19 Oct
2003
19 Oct
'03
7:47 a.m.
Interesting thread. I just love it when people complain about the big chain
stores not having what they want or having it but salespeople are clueless
while the small mom & pop places know their stuff and have what you need.
The fact is people are extremely cheap. The big chain stores buy what 90% of
the public wants in huge quantities stacked up in large stores being sold by
minimum wage workers. How many times have you seen somebody picking the
brains of a knowledgeable store owner and then leave only to buy the item he
needed from the internet, chain store, or some other place thats cheaper.
The buying public is what has killed small specialty stores, quality
manufactured items, and employees that know what they are doing.