[Oldgtrnovice]

Here I go again. Pro guitar shop (proguitarshop.com) has the Vox Ice9 distortion on sale for $89. Couple that with the $30 MFR rebate and you can't go wrong. I know this thing isn't for everyone but I really dig it. Let me know if you need the promo code. I wonder if GC will match that price. GC also has the BBE Sonic Stomp on sale for $79. Add in a $10 in-store coupon and you're golden. I've wanted this one for a while for a while so I'll probably have it by the end of the month. Whew!!!

[AdamAPHC]

I also went a little crazy this week, took advantage of the $30 off GC coupon. Four pedals in the past 3 days. I'm going to need to work some overtime this month, lol.

[Oldgtrnovice]

I'm also thinking about getting a Boosta Grande. What did you get, bro?

[AdamAPHC]

Sunday I nabbed the Swollen Pickle and Carbon Copy. Monday I grabbed an OCD, then today I grabbed the Deluxe Memory Boy and Micro Q- Tron. I will be returning the Carbon Copy.

GC will match an advertised price but not an after-coupon price.

[Oldgtrnovice]

I typically don't pay GC's price on anything. I find someone else's lower price nearly every time. And sometimes I'm talking about big savings. I think they hate it when they see me walk in the door...

[AdamAPHC]

That's kind of the problem with commissioned employees, they don't seem too happy about anything that lowers the amount of money you're paying. That's why, while I do enjoy Guitar Center for certain things, I have found a couple good local shops that are much nicer to deal with. Some local shops have horrible customer service though, and I avoid those.

[thesteve]

Originally Posted by AdamAPHC

That's kind of the problem with commissioned employees, they don't seem too happy about anything that lowers the amount of money you're paying. That's why, while I do enjoy Guitar Center for certain things, I have found a couple good local shops that are much nicer to deal with. Some local shops have horrible customer service though, and I avoid those.

Unless they reversed the policy, GC isn't supposed to haggle anymore. When they were allowed to haggle, they had no problems lowering a price because they knew it'd mean that they would close a sale.

[AdamAPHC]

Originally Posted by thesteve

Unless they reversed the policy, GC isn't supposed to haggle anymore. When they were allowed to haggle, they had no problems lowering a price because they knew it'd mean that they would close a sale.

Right, I understand that, but what I meant was that I have sensed some resistance to the WIDELY ADVERTISED price matching guarantee. So either it is for some reason a huge pain in the butt for them to honor that policy, or it lowers the amount of commission they receive.

[thesteve]

Originally Posted by AdamAPHC

Right, I understand that, but what I meant was that I have sensed some resistance to the WIDELY ADVERTISED price matching guarantee. So either it is for some reason a huge pain in the butt for them to honor that policy, or it lowers the amount of commission they receive.

It's probably a combination. They have to get a manager involved, probably lose some commission and are probably wary of a lot of scams. Depending on what they do to verify whether or not the ad is real, how hard would it be to print out a fake webpage?

[Oldgtrnovice]

Actually they go to the website to verify your price match.