Members stormin1155 Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 I heard today that GC is closing 40 of their stores. One of them is here in Des Moines. Anyone else hear anything? I heard it from a friend of mine that runs a little guitar shop and has really struggled since GC opened their store here about 5 years ago. EDIT: AFTER LOTS OF SPECULATION ON THIS TREAD AND A FAIR AMOUNT OF GC BASHING, NO ONE HAS PRODUCED ANY EVIDENCE THAT THIS RUMOR IS TRUE. SO I SUGGEST THAT WE LET IT DIE BEFORE MORE RUMORS START. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MoreGuitars Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 I was wondering how they were going to make that buyout work. If I was a large vendor of theirs, I'd be worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BobbaFret Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 I am praying for the Dayton Ohio store to close!*Crosses fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members samuraiBSD Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 Please El Cerrito store close...I need the closeout sale... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rock-lobster Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 i hope my store doesn't close. as much as people dog guitar center around here, the one i go to is very helpful most of the time and i always get sick deals at guitar center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vantango84 Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 dammit I hope they don't close mined before I get my next guitar, as I am considering the SG classis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 Oh I hadn't even thought of a closeout sale. I just want those mofos out of a job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 i hope my store doesn't close. as much as people dog guitar center around here, the one i go to is very helpful most of the time and i always get sick deals at guitar center. It's hard to argue with their return policy isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members songsforbears Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 I heard that every Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and Target is closing. Is that true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dinostrat Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 nyc- no chance =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members killindux Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 Oh I hadn't even thought of a closeout sale. I just want those mofos out of a job! I don't know whether I dislike any retail establishment enough to say that I want to see the people that work there out of a job. Are there some things about GC that we, inevitably, all hate? Definitely, but not that much. Closeout deals? I hope so, but anything like a fire sale is unlikely. They'll probably just ship most of the inventory elsewhere. The deals will probably be on stuff they couldn't give away anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 The Fairfax store always seemed like at a waste of time, there was never anything there. Still, the Seven Corners store was always a pain in my ass. They were one of the stores that would "unbundle" and sale you the case for an additional cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 I don't wish them out of a job because they work at GC. They are mofos and should be out of a job, period. Shop at the Fairfax store and then tell me I'm wrong. They pissed me off in one visit so much I will never shop there again. I go to a different GC with good people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 The Fairfax store always seemed like at awaste of time, there was never anything there.Still, the Seven Corners store was always a pain in my ass. They were one of the stores that would "unbundle" and sale you the case for an additional cost. hmmmm I thought all GCs "expoloded". Dave at 7 Corners is the MAN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stormin1155 Posted February 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 So nobody else has heard this?? Well, I guess this is how rumors get started. I was unable to find anything when I Googled it. Last financial news I could find was when they merged with Bain Capital last fall (at which time their stock no longer traded on Nasdaq). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimmypage Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 I think that store is one of the better ones Ive been in:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoJo68 Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 I like GC personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rob Dobbs Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 as far as attitudes and people are concerened at GC, Ive never dealt with a better majority sales group than those at the South Bay GC when it comes to musical items. On the other hand, its the total opposite when it comes to the Westwood/West LA GC. Bunch of imbeciles and negativity towards customers over there not to mention a maze of a store. Just an aweful layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 go to 7 corners...ask for david barker. tell him carl sent you. don't question any price he gives you, you're getting the best deal possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geeter Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 I like my local GC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 go to 7 corners...ask for david barker. tell him carl sent you. don't question any price he gives you, you're getting the best deal possible. That would be a hell of a trip from my current abode in LA. Besides, I don't think I've set foot in a GC (or ordered from MF) since the '99. And, much like the way I feel for Northern Virgina, I'm never going back either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Harry-L Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 I am praying for the Dayton Ohio store to close!*Crosses fingers.No great loss. We have SEVERAL more to pick from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bbreaker Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 The Mays Landing, NJ GC is useless.They SHOULD close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JimboJ Posted February 24, 2008 Members Share Posted February 24, 2008 For the people who hate Guitar Center so much they want to see them close... why? Because the service sucks? No kidding. But its the same service you get at Best Buy, Target, or Appleby's. Its just another big chain store hiring college kids making minimum wages selling you stuff at decent prices. The key to shopping GC is don't expect anything in the way of service, and you won't be disappointed. When I go to GC, I don't even deal with the sales people until I have to. I go in, try what I want, and decide whether I want to buy it or not. At that point I go over to a sales person, ask him what kind of discount he can give me, and I either accept the price and buy it, or I leave the store. I honestly wouldn't care if they were like a Sam's Club and didnt have any sales people, just a cashier to take my money. We're all big boys and girls here with internet connections. We can all research the products we're interested in online, without needing some rock star wannabe GC salesperson to answer our questions about a product. Even the stores with the worst service still a) allow you to try anything you want, b) have a generous return policy, and c) are willing to negotiate on the prices. Honestly, what more do you need? And to the people who hate GC because they are putting the mom and pop shops out of business, you gotta get over that. Its life in the 21st century and its not going to change. What do you think will happen if GC goes out of business? Hundreds of mom and pop music stores will open up and things will go bak to the way they were in the 60's? Guess what, it ain't gonna happen. The minute GC announces they are closing, some other retail giant will see that void and jump all over it. They are already starting to sell musical instuments in Best Buy and Walmart. Its only a matter of time before one of them creates a spinnoff called GuitarMart. And they will hire the same college kids and offer the same crappy service. Guitar Center with a different name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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