1. Brand exclusivity - only this chain carries this brand, only that chain carries that brand. Sana parang sa States, you walk into a music store or shop online, almost all brands are carried by the merchant. This creates price competition. In the end, panalo ang consumer.
2. Music too loud at their stores - this is especially true with stores that are selling those karaoke microphones. For one, hindi kayo nagkakarinigan ng mga salespersons. Some customers who are trying out some guitars cannot even hear what the guitars sound like because of the blaring noise from the Ikstrim Madyiksing!
3. Customer service - they (the salespeople) should be the one to tell the customer that he can try whichever product he wants. Hindi yung medyo hesitant silang ipa-try ang product kahit in the end the customer may not buy it.
4. Set up the guitars properly before displaying - A lot of guitars that are on display are not properly set up. The bridge is too high, the intonation is off, etc. Alangan namang customer pa ang magse-set up ano? If a beginner is out to buy his first guitar, he tries out one, and ang hirap i-fret ng strings because the action is too high, he may end up not buying the guitar. But if it was properly set up and it was a joy to play, he may end up buying it.
5. More choices - If I'm out to buy a guitar and I'm eyeing a particular brand and model, I should be able to try several of the said brand & model. Hindi yung one guitar per model lang yung available/naka-display. Pag minsan one guitar per brand nga lang available e. Because the one on display may turn out to be defective (say, uneven frets), I should be given another guitar of the same model to try out. Pero hindi e, nasa-warehouse lahat e. Now hanggat hindi nabebenta yung guitar na may uneven frets, they're hesitant to bring in another one from the warehouse. Sayang on their part, sales na sana yun, naging bato pa. If they could bring in at least 3 of the same model for me to try out, I might end up buying one of those three.
