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I personally wouldn't buy from Amazon again after they tried to curtail free speech by censoring the wikileaks websites that used their servers. ps I love this list - what a breath of fresh air! > Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:33:04 -0800 > Subject: Re: Boomerang Power Supply Not Included in Price > From: mattdavignon@gmail.com > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > > Actually, the Amazon page doesn't specify either way whether a power > supply is included. Most items of this type have a "specifications" > section of the product description that would include this > information. > > That this section is missing, and the "Customers Who Bought This Item > Also Bought..." lists a power supply, there is definitely a strong > implication that it comes without a power supply... > > On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Mike <mnelson@boomerangmusic.com> wrote: > > Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I just sent the following > > email to our rep that handles Amazon: > > > > "Amazon is selling the III without a power supply. The product is > > indivisible and comprises a III, power supply & manual. Negative chatter is > > occurring on some forums regarding "our" gouging practices. Please have them > > stop this. > > They are either splitting the product up or attempting to sell 2 > > power supplies to each customer. Either way it's a deceptive trade > > practice." > > > > > > On 21-Dec-10 9:33 AM, fh@flatheadband.com wrote: > >> > >> I love the "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought..." suggestion > >> lists...a lot of times listing duplicate > >> and/or redundant items. > >> > >> -------- Original Message -------- > >> Subject: Re: Boomerang Power Supply Not Included in Price > >> From: Elmer Fuddski <jakebrakesrule@yahoo.com > >> <mailto:jakebrakesrule@yahoo.com>> > >> Date: Mon, December 20, 2010 7:19 pm > >> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > >> <mailto:Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> > >> > >> Well, that's great. But AMS & Amazon.com <http://Amazon.com> appear to > >> be positioning the Boomerang as > >> power supply needed. Check out this link: > >> > >> > >> http://www.amazon.com/Boomerang-III-Phrase-Sampler-E-156/dp/B0035WTPL0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=musical-instruments&qid=1292890362&sr=1-1 > >> > >> <http://www.amazon.com/Boomerang-III-Phrase-Sampler-E-156/dp/B0035WTPL0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=musical-instruments&qid=1292890362&sr=1-1> > >> > >> The Boomerang description on the above two sites > >> (www.americanmusical.com <http://www.americanmusical.com> > >> & amazon.com <http://amazon.com>) doesn't clarify this and it 'appears' > >> as if the power supply is a needed > >> add-on. > >> > >> 'Sorry for any confusion if I'm mis-reading their websites. I was about > >> to buy one last week. > >> > >> Jake > >> > >> --- On *Mon, 12/20/10, Mike /<mnelson@boomerangmusic.com > >> <mailto:mnelson@boomerangmusic.com>>/* wrote: > >> > >> > >> From: Mike <mnelson@boomerangmusic.com > >> <mailto:mnelson@boomerangmusic.com>> > >> Subject: Re: Boomerang Power Supply Not Included in Price > >> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > >> <mailto:Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> > >> Date: Monday, December 20, 2010, 2:34 PM > >> > >> Hold on, partner. You're getting your wagon in front of the > >> horse... or something like that. Each and > >> every pedal sold by Boomerang comes with a power supply, has always > >> come with a power supply and will > >> always come with a power supply if it is not a battery powered > >> pedal. > >> Just to ensure that this comment does not go viral... ALL BOOMERANG > >> PEDALS ARE SHIPPED WITH A POWER > >> SUPPLY. > >> > >> Merry Christmas. > >> > >> On 20-Dec-10 4:19 PM, Elmer Fuddski wrote: > >> > Is this a new trend? I can see a pedal that is optionally > >> BATTERY-POWERED not including a power > >> supply but a > >> > device that is NOT battery-powered??? What good is the unit w/o > >> a power supply? > >> > I can that making an items price more attractive and possibly > >> competitive is an advantage of not > >> including the > >> > power supply but is a power supplys wholesale cost $18.00 in the > >> first place? > >> > No offense to the designer/manufacturer Mike, but it's a little > >> gouge-y. > >> > >> -- > >> Mike Nelson > >> Secretary/Treasurer, Boomerang Management, Inc. > >> General Partner of Boomerang Musical Products, Ltd. > >> > >> ---------- > >> > >> "Some products make you sound better; > >> Boomerang(R) Phrase Samplers makes you play better." > >> > >> ---------- > >> > >> 1-800-530-4699 * 1-817-421-2762, Outside USA * 1-817-251-8509, Fax > >> > >> http://www.boomerangmusic.com > >> > >> Contact for repairs: > >> Lee Hardesty > >> 1516 Victoria Drive > >> Denton, TX 76209 > >> hardesty@mindspring.com </mc/compose?to=hardesty@mindspring.com> > >> 940-382-3253 > >> > >> Billing Address: > >> Boomerang Musical Products, Ltd. > >> PO Box 3788 > >> Grapevine, TX 76099-3788 > >> > >> > > > > -- > > > > Mike Nelson > > Secretary/Treasurer, Boomerang Management, Inc. > > General Partner of Boomerang Musical Products, Ltd. > > > > ---------- > > > > "Some products make you sound better; > > Boomerang(R) Phrase Samplers makes you play better." > > > > ---------- > > > > 1-800-530-4699 * 1-817-421-2762, Outside USA * 1-817-251-8509, Fax > > > > http://www.boomerangmusic.com > > > > Contact for repairs: > > Lee Hardesty > > 1516 Victoria Drive > > Denton, TX 76209 > > hardesty@mindspring.com > > 940-382-3253 > > > > Billing Address: > > Boomerang Musical Products, Ltd. > > PO Box 3788 > > Grapevine, TX 76099-3788 > > > > > > > > -- > Matt Davignon > mattdavignon@gmail.com > www.ribosomemusic.com > Rigs! www.youtube.com/user/ribosomematt > |