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these days would you buy a new piece of hifi equipment without hearing it or being able to return it ?example ,,,, lets say you want to upgrade your DAC and you read on line that a model XYZ made in Luxenberg is really great ,,,, there are 2 reviews by owners - all positive ,,,,, ends up there is a dealer in Oberland Ohio which is extremely far from you in Los Angels ,,,, you call him and he has one brand new in box .... he can overnight it to you.
You then say to him " hey -I never actually physically heard this unit - can I have a 24 hour return period if I hook it up and am not as in love with it as you are ? "
dealer says " I cant do that - I am a Mom and Pop store - I cant afford returns"
would you go for it and buy it ? ...... I wouldn't - no way - too easy to make a mistake ... what if there is no system synergy ? What if there is some little aspect to the sound that drives you nuts ?
what if it was a set of massive speakers or an extremely expensive turntable .... would you buy it if there was no way to immediately get out from under it ?
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Topic - is it typical for hifi dealers to allow in home trial periods and returns ...... - trioderob 09:19:08 09/8/24 (81)
- RE: is it typical for hifi dealers to allow in home trial periods and returns ...... - Jotaro 15:01:06 09/14/24 (0)
- Established online dealers and Amazon have no-hassle returns - AbeCollins 10:08:57 09/11/24 (24)
- When I was a Radio Shack manager... - Fat Point Jack 10:43:59 09/12/24 (19)
- Don't some women do that with clothes? - AbeCollins 16:44:04 09/12/24 (4)
- Hah! I had a girlfriend who worked in "the retail 'rag' trade." - John Marks 14:17:39 09/13/24 (3)
- Seinfeld: Elaine Tries To Return A Dress - AbeCollins 08:42:13 09/14/24 (0)
- Indeed RE: Hah! I had a girlfriend who worked in "the retail 'rag' trade." - Ross 06:43:57 09/14/24 (1)
- Someone (really brave) should do that with audio cables... - musetap 12:29:58 09/14/24 (0)
- RE: When I was a Radio Shack manager... - Rod M 11:11:15 09/12/24 (13)
- Remember the red P-Box hobby kits ? - AbeCollins 16:39:05 09/12/24 (12)
- Yeah, lots of ham operators and hobbiest back in the day... - Rod M 18:16:49 09/12/24 (11)
- RE: Yeah, lots of ham operators and hobbiest back in the day... - tomservo 09:13:54 09/13/24 (6)
- RE: Yeah, lots of ham operators and hobbiest back in the day... - AbeCollins 09:47:49 09/13/24 (5)
- RE: Yeah, lots of ham operators and hobbiest back in the day... - tomservo 08:10:07 09/14/24 (4)
- Battery of the Month Club - AbeCollins 08:51:19 09/14/24 (3)
- RE: Battery of the Month Club - tomservo 09:36:18 09/14/24 (2)
- RE: Battery of the Month Club - AbeCollins 10:22:04 09/14/24 (1)
- RE: Battery of the Month Club - Todd A. 10:07:31 09/20/24 (0)
- RE: Yeah, lots of ham operators and hobbiest back in the day... - Fat Point Jack 08:57:07 09/13/24 (2)
- RE: Yeah, lots of ham operators and hobbiest back in the day... - Rod M 11:03:23 09/13/24 (0)
- RE: Yeah, lots of ham operators and hobbiest back in the day... - AbeCollins 09:54:46 09/13/24 (0)
- Exactly right.... - AbeCollins 07:20:27 09/13/24 (0)
- RE: Established online dealers and Amazon have no-hassle returns - dgaapc7 05:33:08 09/12/24 (0)
- RE: Established online dealers and Amazon have no-hassle returns - Inmate51 11:36:25 09/11/24 (0)
- Careful, Abe - 1973shovel 10:22:19 09/11/24 (1)
- I should reword that !! - AbeCollins 14:08:16 09/11/24 (0)
- I've never been refused .., - cawson@onetel.com 09:29:34 09/10/24 (3)
- Good idea - AbeCollins 10:00:07 09/11/24 (2)
