It is Back-to-School time again
and Lafayette Music is ready to meet all your back-to-school musical needs with a completely new website and an improved Purchase Option Plan.
Lafayette Music "online"
In case you haven't heard, Lafayette Music stocks more than 20,000 unique items including instruments, accessories and print music titles. Most of these items are now available online in our brand new e-commerce site which we think you will find to be fast, user friendly and economical but please let us know about any problems. We have been furiously working to get this up and running before back-to-school and we've probably made a few mistakes.
In particular, note that our standard shipping on either media, accessories or instruments should arrive on either the next business day or the day after if you get your order in by noon. Also, if you are currently entitled to special discounts under the Student Appreciation program, the Customer Appreciation program or any of our other teacher, school or church programs, you will continue to enjoy those benefits but will have to contact us to receive your personalized discount code.
Ordering in Advance for Back-to-School
One way to take advantage of our new website is to order books and accessories online. Depending on your preference, we can ship it to you with next day delivery within the Denver metropolitan area or hold it at the store for you to pick up. If you're thinking of getting an instrument from us, you can request that we hold a specific instrument for up to 24 hours and then pick up everything at once and receive your 10% customer appreciation discount at the same time.
Rentals vs "Purchase Option Plan"
We still have people confused as to whether or not we "rent" instruments. What Lafayette Music uses instead of the industry standard rent-to-own contract is what we call the "Purchase Option Plan", POP for short. To find out more details about the plan, click on the tab above this frame. Very briefly, the Purchase Option Plan gives you all the benefits of renting with added benefits of purchasing. It also allows an exceptional degree of flexibility in tailoring a contract to suit your needs and desires: trade in an instrument you no longer need or want, pay some extra up front to lower the monthly payment, transfer credit from one instrument to another or make a donation to your favorite school. These are just some of the options that come standard on these contracts, but if all you're really looking for is low monthly payments, you'll also find some of the best rates available.
New, Like New and Used Instruments
We have both new and used instruments, all of which we warrant to be in good playing condition when you leave our store. We never sell used or consignment instruments "as is" and the monthly payments on instruments are based on purchase price as well as the type of instrument. To help you find what you're looking for, each instrument that is listed online that is valued at $150.00 or more lists the Purchase Option Price, the monthly installment price, if you choose that method, or the discounted price if you want to purchase the instrument outright.
While we post as many instruments as we can online, some instruments are only available at the store. Sometimes we have not had time to get them posted but more often it is because of dealer contracts that do not allow certain models of instruments to be sold online. These are, for the most part, new, student instruments. Once these instruments have been out and can no longer be considered "new", however, we list them as "Like New" or "Used". The difference between "Like New" and "Used" is essentially a question of appearance. "Like New" instruments have relatively minor blemishes or dents, many of which are hard to notice. A "Used" instrument shows clear signs of wear but is still in good playing condition.
We are authorized dealers for name brands such as Bach, Selmer, Avanti, Buffet, Besson, Courtois, Getzen, Sonare, Blessing, Ludwig, Knilling, Scherl & Roth, Hofner, Ibanez, Austin, Tanara, Takamine, Eleuke, Ohana and more.
