Dale Mentzer wrote:
>I kind of figured that mail order was probably not a very good alternative,
>but I have been wrong before. It sounds like need to cultivate a good
>relationship with as reliable dealer as you can find and make yourself
>valuable to him/her by referring other business to them and make sure they
>know this. This way you might have a little more leverage in this business
>relationship since they can then figure that you will stop referring your
>friends, family and acquaintances to them if they stop treating you well.
>This is especially true if their are viable alternatives. Of course this
>could all be pie-in-the-sky if they don't care about making you a repeat
>customer. I wish you luck.
I often get along well with computer stores, and I have of course told
people about what stores I think are good - but never said this to any
staff. On the other hand they might like me since I'm often one of the
first costumers to new computer stores, and often look at all the expensive
"useless" stuff (3D glases, TV tuners, MPEG cards etc.) and ask the staff
all kinds of question about them. (Besides people working in computer
stores are the only honest salas people IMNHO. If I check out a stereo (or
anything else) the salesperson *always* has the same thing at home (or
atleast the one next to it that costs much much more. Computer staff are
honest "Linux? No I'll never try that!", "I get so bored of computers at
work I never turn my on when I get home" (yes they have said that to me)
etc. etc).
Sorry enough my town (100 000 inhabitants) are now down (once again) to one
computer store (going to a big supermarket and buy a computer isn't the
same so I doun't count the 10 or so stores that also sell computers along
with food/furniture etc).
//Bernie
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