October 2013 | Community Spirit Magazine

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Shopping for Electronics Made Easy at Video Revolution

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went to one of the box stores to buy a TV. Now granted, the television “set” I was replacing was the 75-pound variety, a dinosaur back from a time when “plasma” was something

you donated at the blood bank and LED and LCDs were probably only some sort of military acronyms. After a while of watching the same cartoon on 50 different TVs, I finally got someone to wait on me. Once he realized that 40

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I didn’t know the lingo or even the brand names, he quickly took me to the end where all the lower priced televisions were displayed, pointed to one and said, “How about this one? Pretty picture, huh?” Although I don’t know electronics, I wasn’t born yesterday and so I decided to go elsewhere in search of that one perfect blend of technology and price. A friend told me about Video Revolution so I thought I would give it a try. Their showroom was packed full of inventory…every size and style television you can imagine. But an older, obviously experienced salesman greeted me. He had a unique sales approach. He didn’t show me a television at all, but instead insisted on getting to know me first. He asked all about what we liked to watch, what size the room was, and how light it was. And after narrowing down our likes, dislikes as well as our targeted budget amount, he finally directed me to some options. I was impressed that he didn’t make me feel stupid, but rather explained the new technology and terms, putting me in charge


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