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« Reply #225 on: June 23, 2010, 10:17:31 PM »
^^ Too bad, if they only knew you'll get it right there and then  :-D

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Re: What are your frustrations regarding music stores in the Philippines?
« Reply #226 on: June 23, 2010, 10:29:51 PM »
hahaha! thanks man..  :-) best for me are the audiophile moa peeps.. :D

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« Reply #227 on: June 23, 2010, 10:30:39 PM »
better customer care, antataray ng mga sales clerk well not all naman pero most!

pumunta ako audiophile moa dati, tanong ako kung magkano yung black ibanez yung rgt6fx ata basta black ibanez with emg and fixed bridge. Naka display sa harap yun kasama ang mga prestige.

ako : "magkano po yang black na gitara?"
matandang tatang: "mahal yan"
ako: "so magkano nga?"
matandang kupal: "made in japan mga yan, mahal yan"
ako: "so magkano NGA?"

*naiirita na pumunta sa sales desk tapos kinuha ang price list."

34,000 yang black sabi niya, then mabilis na tumalikod

naisip ko sa 34k dapat prestige nalang kukunin ko so tinanong ko kung magkano yung mga prestige.

galit at mabilis niyang sinabi yung mga presyo, di ko nga matandaan kung magkano eh. kupal talaga yung tatang na yun.

*bonus info: May dala na akong pera para pambili ng prestige at that time pero dahil hindi ako nirespeto as a customer eh hindi ko na itinuloy at bumili nalang ako ng gitara from Rmansh (epi LP standar plus top)



with a customer service attitude like that i wouldn't be surprised if the next question you asked would be responded with to fu.ck you sideways..

is that the owner of the store? i bet his making more sales in guitar picks and strings..than guitars..

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« Reply #228 on: June 23, 2010, 10:35:52 PM »
better customer care, antataray ng mga sales clerk well not all naman pero most!

pumunta ako audiophile moa dati, tanong ako kung magkano yung black ibanez yung rgt6fx ata basta black ibanez with emg and fixed bridge. Naka display sa harap yun kasama ang mga prestige.

ako : "magkano po yang black na gitara?"
matandang tatang: "mahal yan"
ako: "so magkano nga?"
matandang kupal: "made in japan mga yan, mahal yan"
ako: "so magkano NGA?"

*naiirita na pumunta sa sales desk tapos kinuha ang price list."

34,000 yang black sabi niya, then mabilis na tumalikod

naisip ko sa 34k dapat prestige nalang kukunin ko so tinanong ko kung magkano yung mga prestige.

galit at mabilis niyang sinabi yung mga presyo, di ko nga matandaan kung magkano eh. kupal talaga yung tatang na yun.

*bonus info: May dala na akong pera para pambili ng prestige at that time pero dahil hindi ako nirespeto as a customer eh hindi ko na itinuloy at bumili nalang ako ng gitara from Rmansh (epi LP standar plus top)


nyahahaha i posted the best for are moa peeps before reading this.. sino dun? those are good people, never had a problem with them.. and never nag sungit kahit wala akong binibili hahahah i even go there to make tambay pag napapagod ako mag ikot with the mum hahah :-D

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« Reply #229 on: June 23, 2010, 10:40:41 PM »
@pualux

kaya pala lolz  :lol: :evil:

@boosted

lol. kailangan ko pala mag aral ng speed licks para sulit ang 5 mins hehe
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« Reply #230 on: June 23, 2010, 10:48:05 PM »
@boosted

lol. kailangan ko pala mag aral ng speed licks para sulit ang 5 mins hehe

hahaha! :-D

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« Reply #231 on: June 23, 2010, 10:52:45 PM »
1. parts
2. parts
3. parts

pahirapan pa makahanap dito sa pinas, not all stores may available even generic brands.
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« Reply #232 on: June 23, 2010, 11:17:31 PM »
hahaha! thanks man..  :-) best for me are the audiophile moa peeps.. :D

Yeah i agree with you there Chris, i even leave my shopping bags there and pick it up before going home. Parang bag deposit sa department store. People there are great.
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« Reply #233 on: June 24, 2010, 07:57:59 AM »
most of the salesman get easily frustrated when you ask continuous questions about a certain product. that won't help you to convince yourself to buy that product. i leads to just going out of the store instead.

there is this time of the month that they don't have stocks! its frustrating because you've planned to buy a product for a very long time, then when the time comes they don't have a stock. wait again.  :|

