Guitar Center 1, Kitt's Music 0

[tirsden]

I went to Guitar Center to find out if I could play on the keyboards sometime, and they said sure. I went across the street to Kitt's Music... which turned out to be a very upscale piano store. I stood at the door for twenty minutes while the only visible sales guy walked an old couple around and ignored me. At least I had a Frappuchino (yay treat!) to keep me busy... and it was air conditioned... but still... I finished the drink and was seriously bored. So I played quietly on a couple of the ditigal keyboards for kicks (and searched out the semi-hidden price tags).

Ten minutes later, the sales guy walked the rich old people into a back room with even more expensive stuff... and I said "screw this" and left. Never going back there. For all they know, I'm rich, I just don't wanna look like it. And the guy could have had the decency to say, "I'm with a customer right now, it might be a while / did you have a quick question?" One minute of his time was too precious apparently. And thirty minutes of my time weren't worth crap... with groceries getting warm in my backpack...

The Kitt's Music in question is in the Twinbrook (Rockville, MD) area near the Old Navy / Barnes And Noble / Starbucks / Giant shopping center. I recommend avoiding them at all costs. Jerks. (The Guitar Center is across the street, next time I wanna walk up there I'm taking sheet music. ^^ )

Comments

[blackmanta.livejournal.com]

Glad to see you posting again. You seem to be a lot happier, that's for sure!

BTW, I've been trying to call you at your new number, but the phone just rings and rings. Email me if there's another number I should try. Thanks.

[tirsden.livejournal.com]

Eh oh... hmm, you should get an answering machine (with a default boring male computerized voice answering) altho sometimes it takes a good 7 or 8 rings. We screen calls due to the mass of sales calls. I'll try calling you after I see my counsellor this afternoon, and if I don't catch ya I'll leave a message to make sure the number's right. ^^

[tirsden.livejournal.com]

Oh yesh, and I am much happier, minus a few odd quirks but that comes with change so... yeah. Much better.

[l-u-d-g-e.livejournal.com]

Hey, I was wondering how you were going to manage without a piano to tinker on. I'm glad you found an outlet, although I guess you won't be recording yourself.

My daughter started lessons about a month ago. She practices on an old, chincy 4-octave electric piano -- the kind that you can press one key on the lowest octave and get either chords or a single note. The action's really bad. You can hear springs twang when you press the keys slowly. I really need to find room for a real piano, even if it's just a spinet. I suppose it's possible to find a good electric piano?

In a reply to Blackmanta, you wrote, "We screen calls due to the mass of sales calls." I read that wrong and took it to mean that you have a very popular thriving business with lots of people placing orders. hehe. But now that I know what you're talking 'bout, I think it's a bummer that you get so many bogus calls. OTOH, it might be good practice for overcoming your aversion to the telephone. :)

[tirsden.livejournal.com]

Phone: LOL uhhh huhhh... *thinks the answering machine is so much better at answering the phone than I am* xD ...yeah this whole area is bad for sales calls, a lot of people get on the "do not call" list, with varied results.

I do actually have my kid sister's keyboard for teh time being, but 5 octaves at my level is frustratingly limited (plus no pedal and I really don't like keyboard keys in general). My piano is a Yamaha spinet and if you can find one in good condition, they rock. I think they run for about $1,000 still, that's what mine was about... 15 years ago? Geezlol! *is old* xD *well okay, is not THAT old*