[TPIN] new york trumpet shops

[Orion Development Corp - D. Arndt]

In Dillons defense, my experience down there has been the opposite.  I'm definately not a "known name" - but regardless, I've always gotten very good, friendly service.   I've actualy seen them take care of high school students ahead in line of other players who were names, on at least one occassion.  

A lot of it depends on how busy they are, too.  Things can get real nuts - especially on Saturdays.  To be fair (and realistic)... if some hot-shot walks in, it wouldn't bug me if they did give them special attention ahead of me.  Heck... if Mario Andretti walked into a BMW dealer, you would expect them to kiss his tushe a little, right?  Lots of referals on the line.  In the same regard, if the likes of Phil Smith, Randy Brecker or Nick Marcione walk into Dillons, and they don't get a little red-carpet treatment, that would be wierd,... no?

Dillons is a wonderful shop.  They've always given me good value, and have always been very helpful.

Just my 2 cents...

- da

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:54:07 -0500, rdangelo wrote
> I went to Dillons a few years ago when I was visiting friends in NYC   
> and north Jersey.  They have an awful lot of stuff.  But I wouldn't   
> call the customer service stellar.  There was an ex-MF lead player   
> there rendering some DHC's on what sounded like a sheet metal trumpet   
> in another room, and the staff members were too busy kissing his butt   
> to give much time to the rest of us unknowns.  Even when I had   
> specific questions and needed help they didn't seem to know much about   
> the products I asked about.  Their prices didn't blow me away either. 
> 
> But to be fair, maybe I was there on a bad day.  Maybe they were   
> understaffed, and maybe the best guys weren't there that afternoon. 
> 
> They did have a LOT of stuff. 
> 
> D' 
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