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From: jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga dealers
Message-ID: <5154@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 31 Oct 88 22:39:18 GMT
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.5154
References: <26615@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <5959@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Reply-To: jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <5959@killer.DALLAS.TX.US> elg@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Eric Green) writes:
>in article <26615@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, carlson@betelgeuse.uucp (Richard L. Carlson) says:
>> Why?  Well, out of the four dealers I've been involved with (three in my
>> "permanent" home town, and one at my current location), *none* has projected
>> an eagerness to help me when I walked in the store, an impression that I was
>> an important and valued customer, or even an indication that they really
>> knew anything non-superficial about the Amiga machines they're supposed to
>> be selling. 

>If they sell other brands of computers, chances are that they recieve
>the majority of their income from business contracts. It is becoming
>almost impossible to support a computer store on walk-in business
>alone, and, in fact, in many instances, walk-in business is an almost
>trivial part of their total income. 

	There are exceptions to this, such as Software & Such just outside
of Schenectady, NY.  Great service, very friendly, well run, is quite
willing to let you try programs in the store to decide if you want them,
only hardware sold is Amiga, and has a good selection.  The type of store
every Amiga dealer should be.  The store has even arranged a trip to
World of Commmodore here in Philadelphia later this week, I'm told, for
interested Amiga owners.

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Randell Jesup, Commodore Engineering {uunet|rutgers|allegra}!cbmvax!jesup