Swan's Music, Oldham Rd, MCR

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richardhomer said:

SteveRobinson said:

I bought the guitar on HP. Signed the forms, paid my deposit and walked out with the guitar and got the train back home.

I was expecting paperwork in the post but nothing ever arrived. I'd had the guitar six months when the shop phoned asking if I had one of their guitars. Being an honest kind of chap I said yes I did. It seems the shop had a fire which destroyed all their records. I've no idea how they found me.

Also I had failed the credit check. My mum had to pay the balance and I paid her back over a year.

I bought a Music Man amp from Rock Island in Oldham on a ‘House Account’ - which basically meant they liked/trusted the customer to pay them back. No interest, no credit check, no formal credit agreement. I don’t know if they had a high level of defaults - but they got every penny out of me. As @TTony said - simpler times.

Amazing. I remember the opposite where I obviously didn't appear responsible enough to even touch a guitar. When Musical Exchanges in Bham had their big makeover I felt very naughty indeed just taking random guitars off the wall and playing them through an amp.. half expecting to get shouted at.