I suppose the lesson here is that in some cases, Amazon might not be the worst of all places to buy an ukulele, especially if you are looking in a price range of, say, less than 65 Dollars. There's certainly a point to be made about local music stores that will either make you feel inferior or just sell you the cheapest crap they have in stock for such occasions, especially if they are general music stores with no specific expertise in ukes. Whereas on Amazon, you can find a "pretty good deal", and just return it in case you happen to not like it. No "real" store can make a living with that kind of hassle for that kind of money that might eventually even be withdrawn from them.
Still, my advise would be to stretch your budget just a little further to somewhat above 100 Dollars and then order from one of the recommended ukulele specialists, like The Ukulele Site, Mims, Uke Republic, or Southern Ukulele Store, The Uke Room, and World of Ukes if you are in the U.K. From all I know, these stores will select decent brands in the first place and then set them up properly to make them as enjoyable as possible.
Still, my advise would be to stretch your budget just a little further to somewhat above 100 Dollars and then order from one of the recommended ukulele specialists, like The Ukulele Site, Mims, Uke Republic, or Southern Ukulele Store, The Uke Room, and World of Ukes if you are in the U.K. From all I know, these stores will select decent brands in the first place and then set them up properly to make them as enjoyable as possible.
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