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Why is it dumb for a customer to point out the competition offers a better price?Since I work at a gun counter, I could also add a segment called "dumb things customers say"..."Four seasons is cheaper"
The guy at Dick's who told me that the .44 Magnum could only be used in a rifle is a good example.
Yeah, but the way a TON of shops in MA pitch this is that they are illegal to own, either due to ignorance of the clerk or a desire to drive the consumer to buy stuff they have in stock in the store.
-Mike
Since I work at a gun counter, I could also add a segment called "dumb things customers say"...Some notable examples:
"Class A large capacity means I can have hi cap mags, can you get me some 30 round PMAGS?"
"Carrying with a round chambered is dangerous"
"I just got my LTC, show me some carry guns"
"Only Maine residents can carry concealed without a permit with that new law"
"I'd rather have X caliber because this caliber is for p*****s, I just got my LTC"
"I have a lifetime FID, I don't need to renew, look at the great gun I'm carrying now? (sweeps room)"
"You need an FID card for Mace. Me: That law actually changed and no permit is required. Customer to friend: This kid doesn't know what hes talking about"
"Revolvers can't fail"
"I've got some ammo I'm looking to sell"
"Four seasons is cheaper"
oh sht. So now what am I going to do with that Blackhawk sitting in my gun safe? And after I put Hogue grips on it to help manage the kick too. Damn it! If I'd only known.
Yeah, but the way a TON of shops in MA pitch this is that they are illegal to own, either due to ignorance of the clerk or a desire to drive the consumer to buy stuff they have in stock in the store. Or even if they don't say it that way, when a clerk says "New glocks are illegal in MA" what do you think the typical joe bonehead customer is going to believe?
-Mike
Why is it dumb for a customer to point out the competition offers a better price?
Not exactly. I can buy a handgun anywhere. I've even bought a handgun in Mass before. I can only take possession in my home state after a dealer transfer, but the actual purchase happens wherever the gun is.
Yeah, that one didn't make sense to me either.
Not so, I suggest reading the Fed law/regs again on selling to NRs. To paraphrase it: the sale of a long gun must be legal in the location the sale takes place in AND it must be legal for the buyer to possess it wherever s/he resides. So if the gun wouldn't be legal in MA (or Boston for those that live there), it would be a violation of his FFL to sell the gun to that person.
Walmart.. I know I know.. Walmart LOL but this was priceless.
Customer: Where are the BB Guns?
Wally Clerk: Do don't sell BB Guns and no Walmart in MA sells them.
Customer: Thank you
LMAO -- North Attleboro Wally World. I went there the other day and they have a PALLET of Red Ryder and bucks for sale. I guess times have change?
That's perfectly valid. .40 is for p*****s
So while I don't mind people spending their money anywhere, reminding me that you can buy it at X store cheaper, tongue in cheek, doesn't help either one of us.
Not that guy. Was the day before.
Went into Walmart (Rt 1 in Saugus) not too long ago. Went to the sporting goods section and asked the clerk where I could find rifle and pistol cases as I wasn't seeing them on a quick walkthrough.
"I'm sorry sir, we don't sell anything gun related in this store" says the clerk standing in front of an entire shelf full of pellet rifles. After a little more discussion, clerk tells me that they don't have an FFL so store policy is to not carry anything that even has "gun" in its name, not even cheap plastic boxes lined with foam.
I like to go into a new firearms store look at a few guns then ask if the pointy things come out of this end. Pointing at the muzzle.
That's just wrong. I do love it though.
Just had a few thoughts about 40 S&W.
I got a Glock 22 a little old lady had, bought it while in her 80's. I got it after she died. I called her Mom (she was my step-mother).
I've got a different 40 now, a Beretta 96. One the girls that shoots it? My 4 year old great-granddaughter.
I've called the Glock 22 a "little old lady gun" for a few years now.
But, I still laugh at the 45 guys that think they're so superior. I used to have a 45, a Ruger Blackhawk in 45 Colt, hand loaded for it. Think like (almost) 454 Casull, which came about later, in factory loads.
When a customer tells you he can buy the gun/ammo cheaper elsewhere, he is either bluffing (the old "it's cheaper at the store that is always out of stock") or giving you a chance to be competitive.It usually ends the discussion, the cheap bozos go elsewhere. I end up refusing to sell to them anyways. They make poor customers as they expect me to sell to them at a loss, every time.
Since I work at a gun counter, I could also add a segment called "dumb things customers say"...Some notable examples:
"Class A large capacity means I can have hi cap mags, can you get me some 30 round PMAGS?"
"Carrying with a round chambered is dangerous"
"I just got my LTC, show me some carry guns"
"Only Maine residents can carry concealed without a permit with that new law"
"I'd rather have X caliber because this caliber is for p*****s, I just got my LTC"
"I have a lifetime FID, I don't need to renew, look at the great gun I'm carrying now? (sweeps room)"
"You need an FID card for Mace. Me: That law actually changed and no permit is required. Customer to friend: This kid doesn't know what hes talking about"
"Revolvers can't fail"
"I've got some ammo I'm looking to sell"
"Four seasons is cheaper"
Sorry, that's a different ammo...it's uh...44...pistol?
I don't mind it, but when you hear it every day with regularity it gets bothersome. Clearly there is a reason you come back to my store: Customer service, we remember your name, what you bought, what you like, etc. Very few dealers can compete with four seasons because of the way the business model works in this industry with buying groups and such. So while I don't mind people spending their money anywhere, reminding me that you can buy it at X store cheaper, tongue in cheek, doesn't help either one of us.
Regarding showing ID at Shooter's (or elsewhere in a free state), don't they need to check for residency? Is it legal for them to sell ammo to someone from MA who doesn't have an LTC?
What about buying a long gun?
Federally, yes, same thing. State laws may vary, but they are still only applicable in that state. Much as politicians in MA, NY and NJ wish it was otherwise, their laws do not apply in NH, VT and PA.
https://www.atf.gov/file/58686/download
Hmm... handguns then? Federally an out of stater has to go through an FFL but what if there is no license required in the state of purchase? E.g. if I'm buying a handgun in VT - state law requires no license but would the dealer have to check my residency to make sure they're not violating federal law?