Originally Posted by: renMan, I was expecting a chance to list all the things that make me angry... but it's probably best not to go there... :eek:

I break strings sometimes when I'm stretching them in and trying a bit too hard... drag not having spares. The moral of the story, always buy twice as many strings as you think you need... :p

Buy em in bulk off eBay.You can usually get em cheaper than at the stores + no tax or gst for canadians.

Don't buy single strings at the music store. Theirs usually a reason they aren't in their original packaging (old/grey market/rusting)
Plus you can usually buy a whole pack for less than a few extra strings.