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Done with Sweetwater

#281
Joe Nerve said:
I have no idea what you paid for that, but if you bought it at MF it could have been had for $2780 after their discounts. That's $820 savings off the retail price for that. Is their "service" really worth that much to people?

AND you could have taken 36 months to pay ot off.

Not looking to be funny nor snide, just helpful. I really dont get it - unless you did pay significantly less than the asking price.
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I just asked an MF rep for a price on that and he said they can do $3347.99, 7% discount. I would be really surprised if SW can't match or do better than that. I've received 10-15% discounts on basses with no haggling - just ask.

The payment options seem to vary between the vendors depending on each arrangement with each manufacturer. MF happens to have better terms with Roland than SW at the moment. They also change from time to time I've noticed.

If you're using a Synchrony account, be careful with the 6-month payments. If you are late on the last one they charge very high interest on the original financed amount. The terms for the 24/36/48 month payments are different. Zero interest and only a small fee for late payment. I think the fee can be no larger than the monthly payment amount. We probably all use the automated payments anyway (who actually mails in a check??)
 
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#283
Nothing but great experiences from Sweetwater, and I've ordered from them a bunch of times. It's nice to call and quickly get a human on the line. My Sweetwater rep is always quick to respond to e-mail questions.

Disclosure: I don't think I've ever had to return a defective item to them. But I can't recall the last time I've gotten a wrong/defective item from any vendor. Shrug.


tubedude said:
I've had great experiences with them. The hi-res photos of the instruments is a plus. Didn't get any candy with the last one, so might have to look elsewhere.
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LOL. One of my orders didn't contain candy. My g/f was more disappointed than I was.
 
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Fuzzbass said:
Nothing but great experiences from Sweetwater, and I've ordered from them a bunch of times. It's nice to call and quickly get a human on the line. My Sweetwater rep is always quick to respond to e-mail questions.

Disclosure: I don't think I've ever had to return a defective item to them. But I can't recall the last time I've gotten a wrong/defective item from any vendor. Shrug.




LOL. One of my orders didn't contain candy. My g/f was more disappointed than I was.
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I had the same experience. I "jokingly" sent an e-mail to my sales guy regarding the "candyless" shipment I had received. I received a large, glass Sweetwater container loaded with candy 2 days later.
 
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#285
skycruiser said:
I just asked an MF rep for a price on that and he said they can do $3347.99, 7% discount. I would be really surprised if SW can't match or do better than that. I've received 10-15% discounts on basses with no haggling - just ask.

The payment options seem to vary between the vendors depending on each arrangement with each manufacturer. MF happens to have better terms with Roland than SW at the moment. They also change from time to time I've noticed.

If you're using a Synchrony account, be careful with the 6-month payments. If you are late on the last one they charge very high interest on the original financed amount. The terms for the 24/36/48 month payments are different. Zero interest and only a small fee for late payment. I think the fee can be no larger than the monthly payment amount. We probably all use the automated payments anyway (who actually mails in a check??)
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When you're on their email list they honor the 15% codes they send, if you call. They won't do that without a code though. The additional 8% discount comes with the Backastage Pass points.

Even without a code and that 7% they offered you, it would have come out to 15% off with the Backstage Pass.

And yes, yer screwed if you miss a payment on those long plans. But if it's an honest mistake (I did that once), they'll fix it.
 
#288
If anyone at Sweetwater reads this thread, they should realize what a mixed response there is to the "sales engineer" calls. When you place an order, there should be an option checkbox to NOT have anyone call or email UNLESS there is a real problem with your order.
 
#289
gln1955 said:
If anyone at Sweetwater reads this thread, they should realize what a mixed response there is to the "sales engineer" calls. When you place an order, there should be an option checkbox to NOT have anyone call or email UNLESS there is a real problem with your order.
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They've known this for years :) . It's just what they do.
 
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#290
MultiScaleMale said:
I’m on an anti sugar crusade and I think one day we’ll look back on this as if they were sending a few cigarettes with each order. Just a prediction, not a judgement.
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I'm pre-diabetic. The candy they send with each order is like a slap in the face. I literally find it offensive. It's like, "Hey, thanks for your order a$$hole, here's some poison for you to show how much we care. Hope you die!".
 
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gln1955 said:
If anyone at Sweetwater reads this thread, they should realize what a mixed response there is to the "sales engineer" calls. When you place an order, there should be an option checkbox to NOT have anyone call or email UNLESS there is a real problem with your order.
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I like that NoMoRoBo or whatever spam blocker I was using blocked their call as spam.
 
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mapleglo said:
I'm pre-diabetic. The candy they send with each order is like a slap in the face. I literally find it offensive. It's like, "Hey, thanks for your order a$$hole, here's some poison for you to show how much we care. Hope you die!".
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You're joking right? Not that you're pre-diabetic, but that getting candy in the mail from strangers actually bothers you.
 
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mapleglo said:
So you would be ok with a stranger mailing you cyanid?
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Cyanid is poisonous to all humans, whereas candy is edible and safe to most humans, and generally seen as a nice gesture to receive it for free. If you're that offended, seems like a simple word to your rep would clear that up. Otherwise handle it with a pair of tongs and give it to the kids down the street. Or drop in the trash. To take it as a personal offense or attack is... well - probably shouldn't go there.
 
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skycruiser said:
Cyanid is poisonous to all humans, whereas candy is edible and safe to most humans, and generally seen as a nice gesture to receive it for free. If you're that offended, seems like a simple word to your rep would clear that up. Otherwise handle it with a pair of tongs and give it to the kids down the street. Or drop in the trash. To take it as a personal offense or attack is... well - probably shouldn't go there.
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Are you suggesting that the world doesn't revolve around me?
 
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I’ve never even looked at the packs of candy except to remove them from the box. I assume that the wife or kids do something with them. I’m not diabetic or anything, just more interested in what I ordered.
 

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