In a message dated 3/15/1999 5:48:56 PM Pacific Standard Time, baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca writes: << Hi Willem, Are we the only good dealers? >> I have a hard time letting this thread go by, especially with a calling such as this, so I'll mak it brief, as I respect this list's primary objective. I whole-heartedly agree with the philosophy of the above technicians. In the face of "less-than-conscionable" sales tactics in Chicagoland, it is a daily struggle to attempt to appeal to a customer's sense of intellect when it comes to the weekly 50-70% sales gimmicks, among other objectionable activities. All any of us can do is attempt to educate and hope that logic and truth prevail. So often, only an independent teacher or a technician (who's not on the take!) are a consumer's only hope to help clear up the "misinformation" that so many dealers pile on. Customers don't want to believe salespeople, and with what goes on around here, I don't blame them. So every time you independent technicians get that call from a wounded consumer reaching out for a lifejacket, please do what you can. In many cases, you're all that can prevent them from a possible disaster. John Cordogan Cordogan's Pianoland and Cordogan's Piano Gallery Illinois' Largest Piano Store (almost 30,000 sq. ft.) "More pianos than you can shake a leveling stick at" Chicagoland's Kawai, Sauter, Estonia and Kemble dealer www.cordogans.com (not much there yet)
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