Klarinet Archive - Posting 000597.txt from 1998/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Crack warranty
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 02:09:25 -0400

At 06:37 PM 9/16/98 EDT, Kaylen Walters wrote:
>What does everyone think about Schmidt Music's rental plan? I am using it
>right now, and think that it's a good deal ( you pay a certain amount every
>month and then when the amount of rent equals the retail price then it's
yours
>to keep), but I wanted to hear some other opinions.
>
Just for your information, our company does it in a similar fashion. Our
rentals are on a 36 month rent-to-own contract. We take the retail price
of the particular instrument (lowered if a previously rented one) plus tax,
add a monthly maintenance fee which includes all repairs and even
replacement in case of theft or fire (for clarinets $3.00/month for student
instruments, or $108.00), divide that by 36 and that is your monthly
payment. Make your 36 payments and the instrument is yours. There is NO
interest charged. You can quit at any time by just returning the
instrument, assuming your payments were current. I think it is a very fair
arrangement. An almost identical program is available for intermediate and
pro instruments.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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Essexville, MI 48732 http://members.wbs.net/homepages/z/o/o/zoot14.html
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