He had only been there for a couple months and the manager had caught him several times goofing off. That was just the final straw. On top of that he wasn't a very good salesman to begin with.

Sorry should've mentioned that earlier

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it happens i guess.
i wonder why he just didnt do the lay-away? oh well.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

According to my boys there at GC, they don't get first crack at anything, new or used. It has to be in-store for a certain amount of time before they can pounce on it. And they all make minimum wage plus commissions, plus 25-35% discount on what they buy, depending on how long they've worked there. Most of them are in bands and work for the discount, but there is a very high turn-over rate among employees.

I used to always get 10-15% off at the local GC, but they stopped that dead in the water - no more automatic discounts, you have to bring in a coupon, though my guys will usually find me one when I'm in there. I'm a good steady customer and they know it.

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Dennis in CR
Rockin' since 1963

try a different GC.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

Driving three hours to the next closest GC would kind of negate the discount...

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Dennis in CR
Rockin' since 1963

I'm not a lover of Guitar Center, but they usually have everything I'm looking for. And if they dont, they will get it for you in a day or so. and you cant get a lower price anywhere. Like the man said (NEGOCIATE). They have taken about $3500. out of my pocket in the last 6 momths. Out of two guitars I have saved about $300. Thats enough for another Acoustic Guitar

wow. i have 4 GC's within a .5 hr drive from my house.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

Same here, have one in Pasadena, Sherman Oaks, Northridge, Covina, and Hollywood, CA.

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http://www.youtube.com/user/gmlasam

You can always use Musiciansfriend as your negotiating tool. Just say, MF has it with no tax and free shipping. I always use this to save me the sales tax.

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http://www.youtube.com/user/gmlasam

MF is owned by GC.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

Indeed they are. But as a mail-order retail outlet, MF does not labor under oppressive sales tax laws in most states as with a brick-and-mortar store.

Arjay

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"Here's why reliability is job one: A great sounding amp that breaks down goes from being a favorite piece of gear to a useless piece of crap in less time than it takes to read this sentence." -- BRUCE ZINKY

GC has a policy that they match, compare and beat prices against other brick and mortar stores. they wont against drop ship net stores. thus MF.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

for some reason, a lot of companies wont allow but so many advertised sales per yr on their goods. this was talked about on here some time ago. so your coupon might be allowed for your item but ya just gotta ask in store for the details.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."

Nope!! All the GC stores I go to have match prices with online competitors thus including GC owned MF. I haggle with them all the time and they often match prices with Sam Ash, Sweetwater, AMS and MF.

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yep. mine wont do it. thats why when you go to beat a price it has to be checked by a manager. the manager oks the store your comparing.
plus they are supose to match plus 10% but they never do.
the store they match also has to have a website, so no matching like ebay stores or any store like that either.

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63supro
"The good thing is in a club situation, most of the patrons are trashed and really can't tell the difference."