Howard Passman;395187 Wrote: > (using my best Jack Benny immitation) Ya knoooowwwww,... For some reason > 30 day trials..or any number of day trials, rub me the wrong way. It > might sound rediculous...wait, it even sound rediculous to me, but I > don't think it's fair for the companies who offer these trials to sell > the merchandise as new after they send it out for trial. I know some > companies have open box sales, but just as often they simply box it > back up and send it out, especially when there is minimal profit > involved and it's an expensive item. I just don't feel like I'm being > fair to Logitech or anyone else. > > I'm what they call an advanced amateur photographer and with the onset > of the digital age, DSLR cameras have become quite expensive. Most > reputable dealers offer a liberal return period on these cams and it > seems just as often you hear about someone who purchases a camera from > these dealers that has hundreds of activations on it. Personally I > don't feel it's fair to pay the exact same amount of money for a > slightly used camera as it is for a brand new one. Feeling that way is > why I am opposed (for myself) to trial periods on devices. Another part > of the issue for myself is that I have no doubt the Transporter will > work as advertised, but the part I care about is one of personal taste > and it doesn't sit well with me to use a piece of equipment and return > it based on my personal tastes. > > I know all of this seems silly and I think there are ways around it. I > would love to find one locally to listen to (not likely) or if companies > would make trial models available. The automobile business does it. > You have demo models that are used for test drives and then sold at a > reduced price because the dealer has depreciated the vehicle. Same > thing for local sound shops. When I purchased my equipment years ago I > took home floor models to try over night. As long as I didn't damage > them I didn't have to pay for anything and the shop would sell them as > floor models at the end of the year. > > Anyway, like I said, it's just a personal quirk of mine and I'm willing > to wait for the opportunity to hear one local to myself. > > Nuts, huh? > > Howard
Wow Howard, what would even lead you to think that? It's not a trial, it's a 30 day money back if not satisfied guarantee. I was interested in buying multiple returned Transporters and Slim Devices said they don't sale them (and commented that few get returned anyway). Transporters are actually sold brand new to the buyers. Slim Devices guarantees that they will take it back before the end of 30 days if your not satisfied. They don't ask you up front if you want a trail or used unit nor do they offer any such program. Everybody that buys one, gets a brand new factory sealed Transporter. Slim Devices has no way of knowing if your going to keep it or not, so it *-HAS-* to be brand new because you probably will keep it. Additionally, the Transporter is the one of the devices that Slim Devices sells that has a decent profit margin on it. They are not going to get rich off the sales of Transporters, but they are going to keep making them as long as there is demand and decent retail price support. I love mine and was going to put one in each of our vacation homes, our two luxury rentals, and pick one up for my dad on the cheap, if I could have bought the returns. I think another reason the returns don't go on the used market is to help support the current retail price. If the returns are not sold to the public, they can't end up on EBAY, which is probably a wise decision. -- iPhone *iPhone* 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/mephone) Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, Vandersteen Quatro, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: SB3, GFR-700HD, Thiel 2.3, Second Boom Home Office: SB3, NAD C370, two VSM-1 Home Gym: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, Thiel PowerPoint 1.2 Mobile: SB3, Audioengine A5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59922 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
