guitar center screwed me!

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Settling the Health Code debate

Just call you local health department and ask them if there is such a thing.
Store Policy and a state mandated health code are 2 different things. Don't let a store lie to you.
 
I've bought a couple of mics at GC. I'm in California.

The first time, I was told about the no-return-due-to-health-reasons policy cited above. I bought the mic anyway; no regrets, so it wasn't an issue.

The second time, I was shopping for something else and was just asking questions about a mic. The salesperson picked up on my interest and was pretty aggressive in trying to sell me the mic ... I was hesitant and said, "well, yeah, but if I don't like it, I know that your policy is no returns on mics due to health reasons". The salesperson responded that I could return the mic if I didn't like it. And of course, given that I had heard a contrary statement in the past, I said, "willl you put that writing?"

He did. I have a receipt that says, in writing, that I could return the mic within 3 days if I didn't like it.

I ended up keeping the mic because I did like it. Coincidentally, it was a BLUE mic.

But GC's policy of no returns for health reasons is pure BS.

If it serves them to let you return a mic, they will let you do it.

So don't think that, just because you bought a mic at GC, it has never been breathed/spit on by another person.

Then again, you do use a pop screen, don't you? That can easily be sterilized with some rubboing alcohol if germs worry you.
 
Sounds like more of a hygeine thing than health code. Maybe their feeling is that it would be hard to sell a mic. as "new" if a customer sees that the package has been opened or plastic missing...etc. I'd definitly ask for a different one. These outfits wind up with tons of scratch and dent stuff that they have to mark down to get rid of.
Warr. service is always a lengthy pain in the ass. Not sure why....
You would think they would want to keep you coming back. Todays service is the pits.
 
You must be careful about buying gear at GC. I always ask for "brand new in an unopened box." Otherwise it's probably a floor sample or a return. Check the box, they will reseal it with their own tape and call it "new." I was burned a few times until I learned to play the game. One more thing, never pay the first price they quote you, they will always reduce it. But never shop at GC again? No way, I love to go there. As for the BLUE repair job taking seven weeks? Perhaps you were a little too passive. You've got to bug them. Hopefully you've got it back by now and are happily using it to record some great music. You could complain to the manager but it won't do much good now, the damage has already been done. But next time...
 
Gc

I only buy guitar strings from them anymore because they cut me some slack on 5 packs or more. But I usually go there now to check out stuff I've seen on line. I've bought a digital recorder with the manual missing. And after that a mixer without a power supply that I made them open the box before I left the store. And they found one under the counter. I 've also found the sales guys in the audio section not to be very polite to people who questions about a product and then being told to go to the products web site. It's really hard to believe that these music store sales people are musicians. Cause I'm not feelin the love. After playing music for over 20 years I can count on one hand the times I was actually ''helped'' at a music store. The only good thing Mars and GC did for Baltimore was create competition and make the existing stores drop their prices. Pj
 
I'm not a fan of music stores for the very reasons people are describing above. Their policies are one sides, their sales people are untrained, and unless you walk into the store knowing what you want to buy, they're off to go "help" someone else.

When I was mic shopping, I called a couple of the larger GC stores and asked if they had a recording room set up in which I could test a few mics with a Firepod because that's in my chain.

The guy offered for me to come in and would open a few boxes and try to help me out as much as he could, but wanted to make sure I was going to buy something.

Here's the rub: they need to stay in business, so I understand they're there to sell and I don't fault them for it. However, without being able to test something out for my vox or my act gtr, there's no way I can get a good sample to compare.

I wound up buying mics based on some reviews, but not from GC. I don't like their approach to sales and their customer service is horrible unless you are buying something.
 
After recently moving to a larger city, I had to start dealing with the dreaded guitar satan. I went in with the intention of buying a particular sound card. The guy kept telling me all this wrong info about the card (i knew because I had been checking them out for months online). They were out of the one I wanted but I needed a card fast so he talked me into another one. I had also been looking at this particular card but it was newer so there weren't many reviews out about it. I was worried about it's compatabillity with my comp/software. The guy claimed that guitar centers return policy on internal cpu components were that they didn't allow it. The card was only $99 and I needed it so I just took the risk. So i get home and start to "Open" the package, only to find out that the whole thing has been opened before. The card worked fine but I haven't been back for anything since.
 
I hope the cops are keeping a close watch on the karaoke bars in Mass.

However, the mutoscopes only have to be disinfected twice a day, so accumulation and transmission of germs can still occur.

"A Mutoscope is a machine that appeared in penny arcades. The device was basically an elaborate "flip book." These cards were fastened to a large rotating wheel. Herman Casler patented the device with the name Mutoscope by Casler on November 21st 1894. Expanding on the flick-book principle, the Mutoscope contained a sequence of photographs, which were arranged around the perimeter of a drum. A simple turn of a handle flipped the cards rapidly, giving the impression of movement. The Mutoscope was, like the Kinetoscope, a Peepshow device and included a viewing aperture which customers peered into to watch the action. Typically, the devices were loaded with risque strip shows or teases. "

I'm suprised they didn't need cleaning at crotch level also.



And I wonder what political strings were pulled to exclude telephones?
 
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