Guitar Center Story of the Day! DEAL!

[SherwoodGreen]

GC lists the 1001RBII at $750, so yeah; score!
I imagine between their Inventory, Accounting checks they'll discover the error & just write it off, so I think you're cool karma-wise (you didn't switch tags), GC will write it off; probably with the staff at that location having to double-check all pricing!!

Not too pleased nor do I agree with remarks about "getting ripped off" by GC; IME that's not their operating policy; and if someone feels unhappy with their purchase it seems there's all the time in the World to get a refund- I've never seen them hardcore about that kind of thing; I really feel that they want to make the buyer happy- least that's how it's worked for me!

Anyway- 1001RB is a great amp; enjoy it and consider it a lucky break on your part!

[IPYF]

No offense of course; your ethics might not be my ethics but honestly I think you're doing the wrong thing by not taking that back now you're aware they've mixed up the price tags.

That wasn't a deal; it was a steal and it's the kind of mistake that could get someone fired. Maybe give it some thought. It could get written off as a bit of a blunder, or it could be the end of someone's career. I personally wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

[vegas532]

Originally Posted by VeganThump

Somebody is gonna get fired for that mistake!

Nah. They have way bigger idiots than that employed in some of their stores.

[rossiman]

cant really drive back 250 miles to bring it back, Im all about good deeds but I had 3 employees help me, handle it, inspect it and they didnt notice the price, serial #, etc

[5 Wire]

Originally Posted by IPYF

That wasn't a deal; it was a steal and it's the kind of mistake that could get someone fired. Maybe give it some thought. It could get written off as a bit of a blunder, or it could be the end of someone's career.

You could well be doing them a favor ending their "career" at GC.

[IPYF]

Originally Posted by rossiman

cant really drive back 250 miles to bring it back, Im all about good deeds but I had 3 employees help me, handle it, inspect it and they didnt notice the price, serial #, etc

No it's fair enough that you don't want to take it back. It wasn't your mistake and you claim not to have realised prior to buying it that they had screwed up. Heck. It might even be an RB that they've had on the floor for yonks and the boss told them to get rid of it any way they could, what do I know hey.

What I do know is that if I walked into a guitar store and saw a 1001 for $249 I'd first ask what was wrong with it. Then I'd ask if they had the wrong price on it. When something looks too good to be true 99.99% of the time it is.

I don't blame you for keeping it. I just couldn't do it in good conscience on a personal level without making a call and letting them know what had happened. All depends what your ethics tell you to do. Unfortunately my ethics keep me poor and unlucky but you can't change who you are. I'm not trying to come over as 'holier than thou'; I'm just offering a differing perspective.

[rossiman]

Alright you guys are making me feel guilt ha, I'll call that GC this week and tell them, the manager who rung me up knew I was from out of town so I'll see if he wants me to do something about it or write it off

[TigerInATrance]

Originally Posted by IPYF

No offense of course; your ethics might not be my ethics but honestly I think you're doing the wrong thing by not taking that back now you're aware they've mixed up the price tags.

That wasn't a deal; it was a steal and it's the kind of mistake that could get someone fired. Maybe give it some thought. It could get written off as a bit of a blunder, or it could be the end of someone's career. I personally wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

Shouldn't a guy who made an egregious error on a price tag be fired anyway?

In reality, someone... from the salesperson who made the sale to the manager who approved the sale, to the door jockey who checked the serial numbers against the receipt, to the stock manager who created the item in the stores computer... should have found the error. Since there was a failure in all facets of that item's trip through the Guitar Center juggernaut, Guitar Center is culpable, not the guy who paid the price they marked. Try laying off with the self righteous diatribe, it's misguided at best, and seems a bit condescending.

Also... To the OP... That's a great amp and I'll happily give you $300 (that's a decent 20% profit... Try getting that sort of margin on Wall Street... ) for the amp to help you out of your buyers remorse...

[matante]

Originally Posted by TigerInATrance

Shouldn't a guy who made an egregious error on a price tag be fired anyway?

In reality, someone... from the salesperson who made the sale to the manager who approved the sale, to the door jockey who checked the serial numbers against the receipt, to the stock manager who created the item in the stores computer... should have found the error. Since there was a failure in all facets of that item's trip through the Guitar Center juggernaut, Guitar Center is culpable, not the guy who paid the price they marked. Try laying off with the self righteous diatribe, it's misguided at best, and seems a bit condescending.

