Disappointments
Have you ever auditioned some gear in a shop, bought it because you were thoroughly impressed, and felt it was a total letdown once you got it home?
We 3 Sons fought to get the 3rd seat in my Mother’s Mercury Station Wagon
https://www.hemmings.com/stories/we-call-the-back-back/ I don’t even remember, it must have had a radio, I was usually in the back! Maybe she kept it off or low so she could hear if one of us fell out. No seat belts back then. |
Yes. Got my first car and wanted to upgrade the stock speakers in the rear well. Wanted Pioneer 3-way oval speakers I had been eyeing for quite a while at my local HiFi store. Saved up and finally bought the box I had been eyeing and brought it home. It only had one speaker. I brought it back and they said they didn’t have anymore and that they were discontinued. They wouldn’t take it back since I had opened the box. They knew what they were doing and they took advantage of a kid. Tech HiFi went out of business. I hope they salted the earth so the store can never grow again. I drove around with that one speaker in the rear well until I sold the car. Fast forward 50 years to the 19 speaker Lexicon system in my Genesis GV70. Living well is the best revenge. |
I personally put TechHiFi out of business, at least I like to claim I did. They were on 45th street, NYC, near Harvey's. They advertised low price items to get you in the store, AND they had a price guarantee. 1st time, they denied, based on unimagined rules. I read the small print, figured it out, and went back shaking ads for lower prices in their face many times.
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