Re: Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Suzuki diatonics available at Costco

[Arthur Jennings <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't think CostCo Canada sells them. There aren't any harmonicas listed
on http://www.costco.ca.

What we really need is an Canadian based online retailer, something like
coast2coast2coast.ca :)

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 1:18 PM, <EGS1217@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> That's all very well Kevin, for those of us who have access to other
> methods of obtaining harmonicas and who live in countries with local stores
> or
> who have vehicles and can drive longer distances.
>
> But my original reason for posting that a warehouse store such as  Costco
> carried 4 particular Suzukis (in key of C only,  btw)...was precisely so
> those folks who live in areas NOT served by local  stores or who have to
> pay
> exorbitant import/handling fees to obtain harmonicas  could perhaps get to
> try
> out an instrument of interest to them prior to making  the investment of
> placing a bigger order for other keys online.
>
> I've checked further and they actually allow return of items, and that
> policy seems to apply to the harmonicas as well.
>
> In case you weren't aware, Costco has stores in several countries  around
> the world. I've heard enough complaints about people in certain poorer
>  areas
> having no access to harmonicas at all, so provided the  information
> hopefully for them, specifically.
>
> And for the record, since I too shop first in my local community like you,
> the only 'local ma and pa music store' in my entire area has never had the
> remotest interest in carrying harmonicas despite my entreaties over the
> years.  The other 'big music store' an hour+ drive away charges a
>  prohibitive
> amount for my chromatics of choice, the CX-12 as well  as carrying them
> only in one key. So thanks, but no thanks. I'd rather  purchase 3 at a time
> from a vendor at a harmonica convention. (I'm not unique in  this aspect).
>
>  I have kept many of my local hardware, book and other stores in  business
> for years. However, when I cannot find the products I require  locally,
> then
> I drive the half hour to the Costco store where I shop.
>
> Are you also unaware that many small business owners (such as your local
> 'ma and pa stores' ) manage to stay in business precisely because they're
> able  to consistently obtain their supplies at a huge discount from
> warehouse
> stores such as Costco, Sam's Warehouse, etc?
>
> Nothing is ever quite so simple as one might assume.
>
>
> To that end I've gone back in to the website to see just where their stores
>  are located and come up with this list. I must have been misled by the
> original  map: there are none in India as far as I now know.  The countries
> (unless more have been added recently) are:
>
>
> The United States (40 States)
> Australia
> Canada
> Japan
> Korea
> Mexico
> Puerto Rico
> Taiwan
> United Kingdom
>
>
> Elizabeth
>
> "Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:19:36 -0400
> From: Kevin  Hamilton <kham27@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Subject: Suzuki  diatonics available at Costco
> To: JohnnieHarp  <johnnieharp@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: martin oldsberg  <martinoldsberg@xxxxxxxxx>, harp-l
> <Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I'm forever the guy rocking the boat or voting  with every dollar I spend.
> Walmart, Costco or any other big box store kill  our local music stores,
> book
> stores, clothing stores, farmer's markets,  grocery stores, hardware stores
> etc...
>
> I'd rather spend $5 or $10  bucks extra to keep a healthy vibrant local
> economy happening then send my  money out of my community through the box
> stores which more often than not  pay there employees less and blah blah
> blah
> the list of reasons can stretch  on. I think some people will get my drift.
>
> I'm just a poor organic veggie  farmer in the end, so I know about saving a
> buck. However I do like my local  ma and pa shops!!!
>
> That's my two cents. Or was that 4  cents.
>
> Kevin
>
>


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Arthur Jennings
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