- RE: Good idea - cawson@onetel.com 15:11:31 09/11/24 (1)
- That makes sense - AbeCollins 16:36:27 09/11/24 (0)
- And just like that... - kyle 08:16:57 09/10/24 (14)
- He's a "duck n run" p&ssy..... - Ozzy 03:47:51 09/11/24 (0)
- Wow! - grantv 10:20:00 09/10/24 (9)
- Maybe - G Squared 11:09:38 09/10/24 (8)
- It was once a magical place - E-Stat 12:30:48 09/10/24 (7)
- Plus - M3 lover 14:36:09 09/10/24 (6)
- When I was young and obviously could not buy high end stuff. - G Squared 15:14:30 09/10/24 (5)
- I was truly sad to learn that Audio Consultants had closed. - sleeper 19:47:38 09/11/24 (0)
- RE: Audio Consultants - chocolate_lover 19:10:45 09/10/24 (3)
- RE: Audio Consultants - G Squared 18:12:27 09/11/24 (2)
- RE: Audio Consultants - rottenclam 02:50:54 09/12/24 (0)
- RE: Audio Consultants - sleeper 19:52:46 09/11/24 (0)
- Misery loves company - E-Stat 09:25:33 09/10/24 (2)
- RE: Misery loves company - regmac 11:35:52 09/10/24 (1)
- Hahaha! Good one! (nt) - 1973shovel 04:06:45 09/11/24 (0)
- How many times have you been fired... - Tromatic 16:20:29 09/9/24 (0)
- No. - Rzado 15:31:44 09/9/24 (1)
- RE: No. - audio_d 19:28:50 09/10/24 (0)
- there's a price to pay for everything - Story 13:47:28 09/9/24 (3)
- I dont want the sales people to be in love with me ,,,,,,, - trioderob 14:07:25 09/9/24 (2)
- where did I say in love? - Story 14:44:28 09/9/24 (0)
- Then have them dislike you, and see how that works out. (nt) - reelsmith. 14:15:51 09/9/24 (0)
- Used to be local dealers would loan and some would sell with return period. - Goober58 12:17:22 09/9/24 (0)
- RE: is it typical for hifi dealers to allow in home trial periods and returns ...... - regmac 12:16:53 09/9/24 (4)
- Exactly right !! - AbeCollins 10:18:29 09/11/24 (0)
- Bingo ... - reelsmith. 14:11:36 09/9/24 (1)
- RE: Bingo ... - regmac 14:51:19 09/9/24 (0)
- Agree - grantv 12:28:30 09/9/24 (0)
- RE: is it typical for hifi dealers to allow in home trial periods and returns ...... - Inmate51 09:49:55 09/9/24 (1)
- my experience is that they " kick and scream " ...... - trioderob 11:43:44 09/9/24 (0)
- To start. - grantv 09:19:55 09/9/24 (6)
- so I assume ,,,,,,, - trioderob 11:02:33 09/9/24 (5)
- Depends. - grantv 12:04:36 09/9/24 (4)
- RE: Depends. - Todd A. 10:36:39 09/20/24 (0)
- IMHO ..... that's nuts ,,,,,,,,, - trioderob 12:45:50 09/9/24 (2)
- ????? -nt - E-Stat 06:44:45 09/10/24 (0)
- You're reading in things that aren't true. - grantv 14:12:05 09/9/24 (0)
- RE: is it typical for hifi dealers to allow in home trial periods and returns ...... - kyle 08:12:06 09/9/24 (2)
- thats great ..... but thats not what I said in the OP..... - trioderob 08:51:07 09/9/24 (1)
- RE: thats great ..... but thats not what I said in the OP..... - kyle 10:19:20 09/9/24 (0)
- RE: is it typical for hifi dealers to allow in home trial periods and returns ...... - Ozzy 04:08:41 09/9/24 (1)
- +1. Sounds reasonable to me. (nt) - reelsmith. 08:07:21 09/9/24 (0)
- RE:Try it at home. For a fee... - tketcham 03:32:18 09/9/24 (0)
- RE: is it typical for hifi dealers to allow in home trial periods and returns ...... - Byrd69 16:24:03 09/8/24 (2)
- on the flip side ,,,,, - trioderob 17:15:55 09/8/24 (1)
- RE: on the flip side ,,,,, - hahax@verizon.net 20:54:21 09/8/24 (0)
- Didn't Prince Hamlet say, "Aye, there's the rub"? - John Marks 15:27:08 09/8/24 (4)
- No - he said "Aye, Where's the Sub" nt - cawson@onetel.com 04:00:28 09/10/24 (1)
- Hehehehe. nt - Inmate51 08:32:31 09/10/24 (0)
- To be ...... or not to be ,,,,,, that is the question ,,,,, - trioderob 17:09:34 09/8/24 (1)
- The dealer is free... - mlsstl 17:32:11 09/8/24 (0)
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