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I've shared this story in another forum, but the weirdest sale we ever had....
Farm couple.... nice.... not tight on money.
Old set was worn out, time for a another one.
Here's where it gets odd, and why I remember it.
It's 1981, and guess what they want? A NEW B&W console.
My Uncle wasn't even sure we could get one. We call the Zenith distributor in Omaha, and they're not even sure, and they are shocked as we are. They check.. and yes... Zenith did indeed offer 2 B&W Consoles. One in dark wood.. one in light. The problem tho (because we thought it was a rip off) IIRC the set was $299.00. We offer them a DEEP discount on an NOS 19" CC2... Nope. We offer a new 19" Zenith B&W with stand for $139.00. Nope. We even had some really nice used color consoles, that I believe were in the $150.00-$200.00 range. Nope. We special ordered the B&W console per request and they were happy! I had to snoop when the set came in. I think it was a 21" tube and the most chintzy particle board cabinet you ever saw. However... that was one happy customer.
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