Unlike here.Try visiting your local shop one Fall Saturday. Don’t talk, just browse & listen; you will hear astounding, absurd B-S.
leVieux
Oh yes we do....No we don't.
My LGS is TGT and my FFL buddy.
How ‘bout them acronyms
IMHO you should shop locally or big box or online. What ever makes you a happy consumer. BTW if the local gun shop does not get with the times they will find themselves by the side of the road. A local shop I like is Wiley's in Wills Point TX. I bit off the beaten path and not fancy but friendly people and fair prices. Another one I like is Grab A Gun. On line but local for me. I have had great service, and always find their prices to be competitive and good service too. But you may not like these guys and that is OK too. Aint't America great.
A&P, thank you for the detailed response. I've worked a little bit of retail. Not a lot but enough to know customer's can be awful. I also don't believe in spending time in a gun shop kicking tires and figuring out what I want just to turn around and buy it a little cheaper. That's the added value I was talking about in a previous post. I'm willing to pay for that. If I'm ever up in Magnolia, I'll be sure you drop in.
Not to nitpick too much because your point is well received but you'd be surprised. There's actually quite the PC builder culture these days. Mostly around high end gaming rigs.
The go-to gun shop in my home town was Fry's Pharmacy. Old Mr. Fry had a very small but very posh gun shop behind the curtain on the back wall next to the sign that said "Employees Only".My go-to is a small place called Southern Electric. They have a gun room in the back.
When I was in my early 20s, I applied for work at a gun shop that was being built in SW Houston. A couple was opening it, doing much of the interior renovation themselves, and I was willing to pitch in before they opened.That Mom&Pop place lasted maybe three years or so before it closed up.
Thanks but I'm reminded of an old saying that starts "You can fool some of the people all of the time..."Many people on this forum have an immense amount of experience and knowledge (benenglish, for one).
You succeeded. Considering some of the novellas I used to post, you really succeeded.For those of you who've read my posts before, I tried to keep it brief. Honestly.
SQLGeek: re not tire kicking. I enjoy a good conversation. And talking to customer is part of customer service. But there's a delicate balance. Often a customer comes in and I ask if he needs help finding anything. He'll say "my wife was tired of me at home so I'm just out killing time." I still respect him, but he just said "I'm going to take up $10 worth of your time without paying you for it because I'm bored and my wife is tired of looking at me."
Unfortunately I've lost my passion for cutting edge tech.
Although, in 1990, we didn't have YouTube videos to show you how to assemble computers.
No shit!So much for the short posts....
Pics of the 1911?No shit!
(my new record for brevity!)
Aah, now he's just showin' off.So much for the short posts....