Good morning. It has come to my attention that there is much unhappiness with regards to my discussion of product pricing of certain instruments currently being sold at a certain store here. The bottom line- people are unhappy I'm 'interfering' with their prices.
First & foremost, my blog is an unaffiliated gear discussion entity with an acute personal slant. I discuss matters openly & have no intentions to malign external parties. If this happens it's probably because of a certain accentuation of glaring inherent ineptitude. My approach can be blunt & people get offended along the way but this is largely a by product of them being affected by what they read. They did a reflection (of sorts) & somehow felt hit by non-existent projectiles. It still hurts nevertheless & some of their interests are at stake. All understood.
Secondly, I have provided open avenues for communication. 2 ways- the comment section here is public access & I've kept it as such all along. This way, if you don't have a blogger account, you can still make comments. I've also disclosed my e-mail at the left panel of this discussion board for other matters which are better off discussed in private. Please get back to me via those aforementioned avenues for clarifications should certain issues touch sensitive nerves. I have ever removed a post with images containing religious consecration with regards to a certain gig promo flyer.
Thirdly, thank you for reading my blog entries. I am very well aware that there are individuals here who read stuff to keep a tab on trending issues. It's rather difficult to know the current turn of all things music & gear related because there isn't a dedicated, passionate website focusing on the matter. The culture in this country is still too shackled by paper chase & keeping up with the costs of living. Also, I believe this is one of the minority blog sites to openly attribute good services, product knowledge, fair pricing & reputable individuals, among others, directly to stores & personnels. This inadvertently created anxiety which could hinge on the negative; people return to this blog to see if their personal/organizational interests were being castigated.
Friends & blog readers, let's be clear that this blog is not a license for limitless, insensitive & calculated reference to particular entities, distributors or individuals. Such practices should not be tolerated. I'm taking this opportunity to also rehash the fact that I'm reiterating malpractices which are already there to begin with. If external entities detected it before you did, what's the implication to your organization? It's very frustrating to see one of my favourite guitar stores with departments not moving in tandem to further the philosophy of the company especially so when efforts were made to embrace transformation. New store front, new service philosophy, revised price considerations, everything moving ahead but someone fell asleep with the online references. The ones that are arguably bringing in the other half of the revenue to the business. My stand today- why am I caring too much anyway, it's not even my store, I'm not commissioned by them in any way either.
On that note, with immediate effect, I will stop promoting, referencing, updating & mentioning, among other blog entry rigours, Swee Lee Music Company. Products under the company's distribution are not owned by the company & the brand names will continue to be mentioned & discussed here.
PS: To be very clear- not lobbying for support, just an FYI post. If you have to comment, please be constructive. Be mindful of the company that's not here to present their perspectives.
PS: To be very clear- not lobbying for support, just an FYI post. If you have to comment, please be constructive. Be mindful of the company that's not here to present their perspectives.
