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Dan's Feedback Thread
Dan's Feedback Thread
I also hope to get back into my house afterwards without Mrs Steer noticing a nice shiny new guitar under my arm.
ref strings at £4 - taking black Friday deals out of the equation, as a matter of interest who now in the UK sells major brands like E ball, or D'addario at £4 a set - I thought those days had gone - our cost price has risen significantly in the last 2 years or so
And, yes, they are genuine as I have some and checked the s/n
And it might be nice for some folks to sell a 3-pack for something south of £16. LIke this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ernie-Ball-Super-Slinky-Electric-Guitar-Strings-3-Sets-FREE-UK-Shipping/322898291354?hash=item4b2e3cea9a:g:c4cAAOSwe09Z8hBw
ref D'addario 3D sets under £16 - even Amazon prime is £14.74 plus postage on orders under £20 - not sure if the sub £16 was a dig at me, but I checked other prices during the day and didn't see any less than £16, certainly not with any depth of stock - might be the odd stand with a few token sets - I recall only a couple of years ago I was able to do them for £12 for 3 sets at shows, but trade prices have gone up so much that those days have long gone
I've seen £12.10 on line for 3 sets + p&P so effectively £17.05
With respect I've never claimed to be the cheapest but certainly competitive on prices at the shows - considering I still have to pay vat and hopefully allowed to make some profit
To take strings as an example, what I would have liked to have seen was something like "Special Aintree Day! Buy 3 packs and we'll throw in a fourth!" Or, "Welcome to Aintree Happy Hour! All leads are £2 off for the next hour"....or at least anything that might make me think that a 2 hour journey and a £7 entrance fee was worth it rather than staying at home and ordering from ebay. A show like this should be seen as an opportunity to shift stock, cover expenses, and get new customers!
As it is, I won't be going to another one. Sorry.
An opportunity to shift stock, cover expenses and get new customers?
Sounds worryingly like playing a gig for exposure to me!
Good to see so many small independant makers there showing off their stuff.