Guitar Center employee admits to using rude customers’ credit cards to steal over $5,000
A Guitar Center employee from Ohio used customers’ credit cards for personal purchases after they were rude to him, reports claim.
Management allegedly learned of the purchases after a customer called about a transaction made at the store that was not his. The employee, 18, is also believed to have copied the credit cards of two other customers.
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The report comes from news outlet Cleveland.com, which says a further investigation revealed that the employee had charged $5,087 to the other two credit cards. It claims the man chose customers as “victims” who were “rude to him, used foul language and made situations bad for him”.
The report does not clarify the outcome of the investigation, or what has happened to the employee since these thefts occurred. Guitar.com has reached out to Guitar Center for further information.
In other Guitar Center news, the company’s CEO, Gabe Dalporto, said he wasn’t afraid of competition from large brands like Gibson and Fender in a recent interview. His comments arrive among rising competition as more brands continue to sell directly to their customers thanks to online shopping.
“This is a competitive market. It always has been,” he told Guitar World in June. “We welcome it. I think if we give an amazing experience, we win.”
He added, “Nike tried to go direct and tried to pull back from retailers, and Nike got crushed. It’s important, if you are a brand, to have those relationships with your vendors, but bring the competition on. I just think we have a much larger, more integrated experience. You can experience all the products, not just one.”
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