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Just need to understand how Westeners buy things
sdedalus83:
Yes we have some stores which have integrated warehouses and a rather large selection. Tiger direct and frys come to mind. Due the the sparse population, though, those stores can easily be hundreds of miles away. They also are rarely present within major cities due to the high cost of operation. They do high volume, but most people are much better off with online shopping.
blubart:
--- Quote from: Proin Drakenzol on April 12, 2010, 10:31:34 PM ---@blubart: Actually, having been to a fair number of Asian countries I can honestly say that the OPs description of "malls" (except for a few high-end Western style ones) in Asia obtains for every country I've been to except Japan, which has a significantly more Western style.
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which still doesn't change the fact that if you ask a guy living in shanghai and a guy living on a little island in the philippines you will get vastly different answers. just because the shops in the bigger cities look roughly the same doesn't mean they are equally used by everyone.
bcr123:
--- Quote from: sdedalus83 on April 12, 2010, 10:44:28 PM --- Tiger direct and frys come to mind. Due the the sparse population, though, those stores can easily be hundreds of miles away. They also are rarely present within major cities due to the high cost of operation. They do high volume, but most people are much better off with online shopping.
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^^ this
The nearest Fry's is a 120 mile round trip from where I live, the "mall" in this town has very little to offer in terms of electronics. Shipping is cheaper than gas.
Proin Drakenzol:
--- Quote from: bcr123 on April 12, 2010, 10:51:59 PM ---
--- Quote from: sdedalus83 on April 12, 2010, 10:44:28 PM --- Tiger direct and frys come to mind. Due the the sparse population, though, those stores can easily be hundreds of miles away. They also are rarely present within major cities due to the high cost of operation. They do high volume, but most people are much better off with online shopping.
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^^ this
The nearest Fry's is a 120 mile round trip from where I live, the "mall" in this town has very little to offer in terms of electronics. Shipping is cheaper than gas.
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I used to work at a Fry's Electronics before I joined the Navy. It was pretty cool, our "employee discount" was that we only paid 10% above wholesale (which meant no discount on some things and over a hundred dollars on others).
kostya:
--- Quote from: sdedalus83 on April 12, 2010, 10:44:28 PM ---Yes we have some stores which have integrated warehouses and a rather large selection. Tiger direct and frys come to mind. Due the the sparse population, though, those stores can easily be hundreds of miles away. They also are rarely present within major cities due to the high cost of operation. They do high volume, but most people are much better off with online shopping.
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Both of those stores are somewhat regional. I have neither in my region of the country.
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