You wouldn't buy a car without a test drive... so...

You wouldn’t buy a car without a test drive.*

Ergo, why do mobile retailers generally insist on displaying plastic replicas in store — in this day and age? 

I know that Vodafone have begun to have ‘live demos’ ready and accessible for people to play with.  The Three store in Lakeside, Thurrock, actually has live demos on display throughout the store: no fake plastic crap. 

Shouldn’t live demos be the norm?

(Thanks Alex for the inspiration)

* Unless like me, you walked into the garage, pointed at the Range Rover and said, ‘that one’ and walked out again.  I was sold on the vehicle without having to drive it.  It’s all about the road presence — and the fact it drives over almost anything. You need that in the Highlands you see.