I was at the gun show today in Richmond, VA and I went to a table that had a bunch of ARs and stuff like that. They also had one of those FN-2000 rifles which I have seen but never touched, so I picked it up.
The dealer guy comes over and starts a conversation. This is the entire conversation as best as I can remember it:
Dealer: "*tells me about its features*"
Me: "Yeah, it's really neat. I've never handled one."
Dealer: "I could set you up if you want."
Me: "Yeah, well, I don't have any money" (This is true.)
Dealer: "Do you have a credit card, then?"
Me: "No." (This is a lie.)
Dealer: "Then don't play with my guns if you don't have money or a credit card."
And then he literally makes a shooing motion with his hand, like he's sweeping me out the door with a broom.
Now, I don't have any money. But my dad does. And remember how I said this guy was selling ARs? Well my dad's in the market for an AR. But we will never buy an AR (or anything else) from this guy, ever. And combine this with the fact that there are at least 6 other tables selling big stocks of ARs, and countless small dealers selling small numbers of them. It's not like we don't have choices.
So good job losing two customers for life!
Edit- By the way, this was some outfit called 'Rabbit Ridge Guns'
The dealer guy comes over and starts a conversation. This is the entire conversation as best as I can remember it:
Dealer: "*tells me about its features*"
Me: "Yeah, it's really neat. I've never handled one."
Dealer: "I could set you up if you want."
Me: "Yeah, well, I don't have any money" (This is true.)
Dealer: "Do you have a credit card, then?"
Me: "No." (This is a lie.)
Dealer: "Then don't play with my guns if you don't have money or a credit card."
And then he literally makes a shooing motion with his hand, like he's sweeping me out the door with a broom.
Now, I don't have any money. But my dad does. And remember how I said this guy was selling ARs? Well my dad's in the market for an AR. But we will never buy an AR (or anything else) from this guy, ever. And combine this with the fact that there are at least 6 other tables selling big stocks of ARs, and countless small dealers selling small numbers of them. It's not like we don't have choices.
So good job losing two customers for life!
Edit- By the way, this was some outfit called 'Rabbit Ridge Guns'