Also... To the OP... That's a great amp and I'll happily give you $300 (that's a decent 20% profit... Try getting that sort of margin on Wall Street... ) for the amp to help you out of your buyers remorse...

A mistake was made and now the mistake has been found. It seems perfectly reasonable for the person who found the mistake to bring it to the attention of the people who made it.

Yesterday a cashier at a fast food joint gave me an an extra dollar in change and I gave it back to him. If I hadn't I would have a felt a little guilty. If it had been an extra $500, I would have felt terribly guilty for keeping it.

[IPYF]

Originally Posted by TigerInATrance

In reality, someone... from the salesperson who made the sale to the manager who approved the sale, to the door jockey who checked the serial numbers against the receipt, to the stock manager who created the item in the stores computer... should have found the error. Since there was a failure in all facets of that item's trip through the Guitar Center juggernaut, Guitar Center is culpable, not the guy who paid the price they marked. Try laying off with the self righteous diatribe, it's misguided at best, and seems a bit condescending.

So being ethical is misguided? You're entitled to your perspective but I don't share it.
You might be happy to take advantage of another person's mistakes, or be happy to benefit from the loopholes in a company's processes. I (like most I would assume) have been on the receiving end of unethical behaviour in life and in business, and in the immortal words of Meatloaf, "I won't do that".

The decision lies with the OP. As I indicated, this isn't his fault and he's well within his rights to do whatever he likes with his new amp. My post wasn't a guilt trip, merely a perspective. You're most welcome not to share my opinion, as he is.

[punkjazzben]

I think this is being over-analysed.

The matter is between the OP and the Guitar Center he purchased the amp from, and it will no doubt be resolved in away that they are both comfortable with.

It's happened to me with some clothes that I was about to pay much less for than what the price tags said, and the store manager simply said "Well, if that's what it says in the computer that's what it says; I guess you just got yourself a bargain!"

If the guy at GC says the same, are you going to force the OP to return it anyway due to some perceived moral absolute when it comes to this situation?

[matante]

Originally Posted by punkjazzben

I think this is being over-analysed.

The matter is between the OP and the Guitar Center he purchased the amp from, and it will no doubt be resolved in away that they are both comfortable with.

It's happened to me with some clothes that I was about to pay much less for than what the price tags said, and the store manager simply said "Well, if that's what it says in the computer that's what it says; I guess you just got yourself a bargain!"

If the guy at GC says the same, are you going to force the OP to return it anyway due to some perceived moral absolute when it comes to this situation?

You're assuming that the OP is going to bring the mistake to the attention of the store, which he now claims he is going to do, but which was not his original plan.

[punkjazzben]

Originally Posted by matante

You're assuming that the OP is going to bring the mistake to the attention of the store, which he now claims he is going to do, but which was not his original plan.

I'm not assuming; he said that he's going contact the store.

[matante]

Originally Posted by punkjazzben

I'm not assuming; he said that he's going contact the store.

Which he was not going to do at the beginning. He only changed his mind because of what IPYF posted. I'm not sure who you're accusing of over analysis.

[totallyfrozen]

Originally Posted by IPYF

No offense of course; your ethics might not be my ethics but honestly I think you're doing the wrong thing by not taking that back now you're aware they've mixed up the price tags.

That wasn't a deal; it was a steal and it's the kind of mistake that could get someone fired. Maybe give it some thought. It could get written off as a bit of a blunder, or it could be the end of someone's career. I personally wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

"The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good"--Proverbs 15:3

[rossiman]

Originally Posted by matante

Which he was not going to do at the beginning. He only changed his mind because of what IPYF posted. I'm not use who your accusing of over analysis.

Hey, come on. I only changed my mind because it is in a way the right thing to do and I was caught up in the excitement.

There is no need to make this political and have a debate, everyone is entitled to what they believe is right and the best thing a different party can do is respect that. All of human conflict stems from intolerance and disagreement to someones beliefs..

But if we want to make this a judgment thing theres plenty of other cases out there.....take the one Talkbass member who has scored multiple pre 1970's fenders from a local cash for america pawn shop each for ~$150. You could say the same thing too that he should bring it back and tell them the basses they sold him are potentially worth $$$ thousands.

