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