Posted: 6/11/2012 6:26:10 AM EDT
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I hate the gun counter at bass pro.
1.) They are anti gun / super fudd while selling them. - Heard a conversation yesterday between a gentleman and gun counter guy # 1. "How much for that camo m16? (Remington R15) - oh this, well they aren't good for hunting, you can't use them in TN. If you want to be in a militia then it will do well for you, I suggest this Remington 700 for any hunting. You can hunt with any center fire round in TN now. 2.) I asked to see how a trigger felt on a 1911 I was looking at "We can't remove the trigger lock, why do you need to pull the trigger anyways?" - I want to see how light the pull is / crisp it feels "Doesn't matter, its a .45" 
3.) I asked them why they are so high on their glock prices and if they matched pricing "we can't sell them for less than $570 because no one can, its glock policy" - why do other stores have them for $499 - $529? "they don't, you can't sell them cheaper than we have them in TN"
Never again, will I set foot in that store. I was only in there as the misses was getting something else at the mall. |
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#3 is actually a Glock policy. Last year, Glock USA released a statement to its distributors and authorized dealers reiterating their Minimum Advertised Pricing (MAP) policy. In it, Glock said that any distributors or authorized dealers caught violating the policy would be cut off fom being able to purchase from Glock and if any distributors were found to be selling to dealers violating the policy, the distributors would be cut off from Glock. So, those dealers selling at less than MAP, while giving their customers a good deal, are actually risking their supply chain and that of their distributors.
As for #1, you should have pointed out to the counter guy about the change in TWRA policy. And #2, well, it's unfortuantely BPS policy, most liekly due to insurance, not to remove trigger guards. For those discerning customers who understand that trigger control is important, BPS just isn't the greatest source of information regarding the trigger pull of a particular firearm. |
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#3 is actually a Glock policy. Last year, Glock USA released a statement to its distributors and authorized dealers reiterating their Minimum Advertised Pricing (MAP) policy. In it, Glock said that any distributors or authorized dealers caught violating the policy would be cut off fom being able to purchase from Glock and if any distributors were found to be selling to dealers violating the policy, the distributors would be cut off from Glock. So, those dealers selling at less than MAP, while giving their customers a good deal, are actually risking their supply chain and that of their distributors. As for #1, you should have pointed out to the counter guy about the change in TWRA policy. And #2, well, it's unfortuantely BPS policy, most liekly due to insurance, not to remove trigger guards. For those discerning customers who understand that trigger control is important, BPS just isn't the greatest source of information regarding the trigger pull of a particular firearm. I was told by one of the largest Glock dealers in town that the MAP is $529. The counter guy would have given me the typical bass pro "expert" nonsense. As to the trigger pull, I wanted to see how it felt, not collect information....which I did here on the 1911 forums. |
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#3 is actually a Glock policy. Last year, Glock USA released a statement to its distributors and authorized dealers reiterating their Minimum Advertised Pricing (MAP) policy. In it, Glock said that any distributors or authorized dealers caught violating the policy would be cut off fom being able to purchase from Glock and if any distributors were found to be selling to dealers violating the policy, the distributors would be cut off from Glock. So, those dealers selling at less than MAP, while giving their customers a good deal, are actually risking their supply chain and that of their distributors. As for #1, you should have pointed out to the counter guy about the change in TWRA policy. And #2, well, it's unfortuantely BPS policy, most liekly due to insurance, not to remove trigger guards. For those discerning customers who understand that trigger control is important, BPS just isn't the greatest source of information regarding the trigger pull of a particular firearm. I was told by one of the largest Glock dealers in town that the MAP is $529. The counter guy would have given me the typical bass pro "expert" nonsense. As to the trigger pull, I wanted to see how it felt, not collect information....which I did here on the 1911 forums. I'm sure it is $529, as opposed to $570. But the employee was partially right in that their minimum pricing is dictated tot hem by Glock. (It just seems that BPS decides to price higher and tell their employees that it's all on Glock's shoulders.) Do they not have copies of the TWRA regs that every Wal-Mart carries (or used to carry)? Arming yourself with information direct from the source before confronting someone who confuses themselves as an expert is usually the best way to teach them that they really need to learn more and talk less. |