One person will say "Hell yea, sack it to the corporate scum" while others will bring this all the way around to biblical morals. It will just go round and round

[SherwoodGreen]

Let me break it down this way:
I don't know exact profit margins of course, but I would imagine that they (GC) do pretty well with GK due to the volume sold- So seeing as they were paid $250, they are probably out maybe a few hundred or less because of the mis-marked selling price.

In a perfect situation, the OP might call the store, who in another perfect situation might say to "keep it at that price" as a reward. Problem solved.

I must stress that the poster did no wrong; he paid what the item was marked at, and what the cashier rang up.

GC will survive the loss, and when/if it's discovered, it may "help" them tag merchandise more accurately- so I think the OP might just as well keep and enjoy his new amp-
Not that big of an ethics question IMO!

[matante]

Originally Posted by rossiman

Hey, come on. I only changed my mind because it is in a way the right thing to do and I was caught up in the excitement.

There is no need to make this political and have a debate, everyone is entitled to what they believe is right and the best thing a different party can do is respect that. All of human conflict stems from intolerance and disagreement to someones beliefs..

But if we want to make this a judgment thing theres plenty of other cases out there.....take the one Talkbass member who has scored multiple pre 1970's fenders from a local cash for america pawn shop each for ~$150. You could say the same thing too that he should bring it back and tell them the basses they sold him are potentially worth $$$ thousands.

One person will say "Hell yea, sack it to the corporate scum" while others will bring this all the way around to biblical morals. It will just go round and round

There is nothing political about the discussion so far. No one is really arguing so far, either. In any conversation there are always going to be differing points of view. In this case, what some view as a deal will be viewed as a steal by many people.

No one's attacking you personally either. Two people in this thread, including myself, have simply stated what we would do and how we would feel. That's all.

[rossiman]

Originally Posted by SherwoodGreen

Let me break it down this way:
I don't know exact profit margins of course, but I would imagine that they (GC) do pretty well with GK due to the volume sold- So seeing as they were paid $250, they are probably out maybe a few hundred or less because of the mis-marked selling price.

In a perfect situation, the OP might call the store, who in another perfect situation might say to "keep it at that price" as a reward. Problem solved.

I must stress that the poster did no wrong; he paid what the item was marked at, and what the cashier rang up.

GC will survive the loss, and when/if it's discovered, it may "help" them tag merchandise more accurately- so I think the OP might just as well keep and enjoy his new amp-
Not that big of an ethics question IMO!

Originally Posted by rossiman

Hey, come on. I only changed my mind because it is in a way the right thing to do and I was caught up in the excitement.

There is no need to make this political and have a debate, everyone is entitled to what they believe is right and the best thing a different party can do is respect that. All of human conflict stems from intolerance and disagreement to someones beliefs..

But if we want to make this a judgment thing theres plenty of other cases out there.....take the one Talkbass member who has scored multiple pre 1970's fenders from a local cash for america pawn shop each for ~$150. You could say the same thing too that he should bring it back and tell them the basses they sold him are potentially worth $$$ thousands.

One person will say "Hell yea, sack it to the corporate scum" while others will bring this all the way around to biblical morals. It will just go round and round

+1 , hit all perspectives people have been discussing

[IPYF]

Originally Posted by rossiman

Hey, come on. I only changed my mind because it is in a way the right thing to do and I was caught up in the excitement.

There is no need to make this political and have a debate, everyone is entitled to what they believe is right and the best thing a different party can do is respect that. All of human conflict stems from intolerance and disagreement to someones beliefs..

But if we want to make this a judgment thing theres plenty of other cases out there.....take the one Talkbass member who has scored multiple pre 1970's fenders from a local cash for america pawn shop each for ~$150. You could say the same thing too that he should bring it back and tell them the basses they sold him are potentially worth $$$ thousands.

One person will say "Hell yea, sack it to the corporate scum" while others will bring this all the way around to biblical morals. It will just go round and round

Look I apologise for getting you tangled up in a debate here. It wasn't my intention to dictate to you what you should or shouldn't do. I was just giving you my perspective. That perspective is based on my own life experience and I think it's fair to say that it's reasonable. The only person you have to answer to at the end of the day is yourself.

I'm not even suggesting that you even need to give them any more money. If it were me just make a call, explain the situation and possibly discuss a solution. That's just me. There's no need to turn this into a slanging match.