In early September, Best In Music celebrated its 24th with a huge sale and drawing, as well as a free Lanikai-sponsored uke circle and open mic uke competition.
For the past 11 years, Best In Music has been hosting anniversary events with live music, vendor sponsored promotions, door crasher accessories, special event pricing, and a drawing where over $12,000 worth of product is given away. Each year over 500 people flood the parking lot of the main Best In Music location in Orem, Utah hoping for a chance to win one of ten free guitars with a total value of over $12,000.
This year the grand prize was a Fender American Vintage ’65 Stratocaster retailed at $3,000. Over $3,000 worth of strings and accessories were thrown out to the crowd as well. Aside from a fantastic turn out, this year’s sales numbers set all-time records. Saturday’s sales set the best single sales day record in the company’s 24 year history, beating the previous record set last year by nearly 40 percent.
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