Sweetwater Might Be In Hard Times

[MultiScaleMale]

The labor to put the bags of candy together would cost more than the candy. But if this is where they are choosing to cut costs, I wish them luck. I think I had my account marked "no candy" when I was doing keto. I'd rather not get the stuff. Try to keep it out of the house.

 

[Old Blastard]

At some point my Sweetwater rep will be an AI bot named Geoff. When hedge funds or equity firms take over, it's not about building a business but returning as much value in stock value and profit margin for the shareholders' return on investment and harvesting the market base of shareholders.

 

[Low End Scum]

TBH as a non-sweets guy I always gave my candy away. Tried giving it to the younger kiddos (12 and 15) and the first thing they did after accepting it was ask how I got the "old people candy" lol. Of course they still divvied it up and ate it cause free sweets is free sweets.

If they're gonna cut any corners maybe they could cut the policy of calling me within a day of me placing an order to try and sell me more stuff. It always always always comes when I'm in a meeting too.

The labor to put the bags of candy together would cost more than the candy. But if this is where they are choosing to cut costs, I wish them luck. I think I had my account marked "no candy" when I was doing keto. I'd rather not get the stuff. Try to keep it out of the house.

I didn't even realize I could do that. I need to revisit my account settings. It's been ages

 

[SunByrne]

Dang. I give all the candy to my wife. Always good when your wife is happy to see the Sweetwater box, right?

 

[jnewmark]

Recently bought a new, Alvarez, acoustic guitar from Sweetwater. No candy, no follow-up sales rep call or email. Frankly, I'm ok with that.

 

[Danny O Danny]

Many, many years ago I was part of the worship band for a church and one Sunday we noticed that the customary donuts they put out were all cut in half. That's when we knew the church was struggling financially (it soon went under).

 

[jimmydean]

I only buy stuff from Sweetwater for the candy, I can't be the only one.........can I ?

 

[Matt O]

I got a rock

 

[trevcda]

It was due to happen., I think. Why not cut costs wherever you can.

However, their choice of candy had declined somewhat over the years. My wife has made mention of it the last several times I ordered from them. She used to confiscate my sweets that came in until the candy selection got lame. Haven't seen the chocolate or root beer barrels in a LONG time.

Actually, I got Root Beer Barrels in my most recent order. A couple of orders ago, they didn't include any candy at all. I made casual mention of it and not long after that, a free T-Shirt showed up on my doorstep. My most recent order had a lot of candy in it. No Tootsie Rolls, though.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I heard the 55 point inspection is now 53 points. (kidding)

 

[DownRound]

Got these with a gig bag just yesterday.
(And I've gotta add, the Fender gig bags are pretty nice for the price.)

Wish I could go back to '65 for a week.
I miss the go-go girls.


And there was Candy Johnson.

 

[lm183902]

Maybe if they cut the candy, they can start giving discounts like every other dealer?

 

[roccobass]

@Michedelic
Yes indeed!

 

[skycruiser]

Maybe if they cut the candy, they can start giving discounts like every other dealer?

Ask for a different sales rep. These days I get around 10% off for basses. Used to be 15-20% but they have tightened up.

 

[roccobass]

Ask for a different sales rep. These days I get around 10% off for basses. Used to be 15-20% but they have tightened up.

Yes, that happened to me. They used to be a bit more giving in the discount department, but it's the sign of the times.

Regarding the candy and cheekiness, I'm still going to buy from Sweetwater whether I get sweets or not. It was just one of those funny marketing things that made them a bit more personal.

 

[skycruiser]

Yes, that happened to me. They used to be a bit more giving in the discount department, but it's the sign of the times.

Regarding the candy and cheekiness, I'm still going to buy from Sweetwater whether I get sweets or not. It was just one of those funny marketing things that made them a bit more personal.

For basses, weight is a huge factor for me, so I really appreciate that they disclose it and let you select the exact one you want.

 

[higain617]

You'll know they've hit the skids when the candy arrives unwrapped.

 

[Michedelic]

Has anyone priced chocolate lately?!? The stuff is no good for you, anyway...maybe I'll just switch back to cigarettes.

Riis

Or nose candy.

 

[gln1955]

That ten cents per order must really add up.

Another business turning into a faceless, soulless machine.

 

[Holdsg]

I had a choice of where to spend some $ recently on a new keyboard.
I thought of SW, but I also have some mom and pop stores that I have ordered from in the past.
SW is going corporate.
I'll vote with my dollars elsewhere, supporting mom and pops while they are still in existence. SW appears to be consciously moving away from the things that made them unique/special in the past.