tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post6850391785083489554..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Best Buy, Amazon ConvergeGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-46742350920595354882017-07-20T03:32:03.701-06:002017-07-20T03:32:03.701-06:00C.,
I, too, shop in the opposite way from most pe...C.,<br /><br />I, too, shop in the opposite way from most people when I can. In fact, I've gotten to where I'll use customer reviews even for <a href="http://gusvanhorn.blogspot.com/2016/11/friday-four_18.html" rel="nofollow">very mundane purchases</a>. (See Item 3, in particular.)<br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-78310048482874235982017-07-19T18:24:42.872-06:002017-07-19T18:24:42.872-06:00Hi Gus,
Though I do use Amazon a great deal, I...Hi Gus,<br /><br />Though I do use Amazon a great deal, I'm more likely to buy a big ticket item or an instant gratification item from a local store. But I do the the opposite of the 'Showroomers'. I go online and look at the customer reviews and then head to Best Buy or Barnes and Noble, particularly if the weekend is coming up and I don't have anything new to read or watch. (That's the instant gratification part. Don't want to wait for delivery some time next week.)<br /><br />I like that point about Sears (catalog) revolutionizing retail. Sears was the late 19th early 20th century version of Amazon. I made this same point to my older brother who tends to be somewhat anti-Amazon because of their impact on the local brick and mortar stores. I pointed out that the general stores of yesteryear probably weren't all that happy with the Sears Catalog (very likely taking great joy in its secondary use in the outhouse) or the delivery service of Wells Fargo. But their erstwhile customers apparently were very happy. <br /><br />c. andrew<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com