Frustrating! High speed internet, 24 Hour couriers etc but nobody is actually stocking anything.

Ok a slight exaggeration but all i want is a couple of mics and they are either ordered on demand or up to £30 dearer for those who do have them. So unless i want to pay silly money i will have to wait 7 to 10 days.

Going backwards IMO

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I eat kebabs when i'm sober!

Well, that's just life, ain't it. I know it won't make you feel any better, but if that's your biggest problem life can't be too bad. What gets me (and it obviously doesn't apply to you as the sums are too large) is when people won't pay a couple of quid to have something delivered when they'll quite happily get in their car and drive miles for the same thing, spending far more on petrol than on delivery charges. Stupid or what?

I haven't done an exact calculation (I do have a life) but I reckon buying online has saved me hundreds if not thousands of pounds over the time I've been doing it. Which I can put towards shopping locally for the stuff I can get locally and paying a few quid for express delivery now and again just so, for example, when my wife runs out of tights there's a pile of them there next day. Worth every penny!

Glad to hear your wife's tights are worth every penny!!

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My head hurts!

Fact of life these days...

Stock on the shelf is costing retailers money unless they can be sure of selling before they get their supplier invoice... all about cash-flow.

I've noticed that it's becoming far more common of late and I'm tending to 'phone suppliers now rather buy from t'Internet - at least then you can discuss delivery times etc.

I'm feeling pretty impressed with all things Amazon at the mo after the Good Lady Wife ordered an updated version of a book I was reading at teatime only for it to arrive at the crack of dawn the next day. Less than £6 all in for a £10 book in excellent 2nd hand condition.

Modrin life, eh?

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Ohm's Law states, "Your PA isn't as powerful as you think it is".

Quote Mike Stranks:

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I've noticed that it's becoming far more common of late and I'm tending to 'phone suppliers now rather buy from t'Internet - at least then you can discuss delivery times etc.

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I've given up with places like DV (there's one just 10 minutes walk away) as they have never had anything I wanted in stock (and that's going back 15 years so it isn't a new problem). I was pleasantly surprised that Andertons seemed to have good stocks when last bought something from there although nowadays I tend to buy from Thomann or CPC who are far more reliable.

James.

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JRP Music - Audio Mastering and Restoration.
http://www.jrpmusic.net

Yeah, this is basically what I was moaning about re: GAK in Brighton -
in principle I ought to be able to walk round there (it's about 1/4 of a mile away from FelineHQ) and buy stuff, but nothing's ever actually in stock in the shop.
There's usually "just one" in the warehouse round the corner "but we can't get that now today"...

So I still have to wait for a week for it to arrive in the shop so I can get it the following weekend...
...and the item I got last weekend was faulty! And so needs swapped for a working one! And it'll be 2 weeks before they have any more in stock ARRRRGH.

Will somebody PLEASE invent teleport?!?

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~~~ A weasel hath not such a deal of spleen as you are tossed with! www.feline1.co.uk ~~~

Quote James Perrett:

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I was pleasantly surprised that Andertons seemed to have good stocks when last bought something from there although nowadays I tend to buy from Thomann or CPC who are far more reliable.

James.

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These days my preference is - Sound Affects (Ormskirk) and Sounds Great (Manchester) for face to face shopping. Both shops offer excellent service and Sounds Affects is local to my place of work. They are generally competitive but in any case I am happy to pay a little more for service plus I like to support local businesses.

Andertons and Thomann for on-line because they have proved themselves to be reliable (in terms of delivery, stock information and, in the case of Thomann, support should things go wrong) plus they are competitive and offer a wide range of products. I have a 'black list' of suppliers who claim that items are in stock when clearly they are not. The list is headed by a certain retailer residing on the South coast.

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I would concur with Music Wolf. Sound Great...is...well..great for face to face. Well stocked and in terms of guitar stuff they carry a wide range. Online I am straight to Andertons, I have shopped there for nearly 20 years (used to live on the first road around the corner...so had to move as my GAS would always get the better of me and it cost me a fortune!). I have recently had a few dealings with GuitarGuitar online, and I have to say they were great, quick on the phone, quick on the email, offered to give me a great deal and very conversational and chatty...just like the old days of going into a shop...except not being in a shop!

Now I have pretty much given up on the 'big' sites, eg DV, but have brought a few bits from Amazon via companies such as Coda and Nevada. No problems there either.

I should also give a shout out for PMT in Salford, great bunch of guys, really friendly, I have to say a few times that they don't seem to have the stock (as is the title of this post), which is a bit disappointing, but of course it is a great play to try stuff out.

It does seem though that nowhere these days has the reputation that Turnkey had (and yes I used to work there!)

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Neil S. Bruce - www.spencerbruce.com

It's not just retailers. General electronic/electrical spares suppliers are drastically cutting back on stock levels, even on common parts

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It wasn't me!
(Well, actually, it probably was)