Harold O.
Well-known member
This applies across the board, but since this is UU, I'll keep it pointed in our general direction:
While recently surfing ukulele stores on the 'net, I got to reading some of the feedback on simple sites such as Yahoo, etc. There are a lot of mean, self-centered, angry people out there.
I can understand a person reporting poor/disrespectful service. But complaining about the lack of selection is bad form. A store can only hold so many ukes (brands, sizes, etc) at a time. And stocks can go up or down, depending upon the time of year, month, or timing of the last cruise ship in port. Some stores carry only two or three brands for distribution reasons not known to the buyer. Jeez, dudes, cut 'em a little slack.
Another popular feedback whine-line concerns traveling to "The Islands", buying a Kala at the local store, then finding out it could have been bought cheaper online. That's lame. If you want to buy a basic model instrument such as a Kala, you can get deals most anywhere in the world and be quite happy with it for a long time. But to get publicly bent out of shape after paying too much for a generic uke is, yes, sadly immature. If you want a nice souvenir of your Hawaiian vacation, don't go generic. Buy something special. Something with a story to tell. Something you can't readily find elsewhere. And don't cry to the world when you mess yourself up.
The list can go on. I'll quit before I get further behind.
While recently surfing ukulele stores on the 'net, I got to reading some of the feedback on simple sites such as Yahoo, etc. There are a lot of mean, self-centered, angry people out there.
I can understand a person reporting poor/disrespectful service. But complaining about the lack of selection is bad form. A store can only hold so many ukes (brands, sizes, etc) at a time. And stocks can go up or down, depending upon the time of year, month, or timing of the last cruise ship in port. Some stores carry only two or three brands for distribution reasons not known to the buyer. Jeez, dudes, cut 'em a little slack.
Another popular feedback whine-line concerns traveling to "The Islands", buying a Kala at the local store, then finding out it could have been bought cheaper online. That's lame. If you want to buy a basic model instrument such as a Kala, you can get deals most anywhere in the world and be quite happy with it for a long time. But to get publicly bent out of shape after paying too much for a generic uke is, yes, sadly immature. If you want a nice souvenir of your Hawaiian vacation, don't go generic. Buy something special. Something with a story to tell. Something you can't readily find elsewhere. And don't cry to the world when you mess yourself up.
The list can go on. I'll quit before I get further behind.
