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i was in Best Buy today just checking out the PB Accessories when i notied a guy checking out the Playbooks.
i just watched as he played with the barely functional Playbook.
Seeing His frustration, i offered him my experience and showed him My Playbook so he could see the features along with the Bridge using My 9860.
Even with a finger swipe filled screen he was awed. Seriously.
Loved the gestures (even commented he liked the fact there was no Home button)
After we talked and played around with some of the other features he called a Best Buy Employee over and bought the 16Gb.
The thing that caught his eye was price ($299.00)
But after my little demo, it was the Quality and Brand Recognition (I live in Canada) that made his mind up.
Nothing special or heroic, but just felt good to see this first hand, especially after reading some of the doom and gloom about the Playbook lately.
Hope the upgrade brings even better things.
10-04-11 07:12 PM - Well done!!! I had a similar scene in Staples a few days ago. I was ordering another PB and while I was pondering which size, a woman came up and asked what reader to purchase. The sales clerk steered her away from the Nook and recommended the Amazon Fire. She asked if she could watch soaps on it. That's when I pulled out my Playbook, connected to Staples wifi and pulled up her beloved soap opera through the browser. Her jaw dropped. She was amazed at the clarity of the screen and all the features I showed her. The sales clerk learned a few things as well. Another sales clerk came along and I pulled up Dead Space and I let him play. He said the graphics were better than on his Xbox and now he wanted a PB.
It felt really good to show off the power of the Playbook and to teach people about it.
10-04-11 07:46 PM - I knew that I wasn't the only lunatic doing this. I'm a retail store General Manager and I catch myself doing this on a weekly basis. Especially with the different vendor reps that i often deal with. I start off by setting up my sleek PB Convertible Case or sometimes my Dodo case, I then bridge both BB9700 & PB, open Facebook, an Excel spreadsheet, a PDF file, their company website through the browser, TSN (Canada's version of ESPN) with last night's HD highlights and cap it off with some Need for Speed. I then show them its SUPER multi-tasking capabilities by switching from screen to screen and make sure the volume is up so I can play Swedish House Mafia in the background. I think that I'm upto 4 x 32G and 6 x 16G PBs sold thus far. They've all come by the store to show off their new PBs and to thank me for making them discover the Playbook's capabilities that seriously make their work load much easier to manage.
The words I use to show it off are the words RIM came up with when releasing the PB that had me sold on it are...
Powerful, Portable, Playbook.
In a nutshell, that's exactly what the Playbook is.10-04-11 09:10 PM - Good work my friend!i was in Best Buy today just checking out the PB Accessories when i notied a guy checking out the Playbooks.
i just watched as he played with the barely functional Playbook.
Seeing His frustration, i offered him my experience and showed him My Playbook so he could see the features along with the Bridge using My 9860.
Even with a finger swipe filled screen he was awed. Seriously.
Loved the gestures (even commented he liked the fact there was no Home button)
After we talked and played around with some of the other features he called a Best Buy Employee over and bought the 16Gb.
The thing that caught his eye was price ($299.00)
But after my little demo, it was the Quality and Brand Recognition (I live in Canada) that made his mind up.
Nothing special or heroic, but just felt good to see this first hand, especially after reading some of the doom and gloom about the Playbook lately.
Hope the upgrade brings even better things.
Welcome to Crackberry you're an inspiration. Doom and gloom sucks, this kind of post is refreshing. Thanks for sharing.
I did the same in a Best Buy store - changed him from "what a piece of junk dead playbook" to buying one and walking out with it.
You could see and feel his attitude changing by the minute.
The sales people were embarrassed and gathered around to try to answer questions also. If they only were trained properly it would make a world of difference.
Humorously enough another guy walked by while I was demoing it and sneered "Does it have Skype" lolLast edited by blackjack93117; 10-04-11 at 09:31 PM.
10-04-11 09:26 PM - Since you have the power of management - just curious - do you have it in the rapid charger or hanging by the USB cord? Because the USB connectors eventually break with all the misuse and handling as a demo.I knew that I wasn't the only lunatic doing this. I'm a retail store General Manager and I catch myself doing this on a weekly basis. Especially with the different vendor reps that i often deal with. I start off by setting up my sleek PB Convertible Case or sometimes my Dodo case, I then bridge both BB9700 & PB, open Facebook, an Excel spreadsheet, a PDF file, their company website through the browser, TSN (Canada's version of ESPN) with last night's HD highlights and cap it off with some Need for Speed. I then show them its SUPER multi-tasking capabilities by switching from screen to screen and make sure the volume is up so I can play Swedish House Mafia in the background. I think that I'm upto 4 x 32G and 6 x 16G PBs sold thus far. They've all come by the store to show off their new PBs and to thank me for making them discover the Playbook's capabilities that seriously make their work load much easier to manage.
The words I use to show it off are the words RIM came up with when releasing the PB that had me sold on it are...
Powerful, Portable, Playbook.
In a nutshell, that's exactly what the Playbook is.10-04-11 09:35 PM - These stories are pretty amazing. In a way they are also a pretty good argument for RIM stores -- somewhere where expert users and enthusiasts would show the devices as they can be, rather than sticking them in giant electronics stores where they get shoved to the bottom of the barrel. Heck, maybe folks need to begin starting up third-party stores with RIM focuses. Hey Bayotte, ever thought about starting your own storefront?10-04-11 09:57 PM
- Great point. I could like this twice. RIM stores - especially in a few key markets with high early adopter & influenzer populations - could be part of the wave (or Rimpire strikes back)These stories are pretty amazing. In a way they are also a pretty good argument for RIM stores -- somewhere where expert users and enthusiasts would show the devices as they can be, rather than sticking them in giant electronics stores where they get shoved to the bottom of the barrel.
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10-04-11 10:06 PM - It's good to see we are all fighting against the doom and gloom. I've been promoting the PB with my classmates. It helps me a lot that the typical iPad guys has a Newton cradle or some game in class all day while I'm taking notes with word 2 go, checking the professor's presentation with slide show 2 go, checking facebook, chatting in trillian (browser) AND sending emails with attachments that are originally stored in my phone but can be accessed and sent thru bridge10-05-11 12:53 PM
- The PlayBook has a Newton's Cradle app also!It's good to see we are all fighting against the doom and gloom. I've been promoting the PB with my classmates. It helps me a lot that the typical iPad guys has a Newton cradle or some game in class all day while I'm taking notes with word 2 go, checking the professor's presentation with slide show 2 go, checking facebook, chatting in trillian (browser) AND sending emails with attachments that are originally stored in my phone but can be accessed and sent thru bridge
Just saying. (I know I own it!)10-05-11 01:10 PM - Good for you! Glad to see the Playbook in the hands of more people. Now with the price drop, the PB looks ever more attractive for first time buyers.i was in Best Buy today just checking out the PB Accessories when i notied a guy checking out the Playbooks.
i just watched as he played with the barely functional Playbook.
Seeing His frustration, i offered him my experience and showed him My Playbook so he could see the features along with the Bridge using My 9860.
Even with a finger swipe filled screen he was awed. Seriously.
Loved the gestures (even commented he liked the fact there was no Home button)
After we talked and played around with some of the other features he called a Best Buy Employee over and bought the 16Gb.
The thing that caught his eye was price ($299.00)
But after my little demo, it was the Quality and Brand Recognition (I live in Canada) that made his mind up.
Nothing special or heroic, but just felt good to see this first hand, especially after reading some of the doom and gloom about the Playbook lately.
Hope the upgrade brings even better things.
Bestbuy needs to hire people like you =D10-05-11 02:00 PM
