BEWARE: Guitar Center Online has UNREASONABLE sur-charges...
Written: Oct 28 '08
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I recently purchased a DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Blues pickup from Guitar Center Online, guitarcenter dot com, because their local store did not stock it. The Guitar Center online price was comparable to most other retailers, however they really stiffed me on shipping and tax. The shipping charge was quite high at $8.95, considering that this is a very small and light item, their packing material was very minimal, and they shipped the pickup via basic ground shipping service. Plus Guitar Center Online also charged me sales tax on the total, including the shipping amount! I seriously doubt Guitar Center is required to collect sales tax on the shipping service - so why do they include shipping cost in the taxable amount??? To make matters worst, they charged a tax rate that is actually higher than my actual local sales tax!!! This seems like a big scam to me, and I hope Guitar Center gets audited by NYS tax entities.
In summary, I ended up paying approximately $12 more for this item at GuitarCenter.com than I would have in their local store, if only they stocked this item! There are other online retailers that charge more reasonable shipping charges, and some out of State distributors do not even charge tax. [FYI, Musiciansfriend.com is owned by the same parent company that owns Guitar Center, so beware of MF too.]
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What product did you purchase or try to purchase? DiMarzio Guitar Pickup
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