I despise retail so I actually give some respect to people who work at gun shops. If someone asked me " Do you have any AR's" for 8hrs, 5 days a week I would explode.
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And another thing. Ive been at my local shop hanging around and the phone rings off the hook.
All I hear is, sorry we are all out of AR mags. Sorry we are sold out of ARs, we are out of bodyguards but we have a display model you can look at, we have .223 and 5.56 ammo, sorry we are sold out of the shield.
Now you dont think you will get a little frustrated when your dealing with a customer in person and the phone rings off the hook with those questions?
I think they do the best they can.
Why should a gun store waste time on the phone anwsering 20 questions of some stroker when they are busy with paying customers in front if them.
And why should a store hire extra help during this crazed buying, so they have to let them go after no ban happens
And four seasons sucks
OP, try the Sporstmens Den in Quincy MA.
A story: when I was 11 and living in VA, my friend and I road our bikes to a local gun shop near our neighborhood. There were only two guys behind the counter when we got there. They let us handle a few guns, including an Uzi variant. The told us to bring our parents next time!
Yeah, those days are long gone.
Why should a gun store waste time on the phone anwsering 20 questions of some stroker when they are busy with paying customers in front if them.
And why should a store hire extra help during this crazed buying, so they have to let them go after no ban happens
And four seasons sucks
Since the first I have had both FS and collectors hold used handguns for me; at collectors I called on Tuesday morning and they held it until I came in on Wednesday and they were flexible on the price. Visiting both on weekday mornings service was good and quick.
Absolutely you'd get frustrated but every stores site says "call before making the trip down to make sure blah blah blah".
Deal with annoying calls or deal with annoying people in person.
Gun store Basics:
10 REM NES Gun Store 101
20 PRINT "DID YOU LIKE THE GUN STORE? YES/NO"
30 READ LIKEIT
40 IF LIKEIT = "NO" GOTO 100
50 PRINT "GO BACK TO THAT STORE"
60 GOTO 20
100 PRINT "IS THERE ANOTHER STORE YOU CAN GO TO? YES/NO"
110 READ GOAGAIN
120 IF GOAGAIN = "NO" GOTO 200
130 PRINT "GO TO ANOTHER STORE"
140 GOTO 20
200 PRINT "YOU HAVE BEEN TO ALL THE STORES AND HATE THEM ALL. IT'S NOT THEM IT'S YOU. YOU ARE AN ASS."
300 END
Agree - there are bad customers and bad gun shops. But the majority are good people. It has been busier than heck over the last few weeks. Both sides need to understand the current circumstances and have a little patience and understanding. The shop owners should be happier than a pig in shit making record sales. $$$$
where I work there are only 5 of us sometimes we get swamped and no one can answer the phone because we take the customers who are in the shop first then answer phone we always ask them to call back in a few minutes besides I would rather spend a few minutes with someone face to face then spend 5-10 minutes on the phone and they don't buy anything
Just bring cash. If you're looking for a Mommy you came to the wrong place. Go in, identify your purchase, lay down the cash, do the paper, get your firearm and leave. No one needs to blow anyone. If you want a blowjob it ain't on the menu right now.
Dear gun shop customers,
This is not an Asian massage parlor. We are not here to hold your hand and tell you how sweet you are. We don't give out happy endings, and will not touch your peepee.
We supply guns, ammo, and accessories. If you don't like the price, or the service, and choose not to buy what we have, move out of the way so the guy behind you can buy it.
Thank you, The Management!
Oh yeah, IBTL
And for the record, I don't work at a gun shop.
In the current situation he will do real good. E mail and phone calls are a plus. Customers in the shop bay the bills .Gee thanks free willy. So I am new to guns and am not sure what I want but have CASH, I should just stay home!. Quite a retail strategy. You will go far. . Ron
You know retail, thank you. I am sick of tire kickers when the shops are full bore. Call someone @9.99 per minute to bull shit with.
I love 2 girl massage with happy ending the only problem is they keep getting shut down in my area
i do agree, four seasons is not the most excellent gun shop ever. will say again, a dump in a basement across from the police station...
Went to North Shore today. Didn't have most of what I was looking for, but treated well and they were jamming. No complaints.