Quote Originally Posted by RockyR View Post
Why should the person buy from me if I'm not willing to even wear the product I'm selling.
I know if I walked into a kilt shop, I'd expect the person that was gonna be advising me on my purchase to be in a kilt. The kilt would provide a outward sign of product knowledge, (real or imagined) particularly to a new buyer.

This reminds me of the many times while working in motorcycle shops that customers asked me if I rode before asking me a question. I'd think, "If I didn't ride, why would I be working here?". But I guess they'd run into guys with no product knowledge before, and wanted to check my qualifications.
But I think people are just used to less, I know I've purchased a lot of "specialized" items over the years, from electronics to firearms, from people that couldn't answer many of my questions about their wares. I have on occasion paid a little extra when shopping around because of the particular merchant's product knowledge.