This is something I’ve noticed lately. A lot of hifi shops and hifi manufacturers have helpful staff, but just as many are extremely rude and arrogant.
I’ve had people speak condescendingly about my amp when I’m demoing speakers. Same thing for my speakers. I’ve even had someone, and I kid you not, tell me my streamer has shit sound quality.
It seems like hifi shops are either extremely helpful or just downright awful. The same with manufacturers, they either recognise that there exists alternatives or everything sucks ass compared to their product.
Hmm. I get the mentality but that shouldn’t be an excuse to not do your job as a host for a product you’re there to sell.
Agreed. It’s a hard job and sometimes emotions and frustrations get the best of us and we take it out on everyone around us.
I was snuffed off by my closest JL home audio dealer because I wanted to demo some subs but judged me by the way I was dressed. Wouldn’t give me a demo. I ended up ordering them from a dealer on the other end of the country without a demo. Had to buy on a whim. My local dealer which is a 1 hour drive away won’t ever get a dime from me because they snuffed me off. I have to buy everything online now because in my town, there’s no real audio shops. I was in sales for many years. It’s not easy, and don’t let your emotions get the best of you. I couldn’t do sales these days.
Yeah no kidding. I used to do customer service myself and it was rough. Can’t imagine what its like nowadays.