September 13, 2008

Michaela got fitted for her violin today. She was very excited about this. The first music store we went to I was not very impressed by. There was just one person working and he had a store full of people. He was not interested in making customers feel welcome.

When we finally got our turn, he said he didn't think he had one for Michaela. But, he'd call the other store and have it sent over. I did not like that idea because I did not want to drive all the way out there again. Both stores are in O'Fallon way out on Highway K and that's a pretty good drive for us. He called the other store and they didn't have one anyway. They don't stock them in that size. It looked like they catered more to the electric guitar set, anyway.

So, we headed further down Hwy K to the other store. It was at the end of Hwy K. It was a much friendlier place. They had several employees working and all the customers were taken care of in a quick and friendly manner. They had a violin in Michaela's size in stock, so we got everything we needed. Michaela can not wait to start her lessons on Tuesday.