SIAP. Just saw this piece on Who TV 13. I used to stop in there and check things out when I was younger. One of the last of it's kind.
Traviss Audio and Video closing
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It was probably a really great place to have even lasted this long. Even big chain electronics stores are hurting nationwide. The big and awesome Fry’s chain in California recently closed up, they were really cool and each had a theme, the one near me had a giant ufo crashing into the storefront.
one of their service techs had been there for over 50 years. I understand why this is happening (cheap tvs you can buy at BestBuy/Amazon), but it still sucks that this iconic business is closing.
And cheaper to just upgrade and buy new when you're current TV goes out as opposed to repairing it.
I've never used them, but I've heard that TrAViss had one of the best repair shops around.
Cyclonepride
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I went in there 15 or 20 years ago to start inquiring about a new TV for our first apartment. The son (40 or 50 years old) was so rude and hostile to me that I left and never went back. He wasn't interested in talking to me about specs or brands or answering my many questions. I'm proabbly spent nearly $20k in A/V in my life, $0 with those clowns.
A fried of mine went in there about the same time and was writing down prices and they threw him out, accusing him of 'price shopping.' Funny thing is, every time I tell this story, someone else has a very similar one.
They may have been a good company 50 years ago, but that ship sailed. I'm convinced their only business model was ripping off old ladies who had never even heard of Best Buy. You know, the Dahls model.
A fried of mine went in there about the same time and was writing down prices and they threw him out, accusing him of 'price shopping.' Funny thing is, every time I tell this story, someone else has a very similar one.
They may have been a good company 50 years ago, but that ship sailed. I'm convinced their only business model was ripping off old ladies who had never even heard of Best Buy. You know, the Dahls model.
I went in there 15 or 20 years ago to start inquiring about a new TV for our first apartment. The son (40 or 50 years old) was so rude and hostile to me that I left and never went back. He wasn't interested in talking to me about specs or brands or answering my many questions. I'm proabbly spent nearly $20k in A/V in my life, $0 with those clowns.
A fried of mine went in there about the same time and was writing down prices and they threw him out, accusing him of 'price shopping.' Funny thing is, every time I tell this story, someone else has a very similar one.
They may have been a good company 50 years ago, but that ship sailed. I'm convinced their only business model was ripping off old ladies who had never even heard of Best Buy. You know, the Dahls model.
There’s something to be said about having a full service place rather than a box store. When the TVs were expensive, it was nice to have someone that can work on them. And yes, you pay more for that service.
I feel the same way now about appliances now. Yes, I can go to the big box store and save a few bucks. But when they inevitably break, having a technician that will come out and take care of the warranty paperwork for you is worth every penny.
But, TVs have just become too cheap to justify having ‘a guy’ for them. I’m going to Monoprice for all my wall mounts and cables and Sam’s Club for the TV. If there’s a problem up front, return it. If there’s a problem down the road, replace it.
I had the exact same experience when we purchases our first home theater from them, part of the agreement was that they would come down and install it. They complained the whole time they were there, just way to far for them to drive, forgetting that I had just dropped about 3 grand on the purchase and we had agreed to it at the store. When I had problems with the sub, and took it back for them fix, they really were not very nice people to deal with.I went in there 15 or 20 years ago to start inquiring about a new TV for our first apartment. The son (40 or 50 years old) was so rude and hostile to me that I left and never went back. He wasn't interested in talking to me about specs or brands or answering my many questions. I'm proabbly spent nearly $20k in A/V in my life, $0 with those clowns.
A fried of mine went in there about the same time and was writing down prices and they threw him out, accusing him of 'price shopping.' Funny thing is, every time I tell this story, someone else has a very similar one.
They may have been a good company 50 years ago, but that ship sailed. I'm convinced their only business model was ripping off old ladies who had never even heard of Best Buy. You know, the Dahls model.
I must be the luckiest home owner in existence, as the only appliance I've had break in my 20 years of homeownership was a 12 year old fridge. Is it really that inevitable?
You are, and yes it's inevitable. Just be ready for anything new in the appliance space to last only a fraction of time as your prior experience, as modern stuff is built as disposable (mostly non-repairable) junk.
I had to do a software update on my oven earlier today, it might already be over for me
Are all your appliances over 20 years old? My parents got all their stuff new in 1980 when they were married, and it all lasted into the early 00's. Some they replaced by choice. But all of those have been replaced once, many twice since 2008 or so.
It can be very luck of the draw.
Washers and Dishwashers seem to be the fastest ones to go. In almost 10 years in my house, I've replaced every appliance except for the range. The washer\dryer I bought at move-in, the others came with the house but most were in that 10-15 year range when replaced.
I had to get a new GE profile fridge replaced twice due to noise issues evident within the first month, thankfully Costco was good about replacing those quickly.
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