Comments by "Helmuth Schultes" (@helmuthschultes9243) on "American Reacts to Mistakes NOT to make in Australia 2022" video.

  1. Religion and politics create most strife/wars, not only on world basis but also inter-personal relations. AVOID THESE TOPICS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
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  2. Terrible case of littering, that fortunately is reducing as smoking is reduced. Observing as a car driver stopped at a traffic light opens the car door and empties the car ashtray onto the roadway.
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  3. Not really haggling I got a massive bargain once in my student days. After t 3rd day classes were over and going to the railway station I went via a major departm3nt store, and in its HiFi, TV department was looking at a Sony Reel to Reel Tape deck ( was in early 1970s), a young salesman noticed and said they a super deal price, and they only have two left at that price, then will resume normal price near $100 higher. My cousin had been trying to get one for over a year, getting price offers at several stores, always more than he was prepared to pay. The sales guy was getting pushy about their deal. I reacted responding that while their deal was good compared to normal price, BUT I already was looking at a better price, dropping the name of a major audio shop. The sale guy pushed me name the price, as he might be able to better on that offer. I responded that unlikely as the difference was signicant, I really had no clue on best offer my cousin had.. Sales guy persisted, and I dreamed up a price some closer to $85 lower still. I could see the salesman now frowned,but said to hang on while spoke to his manager. Several minutes later returned and said they can match the offer, but if I took it that afternoon, he would knock off an additional $20. I realised that was too good an offer to missout. I begged to call home and get agreement to buy it immediately, and as I do not carry that amount of cash need to get it from the bank. No credit cards yet then, nor did I have a cheque account. SURPRISE the offer got even better, if agreed from home, I could put down a deposit on the purchase, as long as I paid fully and picked up in under three days, in this case by weekend. I rushed to a pay phone ( pre mobile days then) and called my cousin at work. I was shocked to hear, I was massively wrong, his best offer was over $50 above the department store original special deal price. He insisted I o back and buy it immediately as the price was now $200 under the recommended retail price, almost at half normal price. I went and deposited all cash I had, less some small change, some $25 on a purchase of near $230, signed purchase agreement in hand went home. That evening my cousin gave me the money needed, I went the next day skipping college classes that morning and collected the Sony Tape deck, returned it home from the city by train. Then back for afternoon lectures at my college. You may call that haggling if you will, I just lied imaging a better price, but we got a discount that was unbelievable. That Sony Tape deck remained in use at least till early 2000s, and may still be usable, though now with CD and DVD even as recorders, it may have less need, but then HiFi enthusiasts swear by totally analog signal quality as ultimate best. Though even premium tapes and such leading quality Reel to Reel Tape units, inherent tape noise and Wow/flutter will always be worse than high grade digital, in my view.
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