CrankItUp Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Today I visited one of those All in One audio/video/appliance/computer retailers to check out an IGROOVE for my wife for christmas. I was shocked to begin with that Klipsch would allow it's quality products to even be sold in one of these places. After searching the store to find the IPOD solution isle I couldn't even find anything that said KLIPSCH on it. I found plenty of items that had that four letter word B*S* on it and the JBL sales reps were doing a real fine job of moving everything to the side so they could make sure their brand was front and center. I eventually found a sales person that worked, and I use that term loosely, at the store to find out if they had the IGROOVE. He acted as if he was a true specialist with the IPOD products. He had trouble finding the KLIPSCH brand and once he did he couldn't tell me the names of them and only one of them had the price on it. I new it was a long shot but I asked him if I could listen to the product, after a long pause and an "UUHM I don't even own an IPOD dude" I politely thanked him for nothing and found the exit. I know the quality of a Klipsch speaker and feel the brand is not being well represented in this type of retailer. Sorry for the rant but I hate to see a good brand have it's reputation ruined by poor representation in places like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Scott, Which store had this Bad arrangement..............(so I won't shop there) !.............Fellow Terre Hauter........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrankItUp Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 I hate to say because I support Klipsch and this is really the only place in town that has inventory on display. Even if it is a poor display. If buyers avoid this place there will be ZERO exposure to Klipsch products in our city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Well then you have just said it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSamuel Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 There are 2 such stores in Kokomo..... I called both about the iGroove SXT to get a couple for our girls for Christmas. The first and largest chain had to look it up, oh, you mean the iGroove SXT? (Duh, that's what I asked about) and only had 3 in stock. The other store was low in stock as well. So I ordered mine directly from Klipsch. I had quickly glanced at iPod speakers the last time I was in the first store but don't remember seeing any Klipsch.... I made it back there today and the iGroove SXT is on display, top row on the left, opposite end of the B*S*. And one could switch to listen to all models though the source was kind noisy on all models. The B*S* models had their own display. There were by now at least no iGrooves in the shelf so I suspect they sold the 3 they think they had or they're in the back. Sent a PM if you want to order directly from Klipsch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 unfortunately bose and jbl have quite a market for these ipod systems..... I worked for an apple store (not a f*ing ipod store) and yeah people are idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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