dumb luck, or is this a wider problem.
It doesn't matter if it's Radio Shack, Best Buy, CompUSA, BrandsMart, etc., they're all about the same. I listen when customers ask questions, and rely on the sales person to give them advice to help with their purchase.
Sometimes the advice the sales people give is only partially correct, and misleading. Often times, it's totally erroneous, completely untrue.
A few weeks ago, an elderly couple were telling a salesman in Best Buy, that they knew very little about computers, and just wanted something they could learn on, and e-mail their grandchildren. The salesman was showing them various desktops, ranging in price from $700 to $900, and explaining that this one has a better video card, or that one a faster CPU, and how more ram is faster.
I couldn't stand it anymore so I suggested a $379.00 laptop to them that was on sale, and they were so happy because of the size, and the price. The salesman was annoyed, and I told him he should listen to the customer, and sell them what they need, not what he wants to sell.
I stopped off at a Radio Shack store to pick up a 25' roll of 18 gauge lamp cord to use for speaker wire. The salesman asked if he could help, and I told him what I needed. He said he was sorry they were all out. I said fine, I can use this 22 gauge telephone wire. He said, "Sir that wire is not for speakers, it's for telephones".
I said, that it's just for a small bookshelf extension speaker in a kitchen for back ground music, and it will never see more than 2 watts. He further insisted that the speaker might be damaged, because the telephone wire was designed for voice, and not music, and Radio Shack would not be responsible if the speaker was damaged. I told him that was just about the stupidest thing I have ever heard, and walked out.
I've had numerous other scenarios very much like these. If you live in my area, may the good Lord protect you from sales people. You must research, and know what you want before you buy.
Is it the same where you live?