Turdus Posted November 4, 2011 Posted November 4, 2011 I've got my repair ticket for my '58 Les Paul around here somewhere.Although repair inventory was not to be touched, that should be interesting, and I wonder if folks with items in for repair will ever see those items again.
Cary Posted November 4, 2011 Posted November 4, 2011 Back in the late 90's, they sued a guy in Delaware, Ohio for naming his music store "Big Daddy's Family Music Center". Big Daddy was actually the guy's nickname, but they didn't like him using "Daddy" in the store name and sued him for copyright infringement. I don't remember how the case turned out, but he ended up killing himself. That kind of soured me on Daddy's Junky Music.
jwhitcomb3 Posted November 4, 2011 Posted November 4, 2011 Back in the late 90's, they sued a guy in Delaware, Ohio for naming his music store "Big Daddy's Family Music Center". Big Daddy was actually the guy's nickname, but they didn't like him using "Daddy" in the store name and sued him for copyright infringement. I don't remember how the case turned out, but he ended up killing himself. That kind of soured me on Daddy's Junky Music.Sounds more like a trademark issue. Trademark holders that don't defend against marks that could possibly be confusing risk losing the trademark.
DaveL Posted November 4, 2011 Posted November 4, 2011 I've got my repair ticket for my '58 Les Paul around here somewhere.Although repair inventory was not to be touched, that should be interesting, and I wonder if folks with items in for repair will ever see those items again. actually, if you check on their facebook page, candi, the daddy's people are updating regularly and are working to get all the repair items back to their owners,
backinit Posted November 4, 2011 Posted November 4, 2011 had a nice talk with a local competitor tonight, who by no means thought it a joyous occasion. one of the comments was that he felt Daddy's had a weak web presence given the size and rescources it had and #2, the low trade in values offered by daddys were a frequent complaint among his customers over the years. (which I would confirm first hand He also felt there would be opportunities for other stores to step up and fill the voids in the various areas, Music Mill in Manchester, NH for example, who has actually been growing in a down market. I highly recommend the Music Mill and Id second the low trade in part. More than once I've walk away from that store with my trade in hand and I couldn't believe what they offered me. Although I frequented Daddys I was not a fan of their "benefits" program which was a trade in guarantee that you received when you purchased gear. It's was marketed like an extended warranty program. That's another thing that has no value anymore that people paid extra money for. Granted it was their choice, but sometimes people were pushed towards that a little harder than they should have been.
Thundernotes Posted November 5, 2011 Author Posted November 5, 2011 They were notoriously cheap on their trade-ins or cash purchases. Back in '82, I was shopping in the Portsmouth store and a guy walked in with a '79 Sunburst. They offered him $150 for it. (He was looking for $300) I followed the guy outside and bought it on the street for his asking price. Still have it too.
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