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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Adding value to the consumer. Best Buy has competition. I don't buy everything that Best Buy sells at Best Buy, do you? I don't always buy the lowest price, do you? Occasionally I put a big premium on service, relationships, expertise, convenience, choice, etc., don't you?.
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You may, but history says otherwise.
My family moved to State College, PA in 1986. At that time, the entire town consisted of small, privately owned businesses. There were 7 or 8 record stores, several small grocers, half a dozen independent video rental stores, etc. First Blockbuster came in, and within 2 years, all the little guys were closed. Then Walmart came, and there went the grocers. Finally, Best Buy and Circuit City came, and this past week, the last independent record store closed it's doors (and it had been the only one for at least half a decade).
The truth is, whether the economy is good or bad, people will always buy where it's cheapest. They'll put up with lousy customer service to save a few bucks (see: Walmart, whose customer service is terrible, but sells a bajillion dollars worth of cheap crap every year)
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I know ace thinks Obama has no leadership, but I'm pretty excited by (and proud of) Obama for more or less calling out ALL of Congress for being petty assholes this past year. To me, this is what a President should be doing: hold his fellow leaders/public servants accountable. If nothing else comes of this State of the Union, hopefully his message will be heard by Congress.
Probably not though.....if they're not being petty assholes they don't know what to do with themselves