Iulia
Well-known member
I'm curious, so I input 'ukulele' into amazon.co.uk
We've got Everjoys, Rayzm, Malani, Tiger Music, Mahalo (yay one I recognise), Martin Smith, Hrricane, Donner, Acandoo ...? Huh??
Apart from Mahalo I've never heard of any, and they all sound well dodgy. But if Kmise are playing that game they aren't doing it very well.
I agree with some of what you are saying but -
1. Sadly bricks and mortar stores just aren't going to be an option for most. The only shop I know of even remotely locally is SUS, and its probably a three hour round trip for me. So buying online esp for beginner instruments is just going to be the way it is. Perhaps there is a need for more online shops that filter out the dross. And some of the bricks and mortar, such as the charity shops, sell the worst s** going. There can't be more than half a dozen shops in the UK selling a decent range of ukes.
2. Amazon could deal with this easily by only allowing purchases made on Amazon to leave a review on Amazon.
3. For ukuleles like this topping the chart at Amazon there is something weird I agree. I do know that many online retailers (not ukes but in general) import reviews from aliexpress. I don't like that but its endemic. Obviously all these even more unknown makes must be manipulating the system also don't you think?
I DO see the problem, but if its to be sorted I think we need to acknowledge the big picture.
We've got Everjoys, Rayzm, Malani, Tiger Music, Mahalo (yay one I recognise), Martin Smith, Hrricane, Donner, Acandoo ...? Huh??
Apart from Mahalo I've never heard of any, and they all sound well dodgy. But if Kmise are playing that game they aren't doing it very well.
I agree with some of what you are saying but -
1. Sadly bricks and mortar stores just aren't going to be an option for most. The only shop I know of even remotely locally is SUS, and its probably a three hour round trip for me. So buying online esp for beginner instruments is just going to be the way it is. Perhaps there is a need for more online shops that filter out the dross. And some of the bricks and mortar, such as the charity shops, sell the worst s** going. There can't be more than half a dozen shops in the UK selling a decent range of ukes.
2. Amazon could deal with this easily by only allowing purchases made on Amazon to leave a review on Amazon.
3. For ukuleles like this topping the chart at Amazon there is something weird I agree. I do know that many online retailers (not ukes but in general) import reviews from aliexpress. I don't like that but its endemic. Obviously all these even more unknown makes must be manipulating the system also don't you think?
I DO see the problem, but if its to be sorted I think we need to acknowledge the big picture.