The dilemmas and the positives of home demonstrations.

[jandl100]

So , Jerry, why did you ask the dealers to come round to your house, or did they insist on coming ?

No, I don't think I asked them - more they wanted/suggested to come round to show their kit off to best advantage, I think, and neither was too far away. Other dealer home dems have gone more according to their plans ..... PS Audio PowerPlant and Perpetual Technology upsampler/DAC spring to mind - those dealers made their sales!

[John]

7 out of 9 is a good return
I would only home demo if was seriously considering purchasing and that is only after reading up as much info as I can before I went a head.
I think if you are transporting a lot of speakers its only fair that a person helps towards time and petrol if no sale but think that would probarly put a lot of people of the home demo, Maybe with most people that sense of good will you create is worth the effort of transporting

[Neil McCauley]

7 out of 9 is a good return
I would only home demo if was seriously considering purchasing and that is only after reading up as much info as I can before I went a head.
I think if you are transporting a lot of speakers its only fair that a person helps towards time and petrol if no sale but think that would probarly put a lot of people of the home demo, Maybe with most people that sense of good will you create is worth the effort of transporting

Yes, I'm content with 7 out of 9. And yes, generally speaking people are very thoughtful / considerate and don't abuse my effort nor my time. Yes, the goodwill generated is worth the effort. However, there is a degree of self interest here in that if an item is purchased at the conclusion of a home demonstration, the buyer does not express regret. By this I mean they never, not even once, request a refund.

My conclusion is that from the buyer’s standpoint, a home demonstration reduces the risk of buying the wrong thing down to negligible. This is not always the case with demonstrations at my place.

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[John]

When I have bought a item via home demo I have never regretted it so from the customer point of view think a home demo is essential if you want to achieve decent sounds