> If not, you pay the store $N on your way out. I was thinking the same as I scanned down this thread, but I can't get past two things: 1) It's tough to for me

> If not, you pay the store $N on your way out. I was thinking the same as I scanned down this thread, but I can't get past two things: 1) It's tough to for me (the customer) to have enough confidence that the showroom has all the options I should consider, and that the showroom employees are knowledgeable about them all. Without that, it's tough to commit to a flat price for browsing before I enter. 2) I can't see how this happens one store at a time. As long as there are traditional retail locations nearby, ones that let customers browse for free, customers will gravitate there. Can this business model succeed only once traditional brick and mortar retail has disappeared?