Klarinet Archive - Posting 000157.txt from 2003/01

From: Nick Simicich <njs@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] RE: Chinese Clarinets
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 04:07:07 -0500

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At 05:56 PM 2003-01-07 -0500, Bill Hausmann wrote:
> The people selling them in Costco and wherever have no clue, and the
> typical parent buying doesn't either. Boy, do they feel foolish when
> they realize they have been taken and all they have to show for it is an
> expensive "caveat emptor" lesson.

I am under the impression that Costco, at least, has a "satisfaction
guaranteed" policy. If people get instruments that fail quickly or are
unplayable, they can return them and get a refund. My thought was that the
miserable clarinet described might have been returned. Many times, stores
that simply want a visual sample so they use something that will eventually
be returned.

--
If you doubt that magnet therapy works, I put to you this observation: When
refrigerators were first invented, in the 1940s, they were rather
unreliable, but then they became significantly more reliable. The basic
design of the refrigerator did not change, and we all know that quality was
important back then, so I doubt that newer refrigerators are made better.
Refrigerators have become more reliable because of the rise of the
refrigerator magnet.
Nick Simicich - njs@-----.com

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