I would never shop at a store that did not list the price of an item for everyone to see. I do not think the new owners or their wives would go into a store to buy a bedspread when they needed to ask the sales person what the price is for each one. I bet they would walk out of the store without purchasing anything
You are so right Tom.
This reminds me of my experience with jewelry. I am not made of money so such luxury is limited, even by my wife Irene's standards.
Many years ago we had in our area a store chain called Service Merchandise. They had an exceptional jewelry department with everything quite nice and reasonably priced considering the quality of the item, with regular, sale, and clearance items all priced clearly. I was comfortable buying jewelry there. It was so much better than buying at other affordable places like Sears & Walmart. Though I paid a lot more, I did get a "Whole Lot More".
When Service Merchandise went out of business, I tried to find an equivalent. I gave up after stepping into Jewelry store chains like Helzberg, Jared, and Zales, also shopping mall stores not posting prices. They made me feel like a cheapskate when asking prices. Then there was the matter of them peeling me up off the floor after they answered the question. When I'd come to, I'd kindly thank them for their time and head back to my rusted-out Toyota Corolla.
Hence... No Price... No Interest.
That goes for everything from houses to motor homes, cars, electronics, all the way down to items in a garage sale. That is just how I feel about it. Given Phoenix's website today, if I were shopping for a new motor home, naturally Phoenix would not be on my list. And so I cannot even recommend Phoenix to other people in the same manner I used to. I am nearly clammed-up.
