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Bruce Grodner
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[VOOM] Sears
I went into my local Sears yesterday to see how they were promoting and showing off VOOM. It was very startling to say the least. They had the VOOM receiver on the bottom shelf in a very narrow aisle. You would not know it was VOOM unless you already had a unit because you couldn't possibly see the logo. The salesman could not display the VOOM picture for me even though HDNET from the Dishnet receiver was being displayed on every TV simultaneously. He said that there was some kind of problem with the signal and the VOOM people were coming back tomorrow. Pretty lame.
They did have the VOOM starter kit and VOOM info on display but he was unable to discuss it with me because he knew nothing about it. He wanted to talk about the Dishnet and the Dishnet brochures were right next to VOOM's. I was trying to find out about the current special for a free second receiver I read about. I don't think that special actually exists.
SEARS as the main retail outlet is an impediment to VOOM's growth. They will do much better with small HDTV specialty outlets I believe. WE would all be more successful than SEARS at signing people up.
I went into my local Sears yesterday to see how they were promoting and showing off VOOM. It was very startling to say the least. They had the VOOM receiver on the bottom shelf in a very narrow aisle. You would not know it was VOOM unless you already had a unit because you couldn't possibly see the logo. The salesman could not display the VOOM picture for me even though HDNET from the Dishnet receiver was being displayed on every TV simultaneously. He said that there was some kind of problem with the signal and the VOOM people were coming back tomorrow. Pretty lame.
They did have the VOOM starter kit and VOOM info on display but he was unable to discuss it with me because he knew nothing about it. He wanted to talk about the Dishnet and the Dishnet brochures were right next to VOOM's. I was trying to find out about the current special for a free second receiver I read about. I don't think that special actually exists.
SEARS as the main retail outlet is an impediment to VOOM's growth. They will do much better with small HDTV specialty outlets I believe. WE would all be more successful than SEARS at signing people up.