| kowenicki said: you actually sat there and dialled those numbers.... lol phone, pad and pen... wow. anyway... if it was one day but a roaring success we shall see if they repeat it. |
Sorry, but this wins the thread, IMHO. The visuals are priceless.
Reminds me of the PS3 fan who was at a Wal-Mart trying to persuade people to buy a Blu Ray player or a PS3. He just volunteered his time to *inform* people and help them avoid making a costly mistake. Wal-Mart didn't pay him, so I guess he's for hire if you need something - besides HD-DVD and the 360 - defended.
Let me see if I can dig that thread up:
The prof's quest sounds a lot like this one: http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/post.php?id=262137
Spent 3 hours at Wal-Mart today. I stoped 11 out of 12 people from getting HD-DVD players. I will be spending a lot of time down thier the rest of this year. It is the best I can do to help the less tech savy not get screwed on this half-step format. One couple I talked too went straight over to the games section and picked up a 40GB PS3. The wife said about HD-DVD "We have purchased Toshiba products for over 10 years and we have never been disipointed in them. I can not believe that they would sell a product that is not of the upmost quality." Two other's went ahead and picked up the 80GB which really shocked me , because that is a lot more than they came in expecting to spend. One of these people was an older man about mid 50's he said "It would really be nice if they posted the differances between these products more. Seeing 30 of those GB things compared to 50 really gives you more of a idea about these products than price and names." The only one I could not stop from buying it was this 27 year old guy that said he already had the 360 HD-DVD drive for his 360 in the living room, and he wanted to get this one for his bedroom.
Overall I think the day went well. I was surprised to see so much traffic towards HDM. It seems this year will see a lot of sales in this spectrum of the market. I am going to do my best to try and make sure that these Walmart shoppers in my area make an informed decision before purchaseing into HDM. Hopefully it will help Blu win and put us on track to a medium that will last for a solid 15 to 20 years.
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