any former guitar center employees?

njh · Post by **njh** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:08 pm

i was just wondering after working there if they still give you a deal

mcconaghy · Post by **mcconaghy** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:19 pm

Depends who you know - if one of your old mates is still there after a while you can probably still get some good deals, but nothing like the old employee discount. And since the average lifespan of a GC employee is 3 months, chances are the next time you go back there won't be anyone there you recognize, so break out your haggling skills.

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 2:36 pm

i used to work there

Deals? I suppose you could call it a deal. The only item GC sells that my current employer doesn't sell that I needed was one of those light bulbs for my gooseneck BNC mixer lamp called Lil'Lite or something. I needed the bulb and when I showed at their shop to get one my good buddy Pete was behind the counter.

When he rang me up he said he'd hook me up, and he really did try. He banged away at the keyboard of the register for what felt like 5 minutes. Finally he said "Sorry dude, it's going to be nine bux, that's as low as this thing will let me sell it for."

$9 for a bulb that's smaller than my pinkie nail. And I got hooked up. Imagine if I was buying something more substantial.

When I used to work there we had this horrible tyrant of a general manager named Tim Miller. He was a hideous prick. He used to warn us of horrific consequences if we got caught giving an ex-employee any sort of discount at all. When Pete hooked me up for my bulb purchase he was sticking his neck out. It is good having a homie on the other side of the counter.

Michael Hatsis · Post by **Michael Hatsis** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:04 pm

Sales Dude McBoob wrote:He banged away at the keyboard of the register for what felt like 5 minutes. Finally he said "Sorry dude, it's going to be nine bux, that's as low as this thing will let me sell it for."

those computers are the best. nothing like technology from the 80's. A good friend of mine works at GC and he'll be crackin away at that computer for like 10 minutes tryin to get a nice discount goin. the keyboard buttons are echoing throughout the store! just sit there laughin my a$$ off and BOOM - Dicsount

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:28 pm

mike@TrackTeam Audio wrote:and BOOM - Dicsount

Dicsount? Sounds about right.

Michael Hatsis · Post by **Michael Hatsis** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:34 pm

Sales Dude McBoob wrote:
mike@TrackTeam Audio wrote:and BOOM - Dicsount
Dicsount? Sounds about right.

howbout Dics out - even better

rtopia · Post by **rtopia** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:35 pm

mike@TrackTeam Audio wrote:those computers are the best. nothing like technology from the 80's. A good friend of mine works at GC and he'll be crackin away at that computer for like 10 minutes tryin to get a nice discount goin. the keyboard buttons are echoing throughout the store! just sit there laughin my a$$ off and BOOM - Dicsount

ya know what I liked the best about those terminals?

being able to calc my next commission check after every sale...

...laugh if you will (and you probably will)....

"that was my favorite job ever"
(I'd still be there if my lifestyle didn't require a different job situation)

- r

DeadlyKungFu · Post by **DeadlyKungFu** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:41 pm

How was it dealing with the noise of mostly bad musicians and the attitude in general of some guys? How big was the discount?

'Make your hobby your job and you'll never work another day in your life.'

Michael Hatsis · Post by **Michael Hatsis** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:10 pm

DeadlyKungFu wrote:How was it dealing with the noise of mostly bad musicians and the attitude in general of some guys?

i would rather say good musicians with bad tones, playing bad music

mokomo · Post by **mokomo** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:05 pm

Sales Dude McBoob wrote: my good buddy Pete was behind the counter.

we had this horrible tyrant of a general manager named Tim Miller. He was a hideous prick. He used to warn us of horrific consequences if we got caught giving an ex-employee any sort of discount at all. When Pete hooked me up for my bulb purchase he was sticking his neck out. It is good having a homie on the other side of the counter.

Tim Miller is probably sitting in his home theater, projecting the 6ft tall faces of the Petes he employs onto his wall, while running through their histories of Lil'lite sales to see if there has been any discounting offered.

You may be offering your homie a job at your new place quite soon

Sales Dude McBoob · Post by **Sales Dude McBoob** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:30 pm

mokomo wrote:
Sales Dude McBoob wrote: my good buddy Pete was behind the counter.

we had this horrible tyrant of a general manager named Tim Miller. He was a hideous prick. He used to warn us of horrific consequences if we got caught giving an ex-employee any sort of discount at all. When Pete hooked me up for my bulb purchase he was sticking his neck out. It is good having a homie on the other side of the counter.
Tim Miller is probably sitting in his home theater, projecting the 6ft tall faces of the Petes he employs onto his wall, while running through their histories of Lil'lite sales to see if there has been any discounting offered.

You may be offering your homie a job at your new place quite soon

Pete may have lost his job, but at least I saved $1.36