Wow. Sony will try anything to rip you off

**PFC5** · 09-02-2007, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by fmw

My advice to Vermont and every other state government and especially the Federal Government is to SPEND LESS!!!

Actually, I would support a change from income tax to import duty as a way of funding the federal government. That would help rather than hurt U.S. manufacturers. It is something like a sales tax in that you don't have to pay unless you buy something imported. I would get behing that one. I would not get behind anything that would increase taxes for any reason at any level.

I do not think the import revenues would be enough to fund the government, but I would agree that they SHOULD implement something along these lines and make it "tax revenue neutral". The problem with that is that governments ALWAYS end up with more revenue when they try to make a tax revenue neutral change. They always err on the side of caution to not lose revenue.

Something like this would reduce our need to export, which would reduce our need to keep the US$ valued low so as to compete with our exports, AND strengthen our mfg here at home and make us more self reliant. Right now, but even more so in the future as we rely more and more on the cheap goods coming from China, our economy becomes vulnerable to not having a conflict with China regardless of what they may do to the USA or any of our allies. Can you imagine what would happen to our economy IF we went to war with China or if they even wanted to just cripple our economy as a show of strength they can/could do this easily couldn't they?

crazyal · 09-02-2007, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by PFC5

Can you imagine what would happen to our economy IF we went to war with China or if they even wanted to just cripple our economy as a show of strength they can/could do this easily couldn't they?

About the same as every other countries economy, wouldn't be pretty.

johnnyd1 · 09-02-2007, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by LordGamer

Are you even serious?

You post that garbage here? You should be ashamed.

I sent you a pm !

dontknowjack · 09-02-2007, 09:41 PM

Fmw, do you(or your company) train your service rep to say to the customers " I don't know the answer to that question, but am willing to get you someone who does." if rep doesn't know the answer? It seems to me that is the best way to solve most of the problems in trouble calls.

**PFC5** · 09-02-2007, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by dontknowjack

Fmw, do you(or your company) train your service rep to say to the customers " I don't know the answer to that question, but am willing to get you someone who does." if rep doesn't know the answer? It seems to me that is the best way to solve most of the problems in trouble calls.

Spot on Jack!!!!!

Too many people in too many professions don't realize that people want true & honest answers and not BS that embarrasses them later when they repeat it.

ownage312 · 09-03-2007, 01:55 AM

Does having a theatre in maryland count?

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Sony Theatres

11160 Veirs Mill Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20902 Map

(301) 949-0917

johnnyd1 · 09-03-2007, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by LordGamer

Are you even serious?

You post that garbage here? You should be ashamed.

If we posted this same crap over at the hddvd forum , the same Rabid Rent Ants that are bitching here would be crying like the phonies they are !

fmw · 09-03-2007, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by dontknowjack

Fmw, do you(or your company) train your service rep to say to the customers " I don't know the answer to that question, but am willing to get you someone who does." if rep doesn't know the answer? It seems to me that is the best way to solve most of the problems in trouble calls.

I'm talking about people who open a conversation from the start with a nasty attitude and nasty language. Asking a question is fine. People generally want to help. Insulting someone before they have said a word is not fine. Nobody wants to help someone that behaves like that. If someone starts the phone conversation with something like "you F'ing idiots" they aren't going to get much attention. We'll just hang up. Starting the conversation with "Hello, maybe you can help me with a problem" goes a lot further. You should spend a few days answering the telephone and you would be amazed at the garbage you hear. I just hang up on them. I advise employees to do the same. Life's too short. Taking insults simply isn't a requirement of the job. Let them cool down and call back later.

People who behave well on the telephone will get much more help than people who do not.

Superman · 09-03-2007, 08:44 AM

Are you insinuating I was being nasty on the phone and that is why I was treated as such?

fmw · 09-03-2007, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Superman

Are you insinuating I was being nasty on the phone and that is why I was treated as such?

For Pete's sake, I give up. People will read what they want, not what I write.

unotis · 09-03-2007, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnyd1

If we posted this same crap over at the hddvd forum , the same Rabid Rent Ants that are bitching here would be crying like the phonies they are !

What are Rabid Rent Ants?

Are they like Fire Ants?

Just joking, I know you were referring to your made up name for something (whatever that might be).

unotis · 09-03-2007, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Superman

Are you insinuating I was being nasty on the phone and that is why I was treated as such?

I think he was just saying that you might have gotten someone who had just been with someone else who had ragged on him and been very rude to him and when you got ahold of him he was very sensitive to any negative tone and defensive and you two just got off on the wrong foot when you disagreed with.

At least I assume he was not saying you were nasty after all only you would know if someone could have mistaken you in the heat of the moment as being such.

dontknowjack · 09-03-2007, 02:33 PM

Some people are just jerks. There is nothing you can do about it. You just have to do your best to deal with them and move on.

chrpai · 09-03-2007, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ownage312

Does having a theatre in maryland count?

Or.....

Sony Electronics, Inc.
9901 Business Parkway
Lanham, MD

or.....

Sony Electronics, Inc. - Government Sales
Hyattsville, MD

Stew4HD · 09-03-2007, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by dontknowjack

Some people are just jerks. There is nothing you can do about it. You just have to do your best to deal with them and move on.

Yeah, like johnnyd1, blooray.com's poster boy. It;s very amusing to lurk over there and see his posts. Yeah, I am easily amused.

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dontknowjack High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 949	Fmw, do you(or your company) train your service rep to say to the customers " I don't know the answer to that question, but am willing to get you someone who does." if rep doesn't know the answer? It seems to me that is the best way to solve most of the problems in trouble calls.

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dontknowjack High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 949	Some people are just jerks. There is nothing you can do about it. You just have to do your best to deal with them and move on.