I
don't know where the sales person from Emu got their info from, but the link
below pretty
much
speaks for itself. I believe Emu would have to honor these prices....no doing so
would
fall
under the category of...."False Advertising".
�
�
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�
jp
-----Original Message-----Sean, thank you for replying.� But you need to get up to speed with
From: qwanta [mailto:qwanta@...]
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 4:29 PM
To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [xl7] Re: XL7 Sequencer for playing external MIDI
how Emu is currently marketing its products to end users. I did call
that number you provided for exact pricing and I was told 1) I could
only be quoted the suggested retail price of $349 since I wasn't a
dealer, and 2) "we cannot compete with our dealers on pricing".� That
is an exact quote from the person on the phone.� Your website by the
way quotes $349 as well.
The bottom line is you do not sell for the same price as other
dealers.� Mars, up the street, advertises $50 less
(http://www.marsmusic.com/store/product_template.jhtml?
catid=2077&prodid=10274&primarySkuId=3577&deptid=8&navAction=jump)
and Musician's Friend is $70 less
(http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=02020411582313021307408690985
9/search/g=home?q=Emu+tech+synth).
If you did match those prices I would buy from YOU because I want
YOUR product now!� If there is a secret code I should tell the lady
on the phone to get the better price please tell.� If not I will
certainly wait a few weeks for some kind of shipment to save a couple
hundred bucks (I'm purchasing 3).
Cheers,
Qwanta
--- In xl7@y..., Sean Wilhelmsen > You can buy ROMs direct from E-MU (US only) below MSRP. We sell
them at
> the same price you would get them from your local dealer. We should
have
> them all in stock. Trying call us direct for exact pricing, 831
> 438-1921.
> Why some stores support the ROMS and others don't is a worrisome
issue
>; for else as well. We didn't make these ROMS to not be accessible to
you
> (the user). It's an ongoing battle to have our dealers fully stock
our
> accessories. Generally, the story you get from the salesman on the
floor
> is incorrect. It's easy to blame the manufacture, when in reality,
its
> their fault for not placing a replenishing order in a timely
fashion.
>
> sean at e-mu / ensoniq
>
> qwanta wrote:
> >
> >; I would love to buy the roms from a local store.� I hate mail
order.
> > But neither the local Mars no Guitar Center have them in stock.�
The
> > guy at GC said they had no plans to restock (he seemed to think
Emu
> > was discontinuing the XL7 product line) and the Mars guy said it
> > would take "a few weeks".� Translated: "I'm not going to touch
that
> > one".� So I go to Musician's Friend and it says the roms are in
> > stock.� Kewl.� I place order then on the confirmation page it
says 2-
> > 4 week *backordered*.� So 3 weeks later I call MF cust svc and ask
> > for a status and they say it's still backordered.� F!� What's the
> > deal?� When three of the largest retailers can't even get their
hands
> > on them there's something fishy going on.
> >
> > Would anyone from Emu sales care to comment?� Other than "buy from
> > Emu direct".� I'm not paying MSRP heh.
> >
> > Q
> >
> > --- In xl7@y..., "Panzare" wrote:
> > > As an alternative to find ROM upgrades, find a local music
retail
> > store that
> > > honors sale prices from other stores and nowadays the internet
as
> > well.
> > > You should be able to but the ROM upgrades quicker that way.
Thats
> > what
> > > I did and got the Techno Synth ROM card at the same price
> > Musician's Friend
> > > had it without the wait. Chances are you will have to wait
> > sometimes if you
> > > buy in online.
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