RevDavidLee Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Ever since I bought that Gibson 70's Tribute SG from them they have been calling me like every other day. Sometimes they leave messages asking me to call them to discuss my purchase, sometimes no message. It's like I'm being stalked. It's one of the reasons I quit doing business with Sweetwater. I'm just curious to know if others who have purchased from them get this kind of attention. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I bought an HB from them on line two years ago and have not any follow up like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hayden Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I bought a used Fender American 50 th anniversary strat from them , don't remember what year I bought it. They called me to find out if I like it and was it ok, only call I ever got from them.Them guitar was in perfect shape. 4H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 Ok then - who told them I have money to spend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Sweetwater quit calling me when they called as I was in the process of covering a football game. Now I call... although I get their online weekly "news." I'll wager that there's some sort of statistic that shows if you buy now, you're likely to OD with another quick purchase. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hayden Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Ok then - who told them I have money to spend? They have people who know your people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Never bought online from Sam Ash, but Matt from Sweetwater does call me every couple months and leaves a message. It doesn't bother me. Now if it was every other day, that might get on my nerves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Saturn... Matt here too... Frankly with the work schedule piling up more and more... it's cut my playing time which slows my buying. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Saturn... Matt here too... Frankly with the work schedule piling up more and more... it's cut my playing time which slows my buying. m Yeah. He's such a nice guy I sometimes feel guilty when I don't buy anything from him. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I have bought three or four guitars from Sam Ash and A couple from Sweetwater...they have followed up a few days later and nothing more. I have recieved a couple emails aswell but nothing I would consider bothersome from either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Yeah. He's such a nice guy I sometimes feel guilty when I don't buy anything from him. :) yup. That sounds like someone I want to employ. Do you have his number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane v Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 they stalk with gift cards [thumbup] [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Marketing and information gathering from typical internet browsing has reached new heights. You have bought a lot recently and I'm sure they know that and you've reached frequent buyer status. I looked for a garden hose nozzle the other day and every time I logged on afterwards I got ads for nozzles. I did a trial search for bras the other day to see if my suspicion was correct and to achieve a change of scene. Much to my pleasure, I am correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Marketing and information gathering from typical internet browsing has reached new heights. You have bought a lot recently and I'm sure they know that and you've reached frequent buyer status. I looked for a garden hose nozzle the other day and every time I logged on afterwards I got ads for nozzles. I did a trial search for bras the other day to see if my suspicion was correct and to achieve a change of scene. Much to my pleasure, I am correct. Same happened to me years ago after browsing for and finally buying a top-opening freezer. For months they bombed me with freezer advertising via web. How many freezers do they think I need the same time? But obviously it all was my mistake in the end. I had bought it then in person at a store, not via web, so perhaps they didn't get I already got me one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I like ads and advertising. It's the American way. I'll take free TV with commercials any day. And be grateful. Beats paying for it and getting commercials anyway. Calling? that's a bit much. But guess what, it wasn't long ago when we had to put up with telemarketers. Now, that industry has been replaced with BILL COLLECTERS. See it? I'll take Sam Ash calling me over a bill collecter calling me ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PingPongBob Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I like ads and advertising. It's the American way. I'll take free TV with commercials any day. And be grateful. Beats paying for it and getting commercials anyway. Calling? that's a bit much. But guess what, it wasn't long ago when we had to put up with telemarketers. Now, that industry has been replaced with BILL COLLECTERS. See it? I'll take Sam Ash calling me over a bill collecter calling me ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!! I've never had a bill collector call me in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8_4thesh0w Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I've never had a bill collector call me in my life. I had one try to go all Rambo on me one time. Knowing that "this call may be monitored, blah, blah, blah" I baited him. The un-pleasantries escalated then I told him the only difference between us was that he had no idea where I lived, (as my "city" address encompasses the entire NE quadrant of my county and some of the next and at the time I was living in the next.) but I've been to Cincinnatti several times and knew exactly how long it would take me to get there. The lady who called backed a couple of days later was very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 My fault, Rev. I told them you were GASsing for a 175. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Marketing and information gathering from typical internet browsing has reached new heights. You have bought a lot recently and I'm sure they know that and you've reached frequent buyer status. I looked for a garden hose nozzle the other day and every time I logged on afterwards I got ads for nozzles. I did a trial search for bras the other day to see if my suspicion was correct and to achieve a change of scene. Much to my pleasure, I am correct. It's a service Google openly supply to advertisers. It's called ReMarketing, when you hit a site the Google cookie on your computer records that. The website owner then pays (per click) for their Google ads to be displayed to you as a priority over other Google ads. Lots of websites display Google ads, anyone can do so and can recieve a tiny payment for each click. As a result, after viewing bras you were targeted with bra adverts. I understand people's concerns about that. My own stance is this, as it stands, I would prefer targeted ads than non targeted ads on the websites I visit. That said, it is disconcerting just how much data Google have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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