| With each new school year, parents begin a | | | | that had two instruments in the front window. |
| yearly ritual by going on a musical | | | | Weathered by the sun, the cases looked a bit |
| instruments shopping spree with their | | | | dry, but the price on the instrument, a |
| children. These shopping sprees may last one | | | | flute, was within her price range. They did |
| day, or they may go on for weeks on end with | | | | not have anything that her daughter wanted to |
| no end in sight. Parents are usually caught | | | | play. She cleared the purchase with her son, |
| unaware by the notice they get about their | | | | who did not have a problem with playing the |
| childs school curriculum change. The child | | | | flute in the school band. His viewpoint was |
| may not be very happy about being in the | | | | that he would be able to at least sit down |
| school band, but in retrospect, thinks its a | | | | during every concert. She made the purchase |
| better alternative than taking a gym class. | | | | and scratched one shopping item off her list. |
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| On a musical instruments shopping spree, | | | | She asked her daughter what instrument she |
| mothers grab their children and head off to | | | | wanted to play. Her daughter wanted to play a |
| every music store in town, and check every | | | | guitar, or maybe some drums. Her mother |
| newspaper ad looking for a musical instrument | | | | suggested that she try a clarinet, and the |
| their child could use during the school year | | | | girl balked at that idea entirely. Her mother |
| that they would be well-suited for. The | | | | stressed that she could try the piano but |
| musical instrument would not have to be brand | | | | that would require lessons. Lessons would |
| new either. So, consulting the list of | | | | take away from her social life and that idea |
| suitable instruments that the school gave her | | | | was not appealing in the least. The musical |
| to use as a guide, she continues on with her | | | | instruments shopping spree proceeded to the |
| musical instruments shopping spree. | | | | nearest pawn shop. |
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| The musical instruments shopping spree took | | | | There was a set of electronic drums in the |
| her clear across town in the middle of rush | | | | middle aisle that showed promise. The price |
| hour traffic. By the time she entered a music | | | | of this set of drums was a bit steep, and the |
| store recommended to her by a friend, she was | | | | women decided she would try and get them to |
| frazzled. The selection of instruments that | | | | lower the price. She noticed that there was a |
| matched her list were quite expensive, but | | | | cleaning set for a flute in the display case, |
| there were several that qualified for a | | | | which included a carry case for a flute. That |
| student rental program. She made a note of | | | | price was quite reasonable, and when she |
| that offering, and continued to another | | | | offered to buy both items, the salesman |
| location to check prices. | | | | promptly offered her a $25.00 discount on the |
| | | | drum set. Feeling that she had made a wise |
| The next stop on her musical instruments | | | | purchase the mother helped her daughter carry |
| shopping spree, landed her in a resale shop | | | | her drum set to the car. |