Olympus
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Sorry if this has been done before. But reading through some threads got me thinking about this. I wanted to do a poll and see how many people utilize local shops for a majority of their gun related purchases. If not, other options would be large retailers, online stores, gun shows, swap meets, face to face, etc.
I have a feeling I know what the majority will be, but I wanted to get an accurate count.
I live in a large city and there are shops all over the place. But personally, I don't purchase anything from any of the shops in my area. I even hate to have to go into one of the shops. I think my primary reason for this is because it drives me up the wall to have to listen to the idiots behind the counter. I would say 90% of the people that work in the shops in my area are about 95% full of crap! They're just big blow-hards who think they know more than everybody and don't hesitate to let you know. I would put them on about the same level as a used car salesman. If I'm going to buy a gun, you'd better believe that I've put in some serious time researching it. So when I go to a shop and talk a guy about a particular gun and it becomes obvious that he's making it up as he goes, I'm done. If you're unfamiliar about a particular gun, just say so. I don't expect gun shop employees to be the walking encyclopedia of guns. Shoot straight with me and tell me what you know. If you don't know much, that's okay, just tell me. I can't tell you how many times I've been into a shop and observed someone new to guns go up to the counter and ask about a gun. The guy gets all puffed up and starts acting all tough and cool and 99% of the time does more talking than listening. It turns me off so much that I almost refuse to patron those shops if I'm given the choice.
Recently I did purchase a gun from a local gun shop. Found the place in the yellow pages calling around for pricing. He had the lowest price so I went by to buy the gun. It was a 70+ year old man with hearing aids and baby blue double-knit pants and cowboy boots. He shot straight with me and didn't feed me any lines of BS. He had the best prices around and made sure I was happy with the gun before I bought it. He went the extra mile and listened more than talked. I've been to a lot of shops, and in my area, this guy is a minority. He will definitely be the first place I look on my next gun purchase.
I have a feeling I know what the majority will be, but I wanted to get an accurate count.
I live in a large city and there are shops all over the place. But personally, I don't purchase anything from any of the shops in my area. I even hate to have to go into one of the shops. I think my primary reason for this is because it drives me up the wall to have to listen to the idiots behind the counter. I would say 90% of the people that work in the shops in my area are about 95% full of crap! They're just big blow-hards who think they know more than everybody and don't hesitate to let you know. I would put them on about the same level as a used car salesman. If I'm going to buy a gun, you'd better believe that I've put in some serious time researching it. So when I go to a shop and talk a guy about a particular gun and it becomes obvious that he's making it up as he goes, I'm done. If you're unfamiliar about a particular gun, just say so. I don't expect gun shop employees to be the walking encyclopedia of guns. Shoot straight with me and tell me what you know. If you don't know much, that's okay, just tell me. I can't tell you how many times I've been into a shop and observed someone new to guns go up to the counter and ask about a gun. The guy gets all puffed up and starts acting all tough and cool and 99% of the time does more talking than listening. It turns me off so much that I almost refuse to patron those shops if I'm given the choice.
Recently I did purchase a gun from a local gun shop. Found the place in the yellow pages calling around for pricing. He had the lowest price so I went by to buy the gun. It was a 70+ year old man with hearing aids and baby blue double-knit pants and cowboy boots. He shot straight with me and didn't feed me any lines of BS. He had the best prices around and made sure I was happy with the gun before I bought it. He went the extra mile and listened more than talked. I've been to a lot of shops, and in my area, this guy is a minority. He will definitely be the first place I look on my next gun purchase.
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