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« Reply #234 on: July 03, 2010, 03:16:40 PM »
 never had that kind of experience in AP moa. mabait naman ung mga tao dun nung mga punta ko lately.

 share ko lang, kaka galing ko lang sa Perfect Pitch Megamall branch. Isa sa frustrations ko tong shop na to simula't sapul, every time na pumupunta ako dun before parang walang mga gana makipag usap mga tao dun. Kanina dahil sa tubeamp gas ko, kahit hesitant ako , dumaan ako to inquire, and to my surprise nagiba na sila, sobrang asikaso ako. naglabas pa ng amp from the stockroom kahit na sinabi ko na wag na. They even ask me to test the amp, and you can see their enthusiasm. This is the first time that I felt like being treated as a customer in that store. Sana laging ganon.

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« Reply #235 on: July 03, 2010, 04:28:04 PM »
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kaya nakaka walang gana bumili sa mga stores dito.

mahirap naman talaga ma please lahat, lahat gusto mag test, but di naman bibili. syempre, puro gasgas and fret wear na yung gitara, pag may seryosong bibili na, baka ayaw na dahil laspag laspag. yun lang hirap rin kasi konti konti lang mag order mga stores dito, walang demo unit. and kailangan pa nila quota sa benta. in a way, naiintindihan ko sila, but minsan kasi sobrang rude nila sa mga customers.

yeah, I understand na they are just taking good care of the guitars they're selling pero dapat may compromise din sila, how do they expect to  sell something kung di pwede itest ang gitara? lol

they put a time limit to try out a guitar! sa rj moa i tried a taylor acoustic after, more or less, 5 minutes, sir, may time limit po pag try ng gitara. hahaha!!!  only in our country..  tsk tsk

yep, nakakainis, ewan ko ba kung ba't nagsusurvive yung mga businesses dito. It's like my dad always says, "nagiinvest ang mga negosyante sa top of the line machinery, best delivery trucks and high end warehouses pero tipid naman sa man power, they are forgetting na yung mga tao mo ang nakikipagusap sa customers hindi yung highend gadgets mo." --makes you realize na kaya pala di umaasenso pilipinas.
hahaha! thanks man..  :-) best for me are the audiophile moa peeps.. :D


I must agree, siguro isolated case lang yun, kasi yung kuya dun na parang guard and yung isa na medyo bigboned, mabait naman, yung tatang lang talga yung masungit, I thinik he's already in his forties.

with a customer service attitude like that i wouldn't be surprised if the next question you asked would be responded with to fu.ck you sideways..

is that the owner of the store? i bet his making more sales in guitar picks and strings..than guitars..
Kaya di na ako nagtanong pa, kahit di ko nakuha yung prices, lumabas nalang ako, why deal with people like him? Pero babalik parin ako dun sa AP MOA KUNG wala si tatang hehe, mabait yung staff dun, si tatang lang talaga panira.
I don't know kung owner siya basta he's in his forties na ata, a very grumpy old man.
nyahahaha i posted the best for are moa peeps before reading this.. sino dun? those are good people, never had a problem with them.. and never nag sungit kahit wala akong binibili hahahah i even go there to make tambay pag napapagod ako mag ikot with the mum hahah :-D
Yeah actually mabait sila lahat, except yung tatang na grumpy. Once ko lang siya na meet, and ever since then di na ako pumapasok sa AP MOA in fear na baka andun naman siya pero lately pumapasok na ako, I've overcome my fear hahaha and well di ko narin nakikita si tatang so HOORAAH!
@pualux

kaya pala lolz  :lol: :evil:

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lol. kailangan ko pala mag aral ng speed licks para sulit ang 5 mins hehe

hehe, well ok nga eh, haha, if that didn't happen then di ko sana mamemeet yung LP ko ngayon! muhahahaha
never had that kind of experience in AP moa. mabait naman ung mga tao dun nung mga punta ko lately.

 share ko lang, kaka galing ko lang sa Perfect Pitch Megamall branch. Isa sa frustrations ko tong shop na to simula't sapul, every time na pumupunta ako dun before parang walang mga gana makipag usap mga tao dun. Kanina dahil sa tubeamp gas ko, kahit hesitant ako , dumaan ako to inquire, and to my surprise nagiba na sila, sobrang asikaso ako. naglabas pa ng amp from the stockroom kahit na sinabi ko na wag na. They even ask me to test the amp, and you can see their enthusiasm. This is the first time that I felt like being treated as a customer in that store. Sana laging ganon.
Yeah bro mabait sila dun, si old grumpy guy lang ang panira, other than him everyone's kind.

