Reply With QuoteA piano tuner from Cranes used to tune my grandad's piano every year.
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I blame PMT - had to pre-order me PRS SE Floyd 24 (2017) there.
And Gamlins is the personification of customer indifference.
And that's all I have to say on the subject
A piano tuner from Cranes used to tune my grandad's piano every year.
I always blame PMT.Originally Posted by Cyclops
Our local Stationary Shop has moved too.
I see what you did there
Well. I didn't.I see what you did there
Doesn't make sense.
There is no such thing as a Stationary Shop.
Where do you buy your train tickets then??
Okay, I get you think you had to spell it out for others who mightl not have got the joke, the grammatical "mistake".
Actually most shops are stationary, except perhaps those on a train.
BTW, I was under the impression that you and Steve R are one and the same person
On line @ Trane LionWhere do you buy your train tickets then??
Not totally convinced it was a grammatical 'mistake'.
I think Cranes is coming back into the centre of Cardiff. Possibly in one of the arcades. Don't shoot the messenger if I am wrong though
OhNot totally convinced it was a grammatical 'mistake'.
Now that IS funny
..and there was me thinking you and Steve R were co writing your own material
Stationery / Stationary.
Writing materials / Not moving.
Strange place to shop for checkin....
I hope they do set up in Cardiff again. Love their Caparison line (spelling!
So I said to the woman at the Post Office 'do you keep stationery madam? '
'No' she replied - 'I like to wriggle about a bit'.
Last edited by Vimana.; 11-04-17 at 16:11. Reason: I can't fecking spell either .. :D
Least you had the noose to correct it
So I said to the woman at the Post Office 'do you keep stationery madam? '
'No' she replied - 'I like to wriggle about a bit'.
Also on my town travels, I was also astonished to see Ribbles Cycles - with a scattering of bikes and room to ride 'em in the shop.
Getting more and more like Steve (the My-stro) every day....I wondered WTF you were talking about - until I finally got the drum sticks joke
Okay, I get you think you had to spell it out for others who mightl not have got the joke, the grammatical "mistake".
Actually most shops are stationary, except perhaps those on a train.
BTW, I was under the impression that you and Steve R are one and the same person
From experience, Cranes were never able/wanted to compete. They only stocked selected brands - for a music shop of that size in the city centre to not check off all of the big boys is madness. Roland is the one that comes to mind.
If you could get, say a pedal for £150 in Cranes and PMT were selling it for £130, were willing to price match and they also offer interest free loans who are you going to go with? I've also experienced much better customer service in the 10 mins I spent in PMT than I ever did in the many years I visited Cranes or Gamlins.
I always like to support local businesses wherever possible, but it was never the most welcoming of shops.
On one of the rare occasions where I did manage to spend some time trying a few guitars out in that little 'testing room' , I emerged, handed back the Tele that I'd tried out to a member of staff. I mentioned that I had spotted a little ding on the finish. Voluntarily. Being helpful.
But he grilled me about it, and then got two other members of staff involved to comment whether they had seen the ding before.
Oooh no, none of them had etc etc. FFS .. ;)
All felt very accusatory. I never set foot in there again.
They were always up their own arses in there from as long as I can remember. It's a wonder they lasted this long.
My lad bought his recent Bass from PMT, a Fender USA Job, it recently let him down during a recording session, he took it to Dave Dearnaley for the repair he's not impressed with PMT. or with Fender!!!!, he has 3 older Fenders that haven't let him down and an Ibanez model circa 1984 which has never gone wonky on him. Bring back the Sound Centre
Was it a paper shop that blew away?
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