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With no Rickenbacker distributor in Oz at the present time, we are covered by the Japanese distributor.
I just took a look at their web site to see what the new pricing was like and whether they had any used instruments.

Found this: "We don't have no used instruments at this moment !" ..... which, strictly speaking, with a double negative, is a convoluted, (if poorly constructed,) way of saying they do have used instruments.

My evil mind immediately conjured up a Monty Python type scenario with John Cleese ......
Salesman: "We don't have no used instruments at this moment."
Cleese: "Good. Can you show me your range?"
"No, I am saying we don't have no used instruments."
"Yes, I understand you perfectly, now I would like to see them."
"We.Don't.Have.No.Used.Instruments."
"Exactly." It says so on your website."
"Yes"
"I'm glad we've got that sorted, now can you please show me the instruments."
"But Sir, I am trying to explain to you that we don't have no used instruments"
"Oh, so we're going to start that again, are we? Look here my good man, are you worried whether I can pay? I've got travellers cheques, American Express, or US dollars. I. Just. Want. You. To. Show. Me. Your. Range."
In desperation, the salesman turns and takes a brand new 330 off the wall, strums a couple of chords, drops it on the floor and says, "Here, this one's used. Got a couple of marks on it. yours for a hundred dollars."
"Hmm, well that's good value, but not quite what I had in mind. Can You show me some others?"
With a crazed look on his face, the salesman says, "Certainly sir, they're all the same price today. Choose any one you'd like."
The scene fades to the salesman dragging all his new stock off the wall and putting marks and scratches on it.

Vic ........ (Who is obviously bored and looking for ways to get his number of posts past 30.)

Brilliant Vic.............

"You dont sell used Rickennbackers the single most popular used bass guitar on the market?!!"

Shopkeeper;
"Not much call for them around here sir"

"So you dont have any used Rickenbackers?"

Shopkeeper;
"Yes sir..er...well no sir"

"Very well then Im afraid I am going to have to shoot you"

Shopkeeper:
"Very good sir"
(gunshot)
"What a sensless waste of human life"

They might have some cheesy knock offs!

"Fetch me le Rickenbacker de la belle France!!"

Shopkeeper: "There's your used instrument. Now, BUY it!"
Customer: "I haven't got enough money."
S: "I'll take a deposit."
C: "I haven't got ANY money!"
S: "I'll take a check"
C: "I don't have a checkbook."
S: "I've got a blank one."
C: "I haven't got a bank account."
S: "Right! I'll buy it FOR you! There's your instrument, there's your change, there's some money for a taxi on the way home..."
C: "Wait, wait, WAIT!"
S: "What, WHAT?"
C: "I can't PLAY!"

"I can't buy that. It's scratched!"

RutleDirk wrote:Shopkeeper: "There's your used instrument. Now, BUY it!"
Customer: "I haven't got enough money."
S: "I'll take a deposit."
C: "I haven't got ANY money!"
S: "I'll take a check"
C: "I don't have a checkbook."
S: "I've got a blank one."
C: "I haven't got a bank account."
S: "Right! I'll buy it FOR you! There's your instrument, there's your change, there's some money for a taxi on the way home..."
C: "Wait, wait, WAIT!"
S: "What, WHAT?"
C: "I can't PLAY!"

RIGHT!! I'll play it for you then....

Gotta love Python's take on customer/retail realtionships.


"I'd like a copy of Rarnaby Budge" by Charles Dickkens , ----that's Dickkens with two "k's," the well known dutch author.

or "Ethel the Aardvark goes Quanity surveying."

"I will not buy this tobacconist...it is scratched" ....bouncy-bouncy

Yes, we have no bananas...

Me, I'm a fan of the sketch wherein the bank robber tries to hold up a lingere shop. "Adopt, adapt & improve!"

"Well, just a pair of knickers, then!"

"G'day, Bruce!!"

ozover50 wrote:"G'day, Bruce!!"

"Rule #1 : No Pooftas"

thanks for a good laugh on a saturday morning, guys!

Now I'm off for some DIY home improvement at my sis and bro-in-laws... which is less of a laugh