Talk:Showrooming

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"...without purchasing it there, then shopping online to find a lower price for the same item." - is 'getting the lowest price' really part of the (or a future) concept of showrooming? Think about it. Right now, it may be the most important factor, comparing prices, but in a future economy/ retail world, there may be players that live from revenue generated by offering showrooming facilities. Then, comparing prices and getting the lowest is part of the showrooming process but not the most important one!

Therefore, I opt for removing the 'then shopping online to find a lower price' notion from the article. Zuckerberg (talk) 14:21, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Who cares about the future? It's the most important part (maybe even the only reason) for a customer when we are talking about the present. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Formicula (talk • contribs) 07:04, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Image with article
I am concerned that the large size of the image associated with this article (this version of article) is a distraction and question whether the particular image chosen is best suited to illustrate the concept. Thanks for considering this. --User:Ceyockey ( talk to me ) 11:12, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Even though it is unclear from the picture if it is actually showrooming, it is definitely a picture of a tablet computer held down to a display with a piece of plastic and some fingers examining it. This is exactly what occurs during showrooming. So it is good enough for this purpose. Tatterfly (talk) 00:19, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Article is biased
This article is heavily biased, describing purported benefits of showrooming to consumers and manufacturers, while ignoring likely negative effects, such as:


 * Loss of local businesses, resulting in loss of local jobs, local property tax revenue, state sales tax revenue, and ultimately a loss in competition.
 * Poorer consumers, with less access to online services and credit cards, are supporting local businesses for the benefit of the “showrooming” consumers, and will be the ones who lose out when the businesses close.
 * As more stores close, all consumers will lose the ability to view products before they buy, and the ability to obtain informed advice or customer service from an actual person.

Many of these negative effects have been discussed in reputable publications and could be cited here, but in the interim, this article should be flagged as biased. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mkessel (talk • contribs) 19:28, 26 August 2014‎
 * I just removed a large chunk of material that was entirely unsourced and which failed WP:NPOV. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 19:37, 26 August 2014 (UTC)