dubbleA
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It bothers me that most have condemed the shop owner without hearing his side of the story........ I would have to hear his side before coming to a conclusion.
It bothers me that most have condemed the shop owner without hearing his side of the story........ I would have to hear his side before coming to a conclusion.
It bothers me that most have condemed the shop owner without hearing his side of the story........ I would have to hear his side before coming to a conclusion.
There is a reason the internet is killing mom and pop gunshops. Gunshops are dying out too frequently. It's not the prices on the internet; it's that mentality that you can do business with him or not at all.
True...I'm reminded of the old saying:
"You catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar"
Since 1968, when most firearms transfers were mandated to go through the new Federal Firearms Licensed dealer system, gun stores started becoming more circumscribed, and the gun buyer became largely a captive audience. The FFL dealer requirement created a forced relationship whereby the buyer really had few options. The idea of the customer "always being right" -- or even worthy of respect -- went into decline. Gun shops became dingier, dirtier, less welcoming places. With few competing venues available, why put out extra effort? Where were gun buyers going to go?
I certainly will and often do.People will go miles out of their way to avoid an unpleasant retailer.
That's the tough reality of gun sales in the 2000's. Oddly, many dealers are stuck in 1983 and don't realize that their captive audience is gone. Or do understand it and bitterly resent it.
Ironically, I still love to go to gun shops. I like the smell, and the racks of guns to inspect in person. I think most folks do. I do appreciate good front-end customer service, too. But dealing with the anachronistically LOUSY "average gun shop counter guy" is just too off-putting. So, while I bemoan seeing a gun shop go out of business, part of me says we're better off losing the bad ones. Maybe the good ones will flourish -- IF they pick up the slack and offer the personal service that has degraded so badly.