*Drivers struggle with panel beaters.
Every time I've had work done after an accident it has been kak... even the big names like Renewit. They stuffed me around for months.
Waaaay back in the day our family car was fixed after a small accident which had cracked the radiator. They were informed...
If the thing cost R1000 for incredible and they sell thing for R800 the salesperson takes the knock on their earnings/commission structure. And during sales they sold things below cost and we'd put those items on "house" (i.e. person helped themselves at the shelf).
If you buy in person please ask the salesperson if they want the sale reflected on their name. When I worked at incredible the salespeople ate the discounts when the items sold below cost.
What can they do though? With the way most economies are people want "as cheap as possible" and having a "properly stocked" storefront with enough variety is a practical impossibility - nobody has the budget to stock at least 1 of everything even semi popular.
If they DO manage to pull off...
Are you referring to brick and mortar tech retail or are you including online?
Yeah... the tech space is cut-throat, over saturated and often has very low margins.
My best experiences have been with online stores, the brick and mortar places can't afford to carry enough variety... 1. because...
Ja nee... It's more towards freemium than gamification... unless you earn badges for watching stuff on the free portion which you can convert into "watch minutes" on the paid portion? lol.
If I ever started a "print farm" I'd prob do a bunch of these. lol.
3D Printers have come so far! My P1S is also wi-fi enabled... I showed my wife how to use Bambu studio... and now I have to fight for print time. HAHAHA.
It's next level dopamine when you design and print something and see...