Consumer ignorance

[ground chuck]

ok, so the guys at work know i have ps3 and 1080p tv, while some don't fully understand, they just shake their head as if its cool, which it is. so, one of them recently sent me an email that had a samsung lcd 42" 1080p tv ad from BBY asking "is this a good tv?"

i knew right then and there that this required some face time rather than an email response. long story shortened, i gave him a list of everything he needed, including a upgrade in cable service and he ended up getting the tv. all the time letting him know that the ps3 can play blu-ray movies that would look great on this tv that you want to get, yada yada....

so, today he's talking to me telling me that the tv looks good but, his wife had come back from blockbuster with these high def movies, blu-rays, that wouldn't work in the dvd payer. at this point i'm just trying to not laugh in this guys face, cuz he's a good guy and it was his wife's fault. so, i procede to explain to him again that santa needs to put a ps3 under the tree this year and then you'll be able to watch those movies.

moral of this story, consumer awareness needs to be boosted severely.

[CptGreedle]

Amen!

[actionhank]

Originally Posted by ground chuck

so, i procede to explain to him again that santa needs to put a ps3 under the tree this year and then you'll be able to watch those movies.

Hilarious

[tron3]

Originally Posted by ground chuck

... so, i procede to explain to him again that santa needs to put a ps3 under the tree this year and then you'll be able to watch those movies.

moral of this story, consumer awareness needs to be boosted severely.

What a minute. You telling me Santa will bring me those things? Why am I spending my own money?

Homer: Hey, what's Lucky on?
Nurse: A respirator. It breathes for him.
Homer: And here I am using my own lungs like a sucker.

Just remember that ignorance is not stupidity. Took me a long time in IT to realize that. If I can educate a person and they learn, then it is no problem. I am ignorant of much, myself.

When they can't or won't learn, then it gets under my skin. Idiots.

[westend]

The first few times I rented Blu-Rays the clerk asked if I had a Blu-Ray player.

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by westend

The first few times I rented Blu-Rays the clerk asked if I had a Blu-Ray player.

First time I rented in Blockbuster the clerk asked if I had a Blu-Ray player. I told her no, I just like to look at the box. Her response. Smartass. We get along great now.

[stockstar1138]

some idiot at wally world asked me if i had an hd dvd player when i bought a blu-ray. i nicely explained the difference and she thanked me, she just thought they did difference discs for variety. i wanted to be like, "yeah they do make different colored boxes for variety, and put different names on the boxes too for variety"

[Maxell]

I had to convince someone that hddvd and bluray are not the same! He thought that an hddvd would work in a blu-ray player and vice versa. I eventually explained it saying that it's like putting an xbox game into a PS2. It wont work!

[supersix4]

lol its so poor here in the US I hear you 100%