NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #16/NN_1992_16.iso/spool/rec/audio/10736

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From: [e-mail] (Jerry Cotreau)
Subject: Re: Advice on ordering from J$R Music World
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 13:47:22 GMT
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I have ordered from J&R Music World for 10 years. I've ordered
CD players, tape decks, receivers, speakers, word processors,
car stereos, actually quite a bit now that I think of it.
Everything has always been completely satisfactory, and I would
not hesitate to order from them again.

I do have one caveat, however. I have noticed that in the last
couple of years their quoted prices have gone up, to the point that
often I can beat their price locally. The first time I pointed this out
they immediately lowered their price, and I ended up offering an
even lower price which they accepted. Since then I have had
to barter on every order, and have gotten prices lowered by
10% - 20%, pretty substantial discount from their initial
telephone quote. The sales force is on commission, and my
impression is there is a minimum allowed selling price and if
an item is sold above that price the salesman increases his
commission. If he thinks you are going to hang up without a
sale, he will reduce the price since he has already spent time
on the phone with you and some commission is better than no
commission. I don't care for this practice, but I order from
J&R anyway because I can usually get my price, and other than
that J&R is first class in every way.

Their phone number is 1-800-221-8180.



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