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Location: Reno, NV | I stopped by the local GC today, strummed a few chords on some of their stock in the acoustics. I picked up my guitar (17771LX) and gave it a go. I checked the tag and they had it labeled as a celebrity deluxe for $599. Being the good sumaritan I am, I told the guy that was running the room that day of the mistake. At first he didn't understand what I was trying to tell him. After he looked it up in the computer he realized how it was mismarked. Then he turns to me and says " You know, if you would have said you wanted to buy it, we probably would have had to give it to you at that price." Now, I know that most retail stores reserve the right to refuse sales of mismarked goods when it looses money, but does GC really follow this policy? I think he was just BS'in me. If that was the case, all Id have to do is a quick tag swap on any item in the room and save hundreds. I would think GC would be smarter than that. |
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Location: Oregon | Interesting, but I wouldn't feel good about that.... but interesting none the less... haha!
Too bad that shows you how much they pay attention to their already small ovation walls. Well at least here. I always hear them say "Yeah but look at the Martins!" when soomeone mentions an ovation. |
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Location: San Bernardino, California | Most people don't know that 'false advertising' doesn't apply to honest mistakes. |
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| Maybe there's some legal requirement for them to sell an item at the posted price-tag or be liable for bait-and-switch or false advertising. So, that 'buyer beware' thing works both ways, I guess.. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | If that were the case, the music store that I go to around here would be out of business. The small amps are always on top of the bigger amps and price tags ALWAYS fall off of the small ones and land on the big ones. |
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Location: closely held secret | I've bought several guitars at GC. They get all the info from the tag.
Now, I wouldn't take advantage of that knowingly. And I would know the price was wrong. But the people working in the acoustic room are supposed to know what they're selling.
It would serve them right for being so ignorant about the Ovation product line that they couldn't tell a US model from a Celeb. Or at least checking the inside label. |
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Location: SoCal | Only have experience with my local GC - hard working, get up to NAMM, will negotiate, etc. Recent experience on the U681T, two 12-str G-7 capos, etc.
As to the G-7 capos, they had a couple for ? $49 each. Told them I had tried to get a couple at NAMM, they offered them to me at $25.00 each. So, sale of two.
As to the guitars, they like the high end Martins. However, they also appreciate the US O's. Occassional A.
Rarely go in but they remember my name. They even know the Kaman Rep's name.
So, even though I usually only buy accessories, they rate high with me. |
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Location: Everett, Wa | Last December the local GC had a Fender cyber twin tagged with a $999.99 price with the model name printed on the placard. As these generally run $1299 on sale I told the cashier I wanted the Twin. He started to write it up for $1299. When I showed him the tag he tore up the first invoice and wrote it up for $999 saying I just got it for less than he paid for it. Not only that, but as the didn't have one in stock I took the floor model home for three months until a fresh one was sent in from Fender. Last thing I wanted was a GC floor model. |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | I had a similar experience, but it was at the local SA, instead of GC. I was looking at a nylon-string guitar, as a replacement for the one that my brother gave to me [which was in VERY bad shape]. Came across a Takamine A/E nylon [EC132C] that played nice, and also nicely priced at $749 at that time. I asked the sales rep if the tagged price was still negotiable, and after checking it out on the computer, he found out that the guitar recently went up in price to $150 more. He explained the situation to me, but he would gladly sell me the tagged price [plus NYS tax] if I'm still interested in purchasing it. I decided to sleep over it and walked away.
Two weeks later, I ended with the same guitar acquired from a local music shop who beat SA's price by 15 bucks, plus I didn't have to pay sales tax since I paid in cash. :) |
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Location: USA | hmmm...
my elite t was marked wrong as well... and they gave it to me for a lower price...
sales pitch ??? hmmm
regardless havent seen a guitar store yet come even close to the price i was given. :cool: |
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Location: Massachusetts | I tried this with a Gibson Les Paul Standard. That was like a $1500 guitar but it had a tag of like $900. I didn't need one but at that price I said to the guys..is this the price?
They entered it in the computer and said no it is mistagged it is $1500.
I knew it was a mistake cause it clearly said Les Paul Studio on the tag but hey...couldn't hurt to ask. Would I have really jumped on it? ?I don't know if I would have been honest or not. |
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Common Policy at GC?