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Taylor road show prices?
« on: March 09, 2014, 03:24:13 PM »
Hi folks,

I'll be attending my first Taylor road show at a shop in Daytona next week. I'm curious about pricing at these events. Are they sold at retail map? Any special incentive to buy on the spot?

thanks in advance for any answers !
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Re: Taylor road show prices?
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2014, 04:06:16 PM »
I'm not exactly sure.  However, last fall I was planning to attend a Taylor Road show at a guitar store in Orlando.  (I can't recall the name of the store but it was not GC or Sam Ash.)  I was discussing what I was looking for with a store representative and he offered to fax me their show price list.  The savings were a good deal off of the "Minimum Advertised Price" and well below the list price.  However, life got in the way and I never made it to the show.  Maybe this year I'll see the one in Ocala or Clearwater!
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« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2014, 06:17:17 PM »
Typically there is some type of discount or "show" price.  I would imagine the shop would work with you on a reasonable discount.

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« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2014, 06:19:12 PM »
I've been told each store gets to choose whatever discounted pricing they want to offer. I've only ever seen the prices below MAP for Road Shows and Taylor events.
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« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2014, 07:51:14 PM »
I'm not sure if I was at road show or find your fit, might have been the latter, but I think I remember the store who sponsored the affair may have offered a small discount for purchasing on the spot.

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« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2014, 11:16:52 PM »
I bought at discount at a Guitar Center-hosted roadshow a custom GC buit expressly for roadshow sale, which is consistent with typical Guitar Center Taylor pricing.  A great value, I might add.
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« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2014, 03:26:51 AM »
The first Roadshow I attended the shop produced a list showing the prices for every Taylor Guitar for that evening, with significant discounts. The discounts were that good, I walked away with my GA-Ke. The next show I went to, at a different store, there was no discount; instead the store were offering store vouchers to a percentage of the guitar price, but only if you spent over a certain amount. The last Roadshow I attended, different store again, was offering discount 'deals, to be negotiated!'

So I believe it is basically what the store wants to do. Regardless of the discounts, I've enjoyed every Roadshow though  :)

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« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2014, 11:58:47 AM »
I assume the ban on referencing store prices or discounts on this thread is to not create sale advantages for one vendor over another and maintain the objectivity of this forum.  N'est pas?
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« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2014, 07:42:52 PM »
The discounts should be better than the shop prices which should be significantly less than theTaylor list price already. Taylor dealers do not seem to discount as deeply as Martin but the discounts are still significantly less than the Taylor suggested retail prices....Thank goodness!!
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Re: Taylor road show prices?
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2014, 09:27:01 AM »
Hi folks,

I'll be attending my first Taylor road show at a shop in Daytona next week. I'm curious about pricing at these events. Are they sold at retail map? Any special incentive to buy on the spot?

thanks in advance for any answers !

Thanks for the heads up. I'll have to stop in.

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Re: Taylor road show prices?
« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2014, 10:41:12 AM »
I got to thinking about these roads shows here lately .When it comes to the price of Taylor's .Think of what they do,like send guys out on the road to educate customers then they give out strings and shirts to boot .And besides all that they are very heavy in the protection of trees,environment  and such .I myself I'm a bit fan and I think I have a good right to be.
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« Reply #12 on: April 20, 2014, 08:06:26 PM »
I got to thinking about these roads shows here lately .When it comes to the price of Taylor's .Think of what they do,like send guys out on the road to educate customers then they give out strings and shirts to boot .And besides all that they are very heavy in the protection of trees,environment  and such .I myself I'm a bit fan and I think I have a good right to be.


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« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2014, 06:00:27 PM »
we'll see what they got tomorrow evening, provided they don't all float, or get blown, away -
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« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2014, 04:37:07 PM »
I had an experiance last year while attending a road show where the dealer hosting to show had a K24ce that really attracted me and the price was marked WELL below advertised prices anywhere. I wasn't as keen on that particular guitar's grain pattern so hesitated to buy and did some on line shopping.  I did find a K24ce on line that was very appealing to me and when I called that dealer, I found that they were able to come real close to the price that i saw at the road show. Needless to say, I ordered the one on line!
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