about the perfect pitch thing, siguro nabasa nila yung thread na'to kaya naging mabait sila, I was even surprised nung pumunta ako sa jb moa na sobrang asikaso na sila, maka binabasa nga nila yung thread na'to hehe so in our case, nakatulong din talaga yung thread na'to


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Re: What are your frustrations regarding music stores in the Philippines?
« Reply #236 on: July 03, 2010, 07:06:37 PM »
No epiphones. :cry:
prices are too high for some guitars :x not much to choose from
went to RJ asking for a toggle switch cap. they gave me one and they went on about it being authentic just because the package had the Gibson logo on it. when I opened it up it was a frickin toggle switch cap alright, but for a 5-way blade type switch. so frustrating  :x

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Re: What are your frustrations regarding music stores in the Philippines?
« Reply #237 on: July 06, 2010, 10:30:37 AM »
not all stores would set up the guitar the way you want it before you leave the store.

Share ko lang experience ko... I bought a guitar in Japan,  they made sure that the intonation right and that the action on the guitar was to my satisfaction.  they even replaced the strings with a new set.  after setting up the guitar for me,  chaka lang ako nagbayad. 

I guess it just show how more service oriented they are in Japan. But still,  would be nice to have that kind of service here.
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« Reply #238 on: August 31, 2010, 12:08:24 PM »
never had that kind of experience in AP moa. mabait naman ung mga tao dun nung mga punta ko lately.

 share ko lang, kaka galing ko lang sa Perfect Pitch Megamall branch. Isa sa frustrations ko tong shop na to simula't sapul, every time na pumupunta ako dun before parang walang mga gana makipag usap mga tao dun. Kanina dahil sa tubeamp gas ko, kahit hesitant ako , dumaan ako to inquire, and to my surprise nagiba na sila, sobrang asikaso ako. naglabas pa ng amp from the stockroom kahit na sinabi ko na wag na. They even ask me to test the amp, and you can see their enthusiasm. This is the first time that I felt like being treated as a customer in that store. Sana laging ganon.
this is true. tuesday last week nag tanong ako about line6 fbv though hindi ako bibili sinabi ko lang na i just want to check it out nag labas sila talaga ng FBV at POD X3 at pinpili ako ng guitar just to test the FBV board. by Saturday i have a deal with the main office pero yung transaction will be made with megamall branch. very accommodating sa tuwa ko sa service nila binilhan ko sila ng croissant ng dunkindonuts for their miryenda. good service..   

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« Reply #239 on: August 31, 2010, 12:12:23 PM »
Walang Jackson guitars!

grrrrrrrr!

right2. the guitar you are looking wala pa.
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« Reply #240 on: August 31, 2010, 03:24:12 PM »
they price stuff quite beyond the reach of JDC. the upside in buying from the local music stores? they provide some guarantee on the items  :roll:
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« Reply #241 on: August 31, 2010, 03:37:36 PM »
na frustrate ako doon sa salesman sa JB, tinatanong ko ung specs ng gitara tapos sasabihin sakin "humbucker yan sir" tapos tinuturo ung floyd rose T_T... sana naman pati ung mga salesman may knowledge kahit kaunti sa mga binebenta nila :|

meron pa, pumunta ako sa V.Mapa para maghanap ng pups ng electric guitar na matino. Napunta ako doon sa isang store at nagtanong ako kung meron sagot sa akin "Meron 300, gusto mo ung may equalizer pa"

na frustrate lang ako kasi mismong binebenta nila hindi nila alam :-(
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« Reply #242 on: August 31, 2010, 05:21:23 PM »
AP Paco:
Okay naman mga tao dun. specially raymond/sol and the old guy. except for the 1 na kups talaga. you know who that kups is.

AP Megamall:
Okay din mga tao jan. yun nga lang pag medyo madami tao, di ka nila basta basta papansinin lalo na at medyo di gaano ok japorms mo.

JB MOA:
Medyo accommodating na rin pero most people there doesnt know their products well.

Yupangco MOA:
Before snobbish talaga mga tao jan. pero lately very accommodating na sila. Specially si Mike. Okay and mabait mag assist. Yung isang long hair, medyo shy type. That long hair guy also doesnt know much their products well.

JB Harison Plaza:
Accommodating mga tao jan. Medyo alam na rin nila ang products na binebenta nila as compared to other stores. Great customer service.

