You need to be respectful of the dealer’s time with your visits without buying anything otherwise the dealer’s radar will go up on you, you might be discussed negatively within their shop, and your experience with them will suffer. No problem visiting occasionally of course but avoid long conversations or demos that distract the dealer from real paying customers assuming that you never purchase. Once the dealer’s radar is up on you, your only recourse is to reset by admitting that you were a time waster, then buy something then and there, preferably without a lot of negotiating and even better if you cheerfully pay at or near full retail. The only exception is if you have a personal friendship with the dealer, but even then be respectful and circumspect about your visits and discussions.
How many times can u visit a hifi store before it annoys the store if u plan on a purchase
I plan on buying a McIntosh system C12000 and 2 MC611 monoblocks in a about 3 months from this Stereo shop I have chosen. I’ve been to the store about 4 times over the past year and half to listen to various components trying diff equipment.
My question, is, what would be considered visiting the store to much before I buy a system? I plan on spending over 20k but I didn’t know what is proper etiquette.