In August 2007 a Guitar Center customer paid 25g
cash and received 2 Charvel EVH's for free along with
EVH pedals and tons of accessories. Another customer
decided to finance an EVH Frankie in full after seeing
the other transaction take place hoping to get the extra
goodies too. Well, the other sales rep didn't give him
the freebies the other guy got and was told different
salesmen handle transactions differently. It was obvious
he wanted to back out of deal as his card was being
swiped but was to afraid to speak up. He went through
with it anyway and wasted $25g on a $500 D.I.Y kit.
Feeling appreciated, the first man returned a month
later to purchase another EVH Frankie because they made
him feel special. I wasn't there to witness the second
transaction, but I was informed he received several
thousand more in freebies again. I had a friend who
worked the door security in 2007 so I would see her
lunch break and play play the guitars while chatting.
I only go in to Guitar Center or a Best Buy when I need
to spend hands on time with current technology. A Radio Shack
employee tried to sell me $300 cell phone. I know for a fact that
just because a product says "touch screen" or "state of the art
features" doesn't indicate high quality. I've seen too many people
invest in these super pricey phone plans with phones that break
within one or two months of ownership. I'm well aware that 90% of
our force-fed products are outsourced/slapped together with "high
end" features that are made to fail. When a salesman is very
confident about his product, I reply by asking why he insists on an
extended warranty for $99 since he sounds more convinced then I am.
They usually don't know how to answer so they rebut by giving a
stupid answer like, "One can never be too sure."
My friend has a $50 Boost mobile phone that's been
through hell yet it's still holding up almost three
years (much longer then the $200 - $350 phones). If you
take away all the flashy features in a cell phone, then
so many people would go into withdrawals and not know
what to do with themselves. Seriously, if it's not
broken, then don't fix it. Guitar building, welding,
electronics, bamboo wreath, inking etc. are great
hobbies, no? How about teens who put their parent
through hell to buy a new pairs of $75 designer jeans
every other week? Girls won't date guys unless they are
wearing the "in" style clothing or talking on the newest
touch screen cell. I can get about three years out of a
$20 pair of jeans. I can also get 3 years our of $75
pair of Abercrombie and Fitch.
At 27 years old, I've learned a lot through trial and
error, your rants on guitars, and life experiences
through dealing with my own mistakes. I'm not blind like
87% of people who go shopping and because of it I've
been labeled out of style, cheap date, hard ass, weird,
odd, asshole, bitter etc. I consider myself a sharp
arrow with a good knack for calling BS before the person
handing it out is aware of their intensions. I have my
own theory that the people who dislike my ways are the
ones who can't get away with being hypocritical and
sneaky. I'm not perfect; I'm still a hard working,
honest, loyal and passionate person who believes in
practicing what is preached. I feel blessed to have open
eyes that aren't fouled by the misleading corruption
from our politicians and conglomerates destroying this
world. It's amazing how many people assume the owner of
Nike is a good looking, understanding, whole-hearted,
athletic man who stays in shape for his wife. Did you
know that more people think the owner of Walmart is a
family-oriented, educated and sensible man who loves
golf and people?
I love your rants and raves -- the people who can't
handle the truth are the ones who can't face reality or
wake up. Everyone is forced to buy into corporate, but
way too many impulsive people put their trusting faith
into conglomerates which is also why they get away with
what they do.
Regards,
Joey "Guitar"
P.S. I'm a bit of a hypocrite since my field requires
computers, but my hobbies aren't limited to/don't include obsessive
texting, Twitter, Facebook, MTV reality shows or night club drama. |
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