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    #32
    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    TelePaul wrote: »
    L The guy was like "Listen, if you're serious about this, just go to the Audio Warehouse."

    So wha ya sayin? .... You ain't serious???;)


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    #33
    TelePaul
    Registered Users Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    PaulBrewer wrote: »
    So wha ya sayin? .... You ain't serious???;)

    Yeah pretty much. I track in a conservatory with wood floors and a glass ceiling. I figured Auralex was an oral contraceptive. I'm the anti-sound engineer!


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    #34
    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    TelePaul wrote: »
    I'm the anti-sound engineer!

    There are loads of those!


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    #35
    James Hunt
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭James Hunt


    Hope it works out for them. It's good to buy local, or retail - or whatever you want to call it. Price is the overriding factor though, if it's hundreds cheaper on the web, then usually that's the end of it.


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    #36
    bedbugs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 229 ✭✭bedbugs


    Bring it on. If it's cheaper than buying with Dolphin, I'll gladly switch.

    Although, it is handy getting the VAT zero rated from the transaction when importing stuff...
    hmmm ;)


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    #37
    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    bedbugs wrote: »
    Although, it is handy getting the VAT zero rated from the transaction when importing stuff...
    hmmm ;)

    good for the cash flow alright. But you can claim it back!


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    #38
    Red Sleeping Beauty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,443 ✭✭✭Red Sleeping Beauty


    TelePaul wrote: »
    Lads, it sounds great and all...but is the demand really there? Think of the inventory costs (if it's going to be all they say it is)

    I'd assume that the demand is there because there's a large amount of people ordering online because they can't get what they want in town and at the prices they want. I'm assuming that Xmusic will be buying in more stock meaning cheaper prices and more variety or whatever. It's certainly very ambitous.


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    #39
    fitz
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,956 ✭✭✭fitz


    If the prices aren't competing with online, this is just gonna become a place where people have a larger range of stuff to try out before they buy it for cheaper on the web. I hope it isn't gonna go that way...


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    #40
    Red Sleeping Beauty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,443 ✭✭✭Red Sleeping Beauty


    fitz wrote: »
    If the prices aren't competing with online, this is just gonna become a place where people have a larger range of stuff to try out before they buy it for cheaper on the web. I hope it isn't gonna go that way...

    Musician's prices were never cast in stone, you could bargain with them a fair bit and of course regulars would get a few quid off. I reckon it'll be like that with this new store.


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    #41
    fitz
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,956 ✭✭✭fitz


    That goes for every music shop though.
    They've all had a margin they were prepared to trim to make the sale.
    Point is, unless they can get within a reasonable distance of internet prices, people are still gonna buy online.


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    #42
    hexagramer
    Registered Users Posts: 168 ✭✭hexagramer


    even if there prices are the same as going into town i think they may do well considering good promotion, and a good name

    if the townies can go for this long i hope this store can. i really wud love this place to be my first thought to pop into mind when i want to buy stuff.

    if anything, DEATH TO WALTONS!


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    #43
    condra
    Registered Users Posts: 3,849 ✭✭✭condra


    I think kids from miles around will travel to check out the store if it's well promoted. I imagine guitar kids ("the pokemon generation" as I call them) will be an important target market for them.

    If their prices are comparable with Waltons, I'll do the same for them as I do for Waltons, i.e give them none of my business, and recommend people avoid them.

    If they can be within 10% of Thomanns prices, I'll probably use them.
    I don't mind paying a *little* extra, to demo a product and buy it the same day.


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    #44
    dav nagle
    Registered Users Posts: 2,182 ✭✭✭dav nagle


    I have sent so many kids to musician they owe me bigtime!


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    #45
    Red Sleeping Beauty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,443 ✭✭✭Red Sleeping Beauty


    womoma wrote: »
    I think kids from miles around will travel to check out the store if it's well promoted. I imagine guitar kids ("the pokemon generation" as I call them) will be an important target market for them.

    If their prices are comparable with Waltons, I'll do the same for them as I do for Waltons, i.e give them none of my business, and recommend people avoid them.

    If they can be within 10% of Thomanns prices, I'll probably use them.
    I don't mind paying a *little* extra, to demo a product and buy it the same day.

    Within 10% of Thomann's prices would be good, there's a few UK shops that are in fact cheaper on some gear. I always thought the lads in Musician were a bit more than just a saturday afternoon creche for the pokemon kids bashing out their own nasty rendition of the solo from One by Metallica


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    #46
    GobBass
    Registered Users Posts: 298 ✭✭GobBass


    hexagramer wrote: »
    even if there prices are the same as going into town i think they may do well considering good promotion, and a good name

    if the townies can go for this long i hope this store can. i really wud love this place to be my first thought to pop into mind when i want to buy stuff.

    if anything, DEATH TO WALTONS!


