MountainBear
Member
I am my LGS. That is, I own the LGS in my town. I am a one-man band, chief cook and bottle washer, so to speak. I don't get the crowds like a big town shop will, and I rather enjoy it that way. I get to spend time with my customers and get to know them. I have worked at big box stores before and they put such emphasis on movement, that personal service goes right out the window.
One thing I will mention, its very common not to process a gun until you come in to pick it up. If you open the package, or I open the package in front of you, and there is damage to the gun, there is no doubt as to where it came from. But if the gun is already opened when you get here and you see damage you weren't expecting, how do you know where it came from?
My personal issue is that I tend to give too much information. Not in a condescending manner, I'm not rude about it, I do not treat people like they are idiots for not knowing something. But I have dedicated a significant portion of my life to guns. Selling them, repairing them, building them, and learning about them. So when someone asks a simple question, sometimes they get too long an answer. Sometimes if my wife or brother in law are here they will nudge me. I just like to talk guns. Owning a small shop gives me a good way to do that.
One thing I will mention, its very common not to process a gun until you come in to pick it up. If you open the package, or I open the package in front of you, and there is damage to the gun, there is no doubt as to where it came from. But if the gun is already opened when you get here and you see damage you weren't expecting, how do you know where it came from?
My personal issue is that I tend to give too much information. Not in a condescending manner, I'm not rude about it, I do not treat people like they are idiots for not knowing something. But I have dedicated a significant portion of my life to guns. Selling them, repairing them, building them, and learning about them. So when someone asks a simple question, sometimes they get too long an answer. Sometimes if my wife or brother in law are here they will nudge me. I just like to talk guns. Owning a small shop gives me a good way to do that.