Originally Posted by
Mick_Marsh
As bee utey said, it is a two speed economy.
Having said that, I'm still spending. I'm buying lots from overseas. I'm trying to buy in Australia but what most Australian shops stock is cheap made in China stuff. And, they're not interested in getting in what I want. And, they offer poor service (Americans will bend over backwards to help).
To give you an example.
I went into Dan Murphy's the other day. Loaded up with a few hundred dollars of fine wines and spirits. Probably a hundred and something dollars of profit to the store. They refused to accept my Visa card as it is a debit card and not a credit card. I walked out and bought my selection from Coles instead. Coles accepted my debit card and were cheaper.
I walked out of Masters leaving a few hundred dollars worth of sales on the counter for the same reason.
I bought a Blue Ray HDD recorder on line from two thirds the price of the lower spec model because JB weren't interested in getting the model I wanted in for me.
And then there is the saga of the camera posted elsewhere on this forum.
Wake up retailers.
If you want to sell, sell quality, preferably sell Australian and look after the customer.