Members raagam Posted October 27, 2011 Members Share Posted October 27, 2011 New England music gear retailer Daddy's Junky Music has closed all of its stores as of yesterday, as you all may have heard. Too bad, they were a good source of bargain-priced used gear -- and jobs for musicians. On the other hand, in recent years I've purchased more from online stores, or from better-stocked retails outlets. Poking around on the web a bit, I found this article with some details on their demise, quotes below: http://salem-nh.patch.com/articles/daddy-s-junky-music-closes-a49ff4ae According to Bramante, the downfall of the company began with a lawsuit in Massachusetts in 2008. Two former employees and a manager who was with the company alleged Daddy's compensation system was not legal and "managers weren't actually managers."...In saying that the company couldn't afford to find out they were wrong in their position, Bramante paid damages to all the managers of the company at the time and any who'd been employed in the previous two years....Although the company had virtually no cash, Bramante thought a couple of good years for Daddy's would return it to its previous prowess as the 14th-largest music retailer in the country. "Then the recession hit," Bramante said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrheaume Posted October 27, 2011 Members Share Posted October 27, 2011 daddys takes me back. those catalogs of used gear in the early/mid 90s were awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beck Posted October 27, 2011 Members Share Posted October 27, 2011 This is actually good news for me. Their eBay listings gave me stress chest pains... wanting to hit whoever listed them, but they were physically too far to drive for me to do so. Plus I would calm down after a few miles anyway even if I did even get to the car. That Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gomer Pyle Posted October 27, 2011 Members Share Posted October 27, 2011 I lived near the Portsmouth store for 17 years, wow that's a shame, what a bummer. We used to go to the Manchester warehouse sale every September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 I've purchased some stuff from them in the past and was always treated well. What a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave Bryce Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 My first job in a music store was working for Daddy's in Boston. dB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MargeHowel Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 I remember them fondly -- what a great name too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scarecrowbob Posted October 28, 2011 Members Share Posted October 28, 2011 This reinforces my belief that it is bad policy to try and hire folks at the lowest possible wage and then screw them a bit on top of that. I've seen several businesses do this lately that struggle mightily, when it seems like if they would just compensate employees better they would get better workers who do better work, increasing their business and this their overall situation. Dunno if that is the case here, but it certainly sounds like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the stranger Posted November 7, 2011 Members Share Posted November 7, 2011 Wow, I forgot all about those guys. I bought a few pieces of gear from them back in the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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