Timothy L.
Foreign Purchaser and Love my Guitar
I love my new guitar. It was everything they described. The only reason for the 4 star rating instead of 5 is mostly situational and unique to my circumstance. I live in the United States, so I was purchasing across currencies and importing the instrument, which is quite the convoluted process for the amateur international shopper. The staff was not very helpful in explaining anything beyond a vague disclaimer, which basically differs the burden of answering any questions more specifically. For example, when asked about customs duties importing into the US, I was given a non-answer that was something along the lines of "You may or may not incur customs duties on imports upon entry into your country. If so, it is your responsibility to pay these fees." So basically I was being told "Maybe, but it's your problem." And I'm cool with that, but be straightforward and upfront about it. This may just be my interpretation of the web chat, so some miscommunication might have occurred. If so, I apologize. However, there is a simple solution. I recommend a FAQ section that may have links to resources for those purchasing internationally. Personally, I was looking for a means to calculate or estimate the duties that I might expect to incur on such an item. To keep the business free of liability, one could envision a user defined Q&A section where customers share their experiences, helping TNAG answer questions without actually answering them. Also, start accepting Discover cards because I could've saved a ton on currency exchange fees if I didn't have to use PayPal.



