"B A R R Y" wrote in message
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RST Engineering wrote:
Order one of each from somebody that will permit 30-day returns
without a restocking fee.

And you wonder why everybody is going to restocking or no refund freight?
Crap like this. Keep it up, fellers, and we'll ALL be going to
restocking fees.

BS. "Crap" is when someone does this with no intention of keeping the
item, such as "renting" an expensive item for free. For example, fully
intending to use an expensive electronic calculator for a single test,
then returning it for a full refund, is just plain wrong

I'm not going to get into a ****ing match with you over this. In my opinion
it is like calling half a dozen motels in a town, making a reservation at
each, and then cancelling all but one at nearly the last minute when you get
there and look them all over. Ever have that happen to you, Jay??? Does it
make you increase your overall prices to make up for the reservation you
turned down for lack of space and then have an empty room for the night?

Remember, the OP said ORDER, not go down to the local shop and BORROW for a
day. This implies that you are going to have them sent to you and you will
send back one or both if you don't like them. Having run a mail order
business for the last 35 years, I can tell you to the penny how much extra
we charge everybody as overhead for ... crap ... like this.

And remember, an ethical mail order dealer cannot sell as "new" something
that had been placed in service for a month, not to mention having to worry
about (as you say) something as personal as a headset that is in close
contact with your body. Ever try and sell slightly used underwear?



Headsets are expensive and subject to personal and very subjective
judgement. They need to be tried in actual conditions on the actual
user's head. Any seller of headsets needs to recognize this, provide demo
rentals, or not sell headsets. If a certain model keeps coming back, the
retailer needs to take that up with the manufacturer, and possibly not
carry that model.

Please do not dictate other people's business practices. You can say that
if YOU were a seller of headsets that this is how you would do it, but don't
say "Any seller" needs to do this. You are not the judge and jury of how
headsets are sold.

I do agree that the manufacturer, if they are interested in the "sample"
market, might dedicate half a dozen of a particular model and agree to
support their dealers in the field with a "try it" headset program. That
beats the hell out of having every dealer in the world being a sample
merchandise source.


Bose feels comfortable with it's own product enough to do it from the
factory. There's is absolutely no way I would have bought a Bose X
without a 30 return policy. I fact, I did return a set of QC3's to them
based on price to perceived value.

Do you suspect that is why Bose is the most expensive line of headsets on
the market? We all buy parts from the same source(s); it is the overhead
that kills you in something like this.

Jim