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Does anyone know of any stores like that in SF? A new discovery for me, Black Market Music on Howard st is closing soon. Guitar Center sucks. The Haight Ashbury music center seems kind of good, but involves going through the Haight Ashbury area. >From: SnarleyCo@aol.com >Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com >To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com >Subject: market forces >Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 11:12:02 EST > >In a message dated 12/3/99 10:57:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, >ylpunk@yahoo.com writes: > ><< > Not that it's particularly on-topic or anything, but I believe in >paying >more > to buy at a local store, for the simple reason that it's very hard to >test >gear > at musician's friend. > >> >I agree 100 %. I have been dealing with the same store for close to 25 >years. >A knowledge of the customer, his/her history likes/dis-likes etc...is >irreplaceable. >in an age where customer service is at the bottom of the ladder. >M-"friend" >to me is "m-enemy" > >Nothing better than having a demo in store of a product someone KNOWS you >might like , servrd w/ coffee and the opportunity to "ahh take it home and >mess w/ it a few days" >not to mention an "understood" IE: unspoken "agreement" that after a long >cust/store relashionship there will be the token DISCOUNT. :-) > >"stores" like M-Friend (we have a dealership in knoxville) remind me of >Best >Buy: >Long on discount.....very very very short on KNOWLEDGE. > >Carl Snow >Moss Hill REC> > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com