• Xhieron@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Way to communicate contempt for your customers. If you’re in the business of selling decorative replicas of cartoon swords, you need to be in on the kayfabe. Nobody is expecting to take one of these to a real swordfight. What they are expecting, however, is to have a cool prop to show their friends, and it’s not unreasonable to expect the cool prop to feel like it’s not trying to fly across the yard if you swing it around.

    If you don’t want people to touch the merchandise, the second sign is all you need.

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      9 months ago

      If you don’t want people to touch the merchandise, the second sign is all you need.

      True, though it would probably help if a significant amount of it wasn’t obscured behind said merchandise…

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        9 months ago

        I’ve worked in retail. Nobody is reading that sign anyhow.

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          9 months ago

          Not true. I for one can’t see a sign without wanting to read it out of pure curiosity of what it might say and I’m sure others feel the same lol.

          Whether people reading it are all OBEYING the instructions is another matter, though 😁

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            9 months ago

            But that means you aren’t the person this is for. The ones who should read that won’t. Paradoxical

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              9 months ago

              Well it’s sorta like an umbrella I guess: better to have one and not need it than need one and not have it. Especially if it rains on the sign or something.

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      9 months ago

      it’s not unreasonable to expect the cool prop to feel like it’s not trying to fly across the yard if you swing it around.

      You might think that, but most of these are called wall hangers for a reason.

      Many of them have rat-tail tangs or are made with stainless steel. They might feel balanced, but are liable to snap if you swing them around.

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        9 months ago

        And if someone wanted to check if it is a cheap wall hanger or a replica that could be swung, they might want to do more than just look at it on the wall.

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          9 months ago

          Yes.

          In particular, you ask questions like “what type of steel is this made out of” and “what kind of tang does it have”.

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      9 months ago

      Right? If you don’t want people handling your cool replica swords then maybe stop selling cool replica swords.

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      9 months ago

      Agreed with your other points but some mall ninjas genuinely believe these could be used haha most people that don’t know any better wouldn’t know why they couldn’t

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    9 months ago

    Yeah honestly this sign just screams “I don’t understand my audience”. Like, you’re selling nerdy swords to nerds in a store that seemingly caters to nerd stuff - of course the nerds interested in your products are gonna do nerdy stuff with it.

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      9 months ago

      One presumes that idiots have broken several it hurt each other by the time this sign came about.

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      9 months ago

      Given what the sign below it says, I think the point they’re trying to make is just that they don’t want people playing around with this stuff before buying it. I’m guessing “I’m checking the balance” or something like that is a common excuse they hear from customers who took something off the wall without permission.

      The store would rather a staff member be present to minimize the risk of a customer breaking something.

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        9 months ago

        So put it inside a glass cabinet instead of insulting your potential customers.

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    9 months ago

    I check the heft and balance of sticks I throw for my dog, not because I’m an expert stickmaster, but because it’s nice to know the weight and feel of something before I start swinging it around and throwing it.

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    9 months ago

    I’m judgemental towards you, also please buy my stuff!

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    If I can’t pretend to check the heft and balance of a cartoon sword replica what the fuck are we even doing here?

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    9 months ago

    You still have to carry it around all day if you’re using it for cosplay and shit, if someone wants to see how it feels in their hands then why is that an issue?

    • Was going to say, you may still have to swing it around and strike a pose for a cosplay pic, maybe check if it’s going to hang awkwardly in the scabbard of the costume, or maybe just let that little inner kid loose in the back yard in some imaginary battles against hordes of invaders. Maybe you want to know if it’s going to rattle alarmingly, or feel as if the blade will fly off the hilt at any moment.

      They may be toys, but you still don’t want to be buying crap that’s going to fall apart in the middle of a con.

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        You pay for something once you know what you’re getting. If you don’t know what you’re getting, it can hardly be argued there was ever a meeting of minds. See the “The Peerless” case.

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          You also can’t do whatever the fuck you want with someone else’s property, which IMO supersedes the “getting to know the merchandise”. If the terms of the seller is not sufficient, don’t buy it. Or do buy it, try it out (without damaging or breaking it), and exercise your right to return if you don’t like it. But don’t fuck around with it unless you both agree or you pay.

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            Even if it is damaged or broken, you’d be able to return it for the full price, because you did not get what you were promised (at least in countries with legal warranty)

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              Depends on how the product is described and what the warranty covers.

              Like, if these are sold as decorative art pieces, swinging them around probably voids the warranty.

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                9 months ago

                If they are sold as “replica swords”, and the seller assumes this means “display piece” and the buyer assumes this means “larp-usable sword”, the sale is null as no meeting of minds has happened.

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    If I’m buying a sword, even if that sword is going to spend 99% of its time on a wall or in a display case, I still want to know that it feels good to hold, otherwise what’s the fucking point of owning a sword.

    If I see a sick in the street, I’m going to do the exact same thing, I ain’t no expert, I just like to experience a little joy in my life where I can.

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      Yup. So far everything is ok. Lemmy is very international. And we are experiencing some culture clash – which is a good thing. And some of us are experiencing for the first time… “the odd-humor comic book store owner\guy”, and the Letter Kenny actors, and swordsmith\swordmaking. I love this weird and wonderful place.

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    9 months ago

    Why are you making fun of people giving you money lol

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      9 months ago

      Because the Chuds who sell this don’t actually give a shit. They aren’t nerds or fans, they largely are “entrepreneur” types who are grifting off fans with their borderline dropshipping bullshit.

      Miss the days of genuine handcrafted pieces from people who care. Now it’s some fuckin maga head cryptobro trying to make a buck while telling me how trumps going to kick the Jews out of the Federal reserve when all I wanted was my god damn corrupted ashbringer.