5/5

posted Sep-16-2011

This place had the best price I could find on an Emu 0404 USB. I ordered it, they shipped it intact. No issues.

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5/5

posted Sep-16-2011

I've ordered two big-ticket items from AMS this year, both shipped quickly and in perfect condition. Recommended.

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5/5

posted Sep-16-2011

The only place to buy RAM online. Been dealing with them since 1998. Always ships fast. No reason to go anywhere else.

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5/5

posted Sep-16-2011

Many orders from Newegg over the years. They've yet to disappoint.

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1/5

posted Sep-16-2011

On 9/15, I sought to purchase a Perterson Stroboclip from this store. Having had a good experience with the "Easy Pay" plans offered by American Musical and Zzounds, I opted for the "3 Easy Payments" option at checkout. Minutes later, I was contacted by a "Sales Engineer" and informed that they were declining my request for "3 Easy Payments" on a $70 item. Keep in kind that this is essentially a request for $46 and change in credit. Did they REALLY pull my credit report for $46 dollars, and if so, what did they find that discouraged them so? Worse, after calling and e-mailing, I was unable to get anyone from their credit dept. to contact me with an explanation.

Mystified, I did some research into Sweetwater and found that their financing is arranged through a company callled GE Money. Despite what it's name suggests, GE Money is wholly owned by a European multinational conglomerate called Santander. Further research reveals that Santander is widely considered an abusive and predatory lender. The BBB has assigned them a grade of "F", and has logged over 2100 complaints on Santander in the previous 12 months.

While this info does little to explain why I was not approved for a $46 dollar line of credit, I may have dodged a bullet by avoiding contact with this company.

Deal with Sweetwater and Santander at your own risk, or better yet, shop with AMS or Zzounds.

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5/5

posted Sep-15-2011

I ordered an Am. Std. Telecaster using "Pay as you Play". The order was processed and shipped more quickly than I expected.

I've called Zzounds three times with various questions, and each call was handled skillfully and competently. All three Zzounds associates seemed to care very much about my experience as a customer.

I recommend and use Zzounds whenever I can.

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