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So maybe I've never noticed over the years, cos I've simply cancelled any friction out.
Who knows, and to be frank, who fookin cares....
Shame, as I heard good things about his shop. Not sure why though as there wasn't a single guitar within arms reach (they were either hung up high or behind the fence in window!) and most of it was dross - maybe one of the those shops that you have to catch at the right time.
Anyway...the answer is to vote with your feet and we won't be going back - well, not in his lifetime
Whilst I appreciate good service there's nothing as annoying as a very pushy sales assistant up your arse with a "suits you Sir" type comment in a clothes shop .......you've only got to stop for a 2 second glance at something and they're on you like a Tramp on chips.
The minute you walk through the door ..." Hello sir , what exactly are you looking for , have you seen our Winter Knitwear collection which is now 25% reduced , Are you having a good day today ? Oh, and don't forget we are doing 3 shirts for £85 as part of our Spring promotion ,but not the ones on the Left hand rail.........they're New Season stock.........Are you sure there's nothing I can help you with ? What size are you ?"
I hate all that shtick ;so I say ...
" Oh nothing really , my wife is shopping over there in River Island but it's cold outside so I thought I'd come in to the warm "
They are usually really polite and just say "sure"........that way I can look around in peace.
If I get jumped on in a guitar shop I feign naiivety (even tho' I can't spell it ) and ask in a Louis Theroux type innocence if they have any guitars "that are good for Serbo -Croat Folk Music or Armenian Square Dance "
They Fuck off bemused and I carry on browsing undisturbed .........the one decent thing I can play is a bit of Jerry Reid (you know, like a kid's party -piece) so I always amuse myself 20 minutes later by presenting them with an expensive PRS or Gretsch .....get them to set it up with an amp as they hover nervously ,rip into a bit of Jerry's Breakdown /The Claw medley then curl my lip ,hand back the guitar and blithely say to the open mouthed twats " I don't think so ....it will overpower the Balalaika or the Domba .......very important in Armenian Music you know "
Write the same woes to the management of the shop.
The former does nothing except venting; the latter you get to vent with a possibility of getting a apology, action from management, a token gesture or even in a serious event, the relevant staff terminated when warranted.
Happened again in the same shop a few weeks later, this time with a different "assistant". I just turned around and walked out.
If it ever happens again, I'm going to say, "I don't want it, it sounds shit", and then walk out.
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