    I would agree with you largely except for one small matter....a Gibson Les Paul Baritone down 800 big ones to just 1039 (which is insanely tempting,makes me buy scratchcards) in their 'sale' or whatever they deem suffecient to call lowering their simply outrageous prices.:P

    ...I live five minutes from X and I'll be a frequenter alright.Low-end crunch.....just imagine if they got Sandberg basses...highly unlikely but worth a shot at least...(drooling)


    (How's that for a first comment? :D:D


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    #47
    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    alan dunne 27 wrote: »
    Within 10% of Thomann's prices would be good,

    Would it? Would you pay 1100 when Mr.T sells for 1000?


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    #48
    Savman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,323 ✭✭✭Savman


    Will X Music be offering VAT free sales to registered individuals I wonder...I'd much rather not pay it at source than have to claim it back in January or whatever.


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    #49
    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    Savman wrote: »
    Will X Music be offering VAT free sales to registered individuals I wonder...I'd much rather not pay it at source than have to claim it back in January or whatever.

    The world don't work like that!


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    #50
    TelePaul
    Registered Users Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    PaulBrewer wrote: »
    The world don't work like that!

    Indeed.


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    #51
    Savman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,323 ✭✭✭Savman


    PaulBrewer wrote: »
    The world don't work like that!
    TelePaul wrote:
    Indeed.
    Actually I think you'll find it does.
    The Revenue Commissioners wrote:
    A VAT-registered trader in the State may zero rate the supply of goods to a customer in another EU Member State if:-
    • the customer is registered for VAT in that other EU Member State,
    • the customer's VAT registration number (including country prefix) is obtained and retained in the supplier's records
    • this number, together with the supplier’s VAT registration number, is quoted on the sales invoice
    • the goods are dispatched or transported to that other Member State.


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    #52
    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    Savman wrote: »
    Actually I think you'll find it does.

    Ah, but not if you live here! .... or rather your company is here. That would be the vast majority I think you'll agree.


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    #53
    molby14
    Closed Accounts Posts: 67 ✭✭molby14


    live and work not to far from this place ... its huge . there use to be a golf store in one of the units this has taken up 2 of them . plus you can go look at the harley shop too!

    will they do guitar lessons from there? for all ages?!


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    #54
    mattfender
    Closed Accounts Posts: 602 ✭✭✭mattfender


    Starting work there on thurs, really looking forward to seeing it! Its the biggest shop in the uk and ireland apparently bigger than the biggest one in england!

    Gonna be bands and all playin this weekend!


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    #55
    Red Sleeping Beauty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,443 ✭✭✭Red Sleeping Beauty


    mattfender wrote: »
    Starting work there on thurs, really looking forward to seeing it! Its the biggest shop in the uk and ireland apparently bigger than the biggest one in england!

    Gonna be bands and all playin this weekend!

    You're starting working there on Thursday and you've not seen the place ?Wierd....

    Opening this weekend anyway then ?


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    #56
    smelltheglove
    Registered Users Posts: 4,503 ✭✭✭smelltheglove


    Yeah its official opening is this Saturday and Sunday from 12-6 both days bands and promotions etc i know this because we are one of the bands playing it,cant wait to see the place meself


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    #57
    TelePaul
    Registered Users Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    smelltheglove wrote: »
    Yeah its official opening is this Saturday and Sunday from 12-6 both days bands and promotions etc i know this because we are one of the bands playing it,cant wait to see the place meself

    You take photos AND play music?


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    #58
    smelltheglove
    Registered Users Posts: 4,503 ✭✭✭smelltheglove


    TelePaul wrote: »
    You take photos AND play music?


    lol the missus uses this account aswell hence kev and rach in the sig


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    #59
    frobisher
    Registered Users Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭frobisher


    smelltheglove wrote: »
    lol the missus uses this account aswell hence kev and rach in the sig

    Can you be 100% certain that you're not skitso?!


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    #60
    smelltheglove
    Registered Users Posts: 4,503 ✭✭✭smelltheglove


    frobisher wrote: »
    Can you be 100% certain that you're not skitso?![/QUOTE

    I think i can be fairly sure considering most of the music pictures the mrs has are of me lol but if you really wanna find out come along this weekend my bands are palying as part of the official opening days sat and sunday should be a good day out lots of promos etc


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    #61
    Scoual
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭Scoual


    Hi Smelltheglove
    how did you happen to play at the opening, did you know the managament or somethin?
    btw did you get my pm?

    :)


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