Did this ever happen to you?

[ACORN]

I went to my local gun-shop today a spied a clean LNIB Ruger SP101 for $250.00 plus tax.
There's always a couple of guys working there but there's one guy (the manager)
that always has something else to do when I need waited on (or so it seems).
I've never had a problem with him and maybe I'm wrong, it just seems that he has something else to do when I'm there. I work retail and know that sometimes, someone just comes off wrong. Maybe I do to him.
I ask a young guy that I've never seen there before, to see the Ruger. He says he'll have to get someone with a key to open the display case. Lo and behold I get the manager.
I look it over and decide "It's mine". I give the manager $60 to to lay it away, he takes my info, says thanks, and I walk out.
Something doesn't seem right. He told me the balance, and I guess I'm slow, but the balance owed seemed way too high. When I look at the receipt it had the price for the Ruger at $300 plus tax Nics fee etc.
I went back in, explained the problem, the manager came back out half heartedly apologized and gave me a new receipt with the correct cost and I left.
On the way to my truck I look at the receipt and it showed a balance due of
$240! Now $250 plus the tax and fees should have been around $275, less the deposit of $60= $212 balance due!
Back I go!
This time I get another employee. He explains that sometimes their computer "chokes" and adds wrong. ?????
What the heck is going on? Is it just me or have any of you guys had a similar problem?

 

[possum]

i can't say that has ever happened to me, but i will say that that is deinetly bad for business, for one they could be screwing themselves out of money or even worse they could be screwing the customer. You would think if they knew there was a problem they would have a calculator or something to ensure that that doesn't happen again. oh well at least you got it squared away. congrats on your purchase, tell us all about it, when you take it to the range.

 

[SigfanUSAF]

I'd have asked for my money back. These guys sound shady. I went to a gunshop in central NC to look at P220s a few years back. I'm not exactly new to the firearms industry. Anyway, they had a very nice KA date code 220 for sale for (WHOOAA) $695.00. See, the problem was, I asked to see a new gun. The salesman handed me this "new gun" (the date code was only 9 years off at the time, and the gun really was NRA EXC) for me to look at. Truth is, I had $800.00 in my pocket, and was ready to buy. So I look this thing over, clearly been fired, slight wear here and there, a few nicks in the old style checkered plastic grips. I told him I'd buy it right now for $400. The manager came over after hearing the salesmans reaction. He too assured me this was a new firearm, and that was a great price. Being young and stupid, I proceeded to explain to the probably 25 customers in the shop why I wasn't going to pay for a new "used" gun. I was asked to leave. Had I been graced with the sense I have now, I simply would have said no thank-you and left. Either way, anytime I have a question about any establishments integrity, I graciously leave, never to return.

 

[Sunray]

"...computer "chokes" and adds wrong...." HAHAHAHA!!!! Machines don't make mistakes.
"...On the way to my truck..." Twice? Always look at and read the paperwork in the store.

 

[P95Carry]

Not sure how ''SW'' you are but am wondering which place this was. I am perhaps to your East a bit (Bedford County).

Does seem rather slap-dash!!

 

[ACORN]

I'm in the suburban Pittsburgh area.

It is probably one of the largest shops around here now that Esman's is gone.
I've bought about a half dozen guns there.

I think it was just a screw up and not intentional. The help is friendly and the store is spotless. I've got some good deals there.

The computer printed the receipt showing $240 balance but the computer screen showed $212. I don't know how it happened. Perhaps a computer geek could explain it. I had a similar problem at work. An invoice had 2 items, 1 for $10 one for $43. The total for the invoice was $43. I caught it before it went out the door.

 

[P95Carry]

Oh well - as long as it all works out finally

I am lucky to have a small gun shop locally and they do me fine, both in past with new stuff and (many, many) transfers !

 

[runninmike]

So long as you have the correct reciept with the balance you agree with, chalk it up to another experience in life and be happy that you don't have to share Thanksgiving dinner with the manager.
Best-MC

 

[Zach S]

Computer? For a layaway ticket?

The store I frequent writes them out by hand. After buying 15 or so firearms there, I think I've found one mistake, to my favor, which was corrected when I found it.

 

[MartinBrody]

Once I was trading in a gun and buying another one, I felt like I was at a car dealership and they were trying to confuse me with all the #s they through at me. Other than that, no problems. If they seem respectable they may have just been having a bad day. But if you hear bad things about them (as I had about this particular store) from a bunch of people you may want to do business elsewhere.

 

[.45Guy]

He explains that sometimes their computer "chokes" and adds wrong.

http://media.putfile.com/purpose-38

Funny and appropriate

 

[knoxx45]

I had a problem like that back in RI

But in this case, the owner, who I always deal with, was not there, and the kid behind the counter could not find the stores copy of the reciept, and of course, I forgot mine at home. It was the last day that my paper work was good for, and if I didn't buy it that day, I would have fill it out the paper work again, wait another 7 days, and pay another $25 transfer/background check fee. Now keep in mind that I'm on my lunch break and the clock is ticking. So... I just paid for the whole thing and decided that I would come back to collect my deposit at a latter date. Well, you know what happened then... I have the cash in my hand... its is going into the wallet... and then... my eyes spot a beautiful S&W 1911PD "used", but if it was ever fired, I can't tell... so I walk out with less money than I walked in with...

Yea,