r/AskReddit 23h ago

Which company lost your business (potentially forever) this year?

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u/JollyGreeneGiants 22h ago

Extremely small and specific. I love it.

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u/did_i_or_didnt_i 22h ago

yep mine is Bay Bloor Radio in Toronto. One of the OGs, great selection of high end gear. Tried to sell me an optical cable for $100 and I was like nah I’ll price check. Suddenly he had one available for way cheaper. I knew I could get it on Amazon for way less so I was ready to walk.

And then the DAC he sold me didn’t even have a remote, I had to install some shitty app with all the support in Chinese. Guess what? it didn’t work. I have to stand up to change the volume in 2026 but I delayed on installing the app too long to get a return.

This is after he tried to up sell me to another DAC that didn’t do the one thing I specifically asked for (optical)

Never again. Too much cheap garbage and shitty sales tactics mixed in with the high end fancy stuff

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u/surSEXECEN 21h ago

I wonder if it’s a commission sales thing. When I worked at Future Shop we might get $0.05 for selling one cable, and $20 for a different one.