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If the human race was to die off overnight, any visiting alien archeogists in the future would think we couldn't walk more than 30m without getting our nails done as we make a bet while having a vape in between eating our kebab.
There is no 'H' in Aych, you know that don't you? ~ Wife
Turns out there is an H in Haych! ~ Sporky
Bit of trading feedback here.
Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message
Appreciate ASOS is clothes sales but their returns rates were huge (wear the clothes out once and return them or they don't fit).
A guitar is similar in that the neck can be a mm out and feel awful, the weight can be out by a couple of ounces, the balance can be off, the colour and relic etc etc.
That said, maybe that's offset by staffing cost reduction and reducing tyre kickers.
As an aside I went for a job selling motorbikes decades ago. The owner of the franchise said the tyre kickers and spotty youths were the his future bread and butter - and he absolutely wanted them there every Saturday.
Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message
It's so much more fragmented now though. Strings off the internet, guitars too if you're not picky. I bought an amp recently from Johnny Roadhouse in Manchester - it was fresher's week and they were doing a brisk trade (for those not familiar with the city, it has an exceptionally busy student corridor down Oxford Rd. and JR is right bang at the top of it). Nice to see kids walking out the door with guitars and kit in their hands.
Again though, those studes aren't going to stick around and I'm going to take a punt it was a whole lot of passing trade. Finding something that works in physical retail must be a pain in the arse these days, so this appointment carry-on must have been like striking oil for Peach and I can't see a reason they should stop (IMO of course