SPL Raon:
Bait mga tao. Test every item that you want kahit pa sabihin mo na di ka naman talaga bibili. syempre the best si Pappy Dax though not all the time nandun sya.
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« Reply #243 on: August 31, 2010, 05:26:13 PM »
lazer starmall las pinas,

boblaks mga crew dun.
linggo linggo nag iiba.

nung opening lang nila ako natuwa dun, nung andun pa si rommel vasquez ng sin.
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« Reply #244 on: August 31, 2010, 07:36:53 PM »
here's a little story from baguio city music store:

ako:bossing magkano artec dual rails pick up nyo..?
sales rep: ah ito ba sir?1,350 pesos per piece sir.!
ako:sigurado ka bossing?
sales rep:oo sir 1,350 nga.
ako:ah ok..kala ko kasi 550 pesos lang..napasyal kasi ako sa ali mall kuya 550 pesos lang to.
sales rep:namutla!sabay ngiti.!wapak!parang sinampal sa mukha!hiyang hiya sya..

eto isa pa:

ako:sir pwede ko ba matry yung gitarang to..?
sales rep:bawal itry sir kung di nyo kukunin..!

WTF?panu ka magiging sure sa bibilhin mo kung di mo man lang masubukan kung gusto mo o swak sayo..Di ka pa papansinin kung nakatsinelas ka lang sabay shorts and t-shirt.. :|
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« Reply #245 on: August 31, 2010, 10:29:17 PM »
here's a little story from baguio city music store:

ako:bossing magkano artec dual rails pick up nyo..?
sales rep: ah ito ba sir?1,350 pesos per piece sir.!
ako:sigurado ka bossing?
sales rep:oo sir 1,350 nga.
ako:ah ok..kala ko kasi 550 pesos lang..napasyal kasi ako sa ali mall kuya 550 pesos lang to.
sales rep:namutla!sabay ngiti.!wapak!parang sinampal sa mukha!hiyang hiya sya..

eto isa pa:

ako:sir pwede ko ba matry yung gitarang to..?
sales rep:bawal itry sir kung di nyo kukunin..!

WTF?panu ka magiging sure sa bibilhin mo kung di mo man lang masubukan kung gusto mo o swak sayo..Di ka pa papansinin kung nakatsinelas ka lang sabay shorts and t-shirt.. :|

kailangan naka tuxedo or barong para magtest ng gitara sa music stores dito pre hahahahahaha

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« Reply #246 on: August 31, 2010, 11:49:33 PM »
kailangan naka tuxedo or barong para magtest ng gitara sa music stores dito pre hahahahahaha

mas maasikaso kung bata na may kasamang parents.
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« Reply #247 on: September 01, 2010, 12:23:28 AM »
kailangan naka tuxedo or barong para magtest ng gitara sa music stores dito pre hahahahahaha
oo nga eh badtrip..kinabukasan bumalik ako nun..gio lang naman kasi yung bibilhin ko nun pang praktice guitar lang..nagbihis ako ala fashion show ng mga gwapings..haha sinabihan ko yung sales rep. pag ba bibili ako pwede ko lahat itest guitar nyo?sabi kong ganyan,hindi makasagot.. :lol: yun binili ko din yung gitara at some new pedals at cord..sabay alis..tas huling tingin sa sales rep na yun..haha nice exit..! 8-)
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« Reply #248 on: September 01, 2010, 01:04:44 AM »
Some key brands are not available, like Epiphones, or Warwicks. For some reason, they don't stock up on some pedals and accessories that musicians are always looking for- JB has EH and MXR but no Grails, no Carbon Copy's or Micro Choruses/Flangers. No Keyser capos, no Axe Wax, very few options in string brands and gauges. If you're a bassist or acoustic guitarist, there are even fewer products available for you- no DIs, preamps, no Tusq, no Hipshot, no Badass. And they can almost always never tread the fine line between being overly attentive and following you around all the time and totally neglecting you.

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« Reply #249 on: November 12, 2010, 09:37:36 AM »
ako marami akng frustrations. unang una,dito sa amin sa cagayan de oro wala masyadong music stores. ang matinong store dito ay ung JVS lng at perfect pitch and marami naman silang kulang. hindi cla bumebenta ng pick ups,EMG lng binebenta nla walang seymour duncan,dimarzio,entwistle,etc. maliit lng ung stock nilang guitar mostly ibanez gios lng walang RG,SA,SZ,prestige,etc. lahat GRG at GRX lng. wala din sila masyadong pedals. kaya musicians like me ay nahihirapan bumili ng parts and gear kasi lagi nalang wala eh. most of my friends pumupunta nalang sa manila or other places just to buy parts and gear kasi wala dito eh kainis.