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Lagunaseca
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Jun 9, 2020
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I am used to being disappointed by the watches on here so those spotlights were not surprising. I had hope for this spotlight but I am also disappointed with it. I would rather pay less than MSRP elsewhere than buy it for more here and get rewards points.
Drop is becoming like a mall for me, I shop around on it find what I like and then buy it cheaper somewhere else.
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Evshrug
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Aug 3, 2020
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LagunasecaYou misunderstood these drops, but I think your positions are understandable.
If you had been watching these products (which I can understand not doing... if you had your eye on something, you probably would have bought before waiting for this sale), you would know that they were all priced below MSRP, and that Sennheiser orchestrated a sale with all US dealers for the same time. So, yeah, something like the $2400 HD 820 was dropped to $1999 here and Amazon (and B&H and a bunch of other places), but Drop was offering an additional $300 of store credit on top of that. In case you haven’t guessed, I’ve been eyeing the HD 820, but money’s been tight so I STILL haven’t made a purchase, but that was the best deal I’ve seen yet for that model.
Where you might agree with me is what I think was the saddest part about these drops: there wasn’t enough of a reason for people to want these headphones (other than the people that bought every HD 800 S).
The descriptions and photos didn’t have people imagining the possibilities if they owned these, especially the newer, lesser known models. People didn’t care about the wider selection, or price for every budget. People said they wanted low prices or something new, but there were several fairly new products for sale (not exclusive to Drop, but less than a year old) and some of the best prices and deals ever on these models. Drop’s community just proved that a price cut doesn’t move the needle... you had better believe that Sennheiser will have noted this.
People weren’t hyped about these products, there was no anticipation but rather everyone took it as a nasty surprise that the spotlight was on Sennheiser. I can’t help but think there was low demand already due to tighter belts and unemployment, but also people weren’t looking forward to this and saving up. This was a three day sale... I think they would have done more business if the Spotlight was just one or two days, and people heard it was coming three days in advance.
These are just my theories. If someone else has thoughts about this or I’m totally off base, I’d love to hear from you guys. Also, sorry for resurrecting this thread, but I am curious how you guys feel... I’ve had a lot of time to think about this, and today someone commented on a Momentum bluetooth neckband post I made.
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Lagunaseca
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Aug 5, 2020
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EvshrugYou make some valid points. I think people might have had too high of expectations due to the HD6XX which is probably one of the best products on here.
I am not a fan of the shift towards store credit. I would much rather have an additional $200 discount than a $300 store credit.
I think the biggest advantage Drop has is it’s community. I trust reviews and feedback on here much more than other sites. The downside for Drop is that if it cheaper somewhere else everyone will call them out on it. Maybe rewards points are their way of dealing with this.
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