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 More options 15 May, 17:49
Newsgroups: uk.music.guitar
From: use...@alienrat.co.uk (Woody)
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 17:49:21 +0100
Local: Thurs 15 May 2008 17:49
Subject: Re: Squier acoustic for £40 at Tesco

Cliff <cl...@wheatleymetalfabrications.co.uk> wrote:
> On 14 May, 18:47, "Angof" <an...@nospam.com> wrote:
> > I know some people are snobby about buying guitars from anything other than
> > a guitar shop but at this price, you cant really argue

> > http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-2283.aspx

> > I know squier isnt a great brnad but I reckon its better than anythign else
> > at this price!!

> > Angof

> Even if the guitar body was made of cardboard that's still a really
> good price considering, you also get a book, strap and gig bag!

> Probably the combination of CNC machines and under paid Chinese
> labours working in unsafe conditions. These imports are then allowed
> into our market to compete against, more expensive items made by much
> fairer employers who spend money on their staff and their staffs
> working conditions. Talk about shooting ourselves in the foot! The
> more cheap goods we buy the harder it is for our manufactures to
> compete so, the less they pay us therefore, we ending up having less
> to spend so buy more cheap goods!

It depends. If you were in the market for an acoustic guitar, you almost
certainly wouldn't buy one at tescos. However, if you just walked in and
saw it, noone here would be losing out as you wouldn't have got one
otherwise.

--
Woody

www.alienrat.com


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