| From: | Anthony Prime |
| Date: | 12 Sep 2000 at 11:31:44 |
| Subject: | Re: SEAL-O-RAMA |
On 9/12/00, 9:56:31 AM, "Chris Green" <chris@amigainsight.com> wrote
regarding RE: [amigactive] Re: SEAL-O-RAMA:
> > I agree totally with your sentiments here, but is there any need to do it
> > infront of their faces at an Amiga show? (Which I believe was the
original
> > point)
> Yes.
> After all people can choose to buy from an Amiga retailer or not. The
same
> opportunity to choose should apply where possible at shows.
> Remember, we had stands at the Kickstart Show that were just selling
generic
> PC components at PC show prices (much cheaper that any Amiga dealer can
> achieve given their overheads etc). That way people could save money on
the
> generic stuff, and instead pay premium price for Amiga-specific gear, or
if
> they felt that having support backup from an Amiga dealer was that
> important, they still had the option to buy their hard drive (for
example)
> from an Amiga dealer on the day.
> As it is everyone went home happy, as with the exception of Analogic
(whose
> show prices were almost as cheap on generic stuff), all the Amiga dealers
> just concentrated on selling Amiga-specific hardware anyway.
Agreed. More on offer at shows = more people at shows = more money spent
overall.
Anthony W. Prime
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