Kauer Demo Program

dougk

dougk

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Hi everyone!

I know difficult it can be to purchase a guitar unseen and while I have a good dealer network, there's just never one near you it seems. So, in the past I've had a demo program with a stable of a few loaner instruments. I thought it was time to bring that back but I've made a couple changes.

  • We are making the following guitars available, Crusader, Acadian, Banshee, Daylighter Express, Starliner
  • You can keep the guitar 7 days from arrival.
  • The cost is 125 dollars. This covers the shipping BOTH WAYS (It costs us generally around 60 dollars each way in shipping). We will have a return label already included with the guitar so all you have to do is drop the guitar off at any fedex hub, store ect.
  • The cost also helps keep up with the periodic maintenance the guitars will require.
  • If you want to keep the guitar an additional week it's 100 per week.
  • You aren't charged till the guitar is ready to ship to you. (no paid waiting lists)
  • After the trial period, if you decide to purchase a Kauer direct or place an order through a dealer you are credited the 125 dollars!!
  • To find out more information about available models visit www.kauerguitars.com[/url
To sign up visit here: http://www.kauerguitars.com/demo-pr...tarliner (not available for purchase) [/LIST]
 
So If we Demo it for 30 weeks, we should just keep it, right? :grin:


Jokes aside.... great program. I think Jim sold a bunch of Soloways by using his demo program.
 
baimun said:
So If we Demo it for 30 weeks, we should just keep it, right? :grin:
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LOL yep, you probably should.

Honestly, I know it sounds cruel to charge by the week but last time I did this we had a guitar disappear and most people kept it 3-4 weeks which was extremely unfair to the next person on the list.
 
I was gonna ask about disappearing guitars...
I'd think that would be a big concern, actually.
 
dougk said:
LOL yep, you probably should.

Honestly, I know it sounds cruel to charge by the week but last time I did this we had a guitar disappear and most people kept it 3-4 weeks which was extremely unfair to the next person on the list.
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No, I think it's completely fair to weed out those who would abuse the system, but applying the credit towards the purchase for a legit client.
 
Peeker said:
I was gonna ask about disappearing guitars...
I'd think that would be a big concern, actually.
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It went so well till the last person on the list last time I did this. He said it shipped but couldn't provide a tracking... it never showed up where it was supposed too. It's a lot of why I stopped doing this for a few years.

baimun said:
No, I think it's completely fair to weed out those who would abuse the system, but applying the credit towards the purchase for a legit client.
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Good, I'm glad it seems fair. I think it's a really good deal, you play it and like it and order a guitar, you get 125 off the guitar. That's pretty fair.
 
baimun said:
So If we Demo it for 30 weeks, we should just keep it, right? :grin:


Jokes aside.... great program. I think Jim sold a bunch of Soloways by using his demo program.
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Yep, I always liked Jim's stuff, and Doug's too. One of these days I'll be talented enough to justify buying something like that.
 
dougk said:
It went so well till the last person on the list last time I did this. He said it shipped but couldn't provide a tracking... it never showed up where it was supposed too. It's a lot of why I stopped doing this for a few years..
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so did you just charge his credit card, or...?
how was it resolved?
 
That sounds awesome. I may have to try that out, but I will need a letter to my wife proving it is just a trial guitar and that I didn't actually buy one.
 
Peeker said:
so did you just charge his credit card, or...?
how was it resolved?
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It never was really. I've never had anyone contact me about it used though so it really is possible that it got lost. Who knows. At the time I wasn't requiring a credit card number on file.

Mark Wein said:
I think officially it should be in the "spam" forum but I think it would be good to leave it here for a day or so to get a little more notice. I personally think its a great idea.
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Mark- feel free to move it. Hope I didn't break any rules here

jelloman said:
So...how's about a demo of the magical NAMM 'burst...I swear I'll send it back...send it to John Smith...:grin:
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LOL NEVER! That one is never leaving my house (except to come to the open house next month)

Chad said:
That sounds awesome. I may have to try that out, but I will need a letter to my wife proving it is just a trial guitar and that I didn't actually buy one.
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LOL I could easily do that.
 
dougk said:
Mark- feel free to move it. Hope I didn't break any rules here

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No problem at all. We don't have too many builders here so I usually don't care but I think this will actually stay on page 1 much longer in that forum. I'll probably move it tomorrow.
 
Along those lines.... would it be possible for thread creators to have "move your thread" capability?
 
Punchy said:
Sounds like a cool program. :cool:
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Hey, since you are closest to him, just pick up the guitar from Doug, play it for a week and pass it on to the next closest forumite, and it can just work it's way down the coast until it gets to OGG? Think of all the shipping costs we could save Doug!:thu:


Nice program Doug8)
 
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