lean times at Guitar Center? Cold calls from teen sales lackies?

Re: lean times at Guitar Center? Cold calls from teen sales lackies?

RichL wrote:

> Yeah, I didn't mean that this was an unusual departure from their usual
> routine. It's just that I'm used to dealing with Musician's Friend as
> my default online source, since generally they're as fast as anyone else
> and I haven't had problems with them. But I had read good things about
> Sweetwater from posters here and in other newsgroups and decided to give
> them a shot.

Try www .zzounds,com . Here's my little spiel about my experiences:

http :// groups.google,com /group/alt.guitar.bass/msg/2030fa7bc4768141

Re: lean times at Guitar Center? Cold calls from teen sales lackies?

Jim Carr <newsgroups@azwebpages,com > wrote:
> RichL wrote:
>
>> Yeah, I didn't mean that this was an unusual departure from their
>> usual routine. It's just that I'm used to dealing with Musician's
>> Friend as my default online source, since generally they're as fast
>> as anyone else and I haven't had problems with them. But I had read
>> good things about Sweetwater from posters here and in other
>> newsgroups and decided to give them a shot.
>
> Try www .zzounds,com . Here's my little spiel about my experiences:
>
> http :// groups.google,com /group/alt.guitar.bass/msg/2030fa7bc4768141

I remember seeing that when you posted it. It's on my list to check
out.

Re: lean times at Guitar Center? Cold calls from teen sales lackies?

In article <84fxt3qdaa@news.giganews,com >, bmiawmb@toddh,net (Todd H.)
wrote:

> A phone call just came in caller ID from my local Guitar Center. I
> answer and there's a kid with a teenager's awkward voice on the other
> end who asks for Todd. I greet him and he says he wanted to let me
> know that they're offering 15 months free financing, so if there's any
> gear I've been wanting to get now would be a great time.
>
> I chuckle and say "Man, must be lean times if they're having y'all get
> to the phones and dig through the customer database." He kinda
> laughed and went back to the script asking if there was any gear I've
> been needing. I told him I had more than I needed and we bid each
> other a good day.
>
> It was actually somewhat refreshing to get a sales call that
> originated from someone a) local b) had an actual store background
> noise, and c) who probably had to touch a telephone keybad 10 times in
> order to dial my number.
>
> Curious if this is an edict from corporate, or if this is local store
> getting getting creative.
>
>
> Best Regards,

I've been gettin calls like this from GC for over 30 years. Granted,
Bush has taken hard time(s) to new levels, but the GC thing has always
been such. They think of you as a "valued customer" and prospective
buyer-of-big goods. Hey, that sums ME up in a nutshell. Although they
have, over the years, had less and less of anything I'm interested in.

Too bad. I like interest.

Re: lean times at Guitar Center? Cold calls from teen sales lackies?

On Apr 30, 2:49 pm, bmia...@toddh,net (Todd H.) wrote:
> A phone call just came in caller ID from my local Guitar Center.   I
> answer and there's a kid with a teenager's awkward voice on the other
> end who asks for Todd.  I greet him and he says he wanted to let me
> know that they're offering 15 months free financing, so if there's any
> gear I've been wanting to get now would be a great time.
>
> I chuckle and say "Man, must be lean times if they're having y'all get
> to the phones and dig through the customer database."   He kinda
> laughed and went back to the script asking if there was any gear I've
> been needing.  I told him I had more than I needed and we bid each
> other a good day.
>
> It was actually somewhat refreshing to get a sales call that
> originated from someone a) local b) had an actual store background
> noise, and c) who probably had to touch a telephone keybad 10 times in
> order to dial my number.    
>
> Curious if this is an edict from corporate, or if this is local store
> getting getting creative.
>
> Best Regards,
> --
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FYI:
I have not received any calls from my local GC. I have spent well
over $1000 over the past few years.

So, maybe it's just your local store getting creative.

Tom P.
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