Monday, August 8, 2011

Shop Local, Play National

The Walmart-ization of the music industry has had some advantages, but largely, the communities suffer when the big box stores take over.  As a small business ourselves, we at Dancing Dragon Music have compiled a list of advantages to shopping locally.  Here goes:

1.  Quick to Respond.  Small music stores are quick to respond to new gear availability primarily because manufacturers don't have to ship in bulk to us.  Let's say you have your eye on one of the new Blackstar guitar amp heads and no one has it in stock.  We can order it quickly and get you playing in no time - we have no desire to order 15 units, then wait for approval from "corporate" to place the order.

2.  Neighbors Helping Neighbors.  When you shop locally, the money you spend stays local.  We are not part of a chain where the bottom line is all we see and we have no "corporate masters" to whom we must answer.  When you make your purchases at Dancing Dragon Music, the money all stays here in the community.

3.  Low Overhead.  We don't have to spend untold thousands of dollars on advertising, billboards, gimmicks to get the product to you.  Our prices are already better than the big box stores and that's because we don't have to stock 150 Washburn Rx80s...we can purchase them one at a time.  Lower overhead means better prices for the Dancing Dragon Music customer.

There are just three of the many reasons why shopping locally is always the right choice and we hope you choose Dancing Dragon Music.  Think about it:  The money you save on your quality gear at Dancing Dragon Music can be spent on gasoline for your tour bus...

DDM