Klarinet Archive - Posting 001073.txt from 2004/07

From: ormondtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: Re: [kl] A Phone call from FIRST ACT
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:25:17 -0400

Virginia=A0Hill wrote:

> Well, in past posts I mentioned that it all
> STARTED with my letter to Wal-Mart. THEY
> forwarded my concern to First Act.

Yes, I understand. But do you think that there is any chance that
First Act is likely to change their instrument and give up their low
prices?

Look at Costco. Apparently Costco succumbed to customer complaints and
dropped the brand (or perhaps similar brands, the report was that Costco
dropped all cheapie band instruments) rather than successfully forcing
First Act to improve their instruments. If an organization with
Costco's buying power can't muscle the likes of First Act to produce a
better instrument, what is the chance that (say) 50 consumers can do so?

If your goal is to protect students, it seems to me the most effective
way to do so is to convince the likes of WalMart and Costco to stop
selling them.

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