As much as I enjoy talking about business principles (sarcasm)...I dont think very many CEO's would agree that "The customer is always right" or (as in Asia) "The Customer is King" is as you so aptly put it is a "crock". They spend waaaay too much money funding and staffing customer service, customer care and customer complaint departments. Whether the company in question is in fact serious about this is relative. As it were, not all dissatisfied customers are "hostile" or "un pleasable" but rather people who paid money for a product and therefore their feelings should be treated with respect. no?
You're correct in that a business cannot afford to
not provide customer service or tailor their product to their market, so in that regard, yes; businesses are obligated to make their customer base happy.
HOWEVER, that's not what I was referring to. I was referring, specifically, to people getting loud and annoying and throwing a temper tantrum, because
those are the people who love to throw around the phrase "the customer is always right" in order to bully the business owners into giving them free stuff. In the context of this thread, IE, "shaming producers who sell awful tickling clips", I don't agree that "shaming" producers under the pretext of "the customer is always right" is particularly constructive, because based on my experience, it doesn't really work that way. Your mileage may vary.
That said I am sure we can go round and round on this since it is a opinionated issue but I guarantee when a producer on this forum post a video with no foot tickling they will get swamped with" "great but no foot tickling" or "cmon did you tickle her feet" or "I prefer foot tickling" all not very nice comments. But you know what? The next time that producer will post some foot tickling.
And that's a smart thing to do. The customer asks for what he wants (in a civil fashion, pretty much), and the producer, er... produces. You won't find me arguing against that.
As to your second part cant or wont argue with you but I will ask you a rhetorical question: Have you ever seen a video that was bad? I mean no laughter, weak laughter (as in not laughing much) or a close up of a foot and a feather and music in the background or maybe a little softcore porn where the guy tickles the girls rib once while she is giving him a blow job. Have you ever seen that under the title: "the most ticklish girl blah blah"? Seriously Phineas I know you've been around for a while, I remember seeing you round here so I know you've seen some garbage that wasn't just a matter of personal opinion.
Of course I've seen bad videos. I just, for the most part, don't pay for them. I think, all told, I've spent maybe fifteen, twenty dollars tops on videos I haven't liked. Sure, some that I've bought could have been better, but I still felt like I got my money's worth.
exhibit 1. Advertising: I mean how much do you think movie producers spend to get buts in the seat?
Butts in the seats equal ticket sales, not happy moviegoers. Once you've paid for your ticket they don't care if you actually enjoyed the movie as long as you don't ask for a refund. Nowadays, it's all about the opening weekend. If a movie tanks beyond that, as long as it made back a bit more than it cost within the first week or so, the studio is happy.
exhibit 2. Critics: If a movie is bad the studio wont release it early to critics in an attempt to generate as much foot traffic as possible.
And yet even when critics hate a movie it still gets sequels, because it turned a profit. Nobody listens to movie critics other than other movie critics.
Your fourth point was a bit of a low blow directed at me but I will suck it up and respond.
My fourth point was an honest question, not an insult. You've admitted to spending a huge amount of money on bad product. I wanted to know why that was. You answered me. No harm, no foul. But honestly, if you keep shelling out money for bad product, then video producers will keep making bad product. We get people in this forum all the time complaining about the plethora of vibrator videos but they're still getting made because people are buying them.
How much money have YOU spent?
I don't know. Not as much as you, obviously, but I have a decent enough collection.
did you like everything YOU bought? I mean c'mon lets not sink this thread any lower.
Yeah, actually I did with one or two exceptions. And I didn't buy from those vendors again.
One thing that I have found in life is that where there are 100 unhappy people there is always 1 guy who says: "everything is fine for me".
...and that's not what I'm saying. What I am saying is that figuratively running producers out of town on a rail for making spank material that's not up to any one individual's standards is pointless and obnoxious. There really is no need for anything other than what we do now - give feedback and write reviews.
But just because everything is great for you or as you said: "I don't waste my breath complaining" and "Looks like that's workin' out for me" That doesnt mean that other people who are dissatisfied and have the audacity to complain about it are total loser, whiners or "unpleasable".
Uh... you may want to re-read that part of my post again because I was being sarcastic. Like I said, I don't like stupid plots. I tell producers I don't like stupid plots. Producers keep making stupid plots. Apparently, I'm in the minority and they don't want my business because they're getting plenty from people who do get a hard-on for shitty acting. I'm not going to "shame" them for it because it's not to my liking.
If you are satisfied with your lot then cool, good for you. So why waste your breath attacking THOSE people who DO have an issue?
I'm not attacking anyone, except maybe the overzealous nut who started this thread. I'm certainly not attacking you, and if you thought I was, I apologize.
And finally....are you a vid producer? because my comment was largely directed at them thank you for taking the time to voice your opinion and throwing a low blow at me that was.... special.
You're welcome. I apologize for being under the impression that this was a public forum that anyone could weigh in on. I'll remember to ask your permission next time. But to answer your question, no, I'm not a video producer. I would be under the obligation to make the kinds of videos I would want to see, and my tastes are obviously in the minority around here. That, and if I had to deal with this community from a business perspective I'd shoot myself.
WHAATT???? A woman who physically tortures bound captives for fun and profit - a bitch? Never!
