Klarinet Archive - Posting 000146.txt from 2006/11

From: "George Huba" <ghuba@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] WWBW Bankruptcy
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:48:53 -0500

I will miss WWBW also. As a mega-retailer and big discounter, they kept the
prices on instruments, reeds, and accessories down. While some might argue
that they also forced smaller businesses who needed higher margins to close,
in the WWBW era one still had the choice of going for lower price and
potentially less service or for higher prices at a local retailer and
potentially more service. While it remains to be seen if prices will creep
up now that the 800 pound gorilla has gone off to bankruptcy hell, they
certainly are not going lower with the demise of WWBW.

Love'em or hate'em, they made it possible to purchase items at about the
best discount possible. For many, the discount was much more important than
the added service of a shop operating on a higher margin.

George

-----Original Message-----
From: Barton Cummings [mailto:cbc_21@-----.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 6:52 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: RE: [kl] WWBW Bankruptcy

I have been reading with interest all of the comments and letters about WWBW
and I must say that it does not really matter why they went out of business.
What matters is that a good company is now no longer with us and that is a
shame.

I have dealt many times over the years with them and never had a problem of
any kind. I was more than pleased with every item I purchased as were my
students and professional colleagues.

Personally I shall miss this company very much.

--- "R. Williams" <rwilliams@-----.net> wrote:

>
> Although I do not dispute your facts concerning your experience with
> WWBW I do dispute your conclusions if for no other reason than they
> contain two rather large logical errors.
>
> First, there is your argumentum ad verecundiam which is not
> persuasive. I earned a masters in management at a very good school in
> Cambridge Mass. There I took a course in law, which I'm sorry to say
> does not qualify me to practice law, nor to render judgement on
> matters of law. My opinions on law should be judged accordingly.
>
> The bigger issue though is a matter of presumption or specifically an
> Accident, that is drawing a general conclusion from your specific
> experience. The old saying, the exception proves the rule points to
> this. I bought numerous items from WWBW over the years including my
> clarinet with no problems what so ever. Is my experience any less
> valid and if so what does that prove? In actuality, nothing.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Rommel John Miller [mailto:rjmiller@-----.net]
> >Subject: RE: [kl] WWBW Bankruptcy
> >
> >
> >This is all very interesting to me, and it suggests
> poor management and
> >unethical business practices. And I have studied
> law at a reputable law
> >school in Baltimore, so I know from where I speak.
>
>
>
>
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