Re: I just went to play SM at a local distributor and...

Mickey Johnson wrote:
I do computer consulting, and guess what, its all built on reputation and word of mouth. I have never advertised. You may not like what I said, but it is true all the same. You were in a situation where even though you were spending 4k (which is usually alot for a home buyer (its a heck of a lot for me), you were barely worth the time at where you were purchasing. As such, its not unrealistic that you got the response that you got. Nothing personal, but thats the way it works.

I think it's the target market at the distributors - sure, they *Should* care that you are a potential customer, but the reality is that distributors are like operators: They would rather not sell anything to anyone that is going to nickel and dime them on items - operators especially will sell for hundreds of dollars less to people that NEVER call up to complain that _____ wasn't correct, or ______ was missing. Distributors are the same way. Don't be offended by this - all customers are equal just some are more equal than others..... find an arcade that has Spiderman and drop a couple bucks in it.

-scott CARGPB#29
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