In addition, if youre not dropping 20 or 30 large, then they don't have the time of day for you. It's like they want to make their nut for the entire month in one quick sale.
On a side note, I was over at BB yesterday, and wandered into the new Magnolia HiFi "store". There was a young lady and man behind the counter chatting away. So, I walked around and browsed a little. They didn't have much; a few pairs of entry level Martin Logan, Mirage and klipsch speakers, a few Denon receivers and an entry level Sony 720P projector. In addition, they had moved all the large (60"+) plasma/LCD TV's into the Magnolia area.
So, after walking around for a few minutes, I walked up to the counter. After about two minutes, the guy interrupts his conversation with his female coworker, and asks me, with attitude, if I need some help. So, I asked are they going to carry any other manufacturers, any higher end M-L speakers and any separates. His reply to the first two questions was no and I spent about two minutes trying to explain to him what a pre-amp, power amp and surround sound processor is. So, I turned to the girl and asked her about separates. She just shrugged her shoulders and went back to flipping through her fashion magazine. So I said "thanks and good luck" and walked out. I give them about a year before they rip out the Magnolia areas and put in new displays of big screen hi-def TV's. As I said to my buddy that owns a custom install business: "People don't go to Best Buy to buy high-end electronics; they go to buy home theaters in a box and sales paper 'bargains'."
On a side note, I was over at BB yesterday, and wandered into the new Magnolia HiFi "store". There was a young lady and man behind the counter chatting away. So, I walked around and browsed a little. They didn't have much; a few pairs of entry level Martin Logan, Mirage and klipsch speakers, a few Denon receivers and an entry level Sony 720P projector. In addition, they had moved all the large (60"+) plasma/LCD TV's into the Magnolia area.
So, after walking around for a few minutes, I walked up to the counter. After about two minutes, the guy interrupts his conversation with his female coworker, and asks me, with attitude, if I need some help. So, I asked are they going to carry any other manufacturers, any higher end M-L speakers and any separates. His reply to the first two questions was no and I spent about two minutes trying to explain to him what a pre-amp, power amp and surround sound processor is. So, I turned to the girl and asked her about separates. She just shrugged her shoulders and went back to flipping through her fashion magazine. So I said "thanks and good luck" and walked out. I give them about a year before they rip out the Magnolia areas and put in new displays of big screen hi-def TV's. As I said to my buddy that owns a custom install business: "People don't go to Best Buy to buy high-end electronics; they go to buy home theaters in a box and sales paper 'bargains'."