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#3 is actually a Glock policy. Last year, Glock USA released a statement to its distributors and authorized dealers reiterating their Minimum Advertised Pricing (MAP) policy. In it, Glock said that any distributors or authorized dealers caught violating the policy would be cut off fom being able to purchase from Glock and if any distributors were found to be selling to dealers violating the policy, the distributors would be cut off from Glock. So, those dealers selling at less than MAP, while giving their customers a good deal, are actually risking their supply chain and that of their distributors. As for #1, you should have pointed out to the counter guy about the change in TWRA policy. And #2, well, it's unfortuantely BPS policy, most liekly due to insurance, not to remove trigger guards. For those discerning customers who understand that trigger control is important, BPS just isn't the greatest source of information regarding the trigger pull of a particular firearm. I was told by one of the largest Glock dealers in town that the MAP is $529. The counter guy would have given me the typical bass pro "expert" nonsense. As to the trigger pull, I wanted to see how it felt, not collect information....which I did here on the 1911 forums. I'm fairly certain it is a violation of anti-trust laws for a manufacturer to dictate a minimum sale price. It's called a "Minimum Advertised Price" for a reason. That's the minimum price they can advertise, which is why many places will advertise "price in store" or "too low to print". They are contrctually obligated not to advertise their actual sale price because it is below the MAP. As to Bass Pro Shop, they blow nasty old goats. I miss Fisheman's Marine. The old Sportsman's Warehouse was pretty good too. |
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I have run into several smarter-than-me counter guys at Bass Pro in Opry Mills.
One time I asked to see a relatively inexpensive Burris Bushnell red dot sight inside the display case. The battery was dead. I asked if he had another battery and he said they don't replace the batteries in the display models because "customers" will leave them on, they will run down in a few hours and they cost $5 each. WTF would anyone want with a red dot that eats a $5 battery in "a few hours"? Why would anyone even bother to manufacture or sell such a thing? They wouldn't. That whole line was a bullshit excuse. The sight uses inexpensive CR2032 batteries and they will last for at least a week when left on. (I later ordered one from Midway) Imagine how many sales he lost by disparaging the product instead of just saying "sorry, I'm out of batteries". |
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I don't by guns or gun products there. That said I do buy most of my fishing stuff there rod, reels, baits and some boat stuff is about all their good for in my book. This. But I guess thats why they call it Bass Pro Shop and not Gun Pro Shop. Get your guns from a gun shop. JCS |
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I've generally found the developmentally challenged employees at bass pro are a good fit for the developmentally challenged customers there...
After 5 minutes of being insulted by a woefully ignorant employee at the gun counter there two years back I ended my first, and last, trip to bass pro. |
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Y'all have to remember, they pay those gun counter guys something like $9/hr. You're gonna get what you pay for, eh?
Having said that, I took a .22rimfire rifle in to find some rings for the rifle & scope I had. The scope had a 50mm front obj, so I needed something to hold the thing high enough for the bell to clear the bbl. So I stop at the CS desk & tell them what I wanted to do. This is how it went: CS: We have to have an employee take the gun back to the gun counter for you. Me: Oooooookay.
Nimrod comes & gets my rifle & proceeds to carry it for me. (Not just to check it to see if it's unloaded, he refuses to allow ME to carry it.) So we get back to the counter & I get a different somewhat decent guy to help me find rings that will work. Pay for the rings & then the same nimrod comes to carry my rifle back to the front door. Now, my rifle was a bit too long for the carry case & the zipper wouldn't close, i.e. the butt stuck out a bit. I warn the kid about this & sternly warn him about dropping my rifle. In fact, I told him if it hits the floor, Bass Pro just bought themselves a used rifle & WILL be buying me a NEW one. He smirks & off we go to the front door. When we arrive at the front door, he procceds to lift my rifle to chest height in order to hand it back to me, why he held it SO high, I don't know. Well, you guessed it. He tilted the GD rifle while lifting it & it began sliding out the back of of the case! I was able to catch it before it came all the way out & proceeded to grab it out of his hands. I then proceeded to give him a GySgt. Hartman ass chewing about being so GD careless with someone else's gun! I wonder if he didn't do it one purpose, now that I look back on it. The arrogant little pissant just stood there & fucking smirked............... 
This was Bass Pro in Opry Mills & I have NEVER set foot in that store since then, nor will I. |
| I know they are fudd oriented at the gun counter....only reason I go there is because I love their RedHead clothing line. I have like 6 of their flannel shirts and 2 of their sweaters. Really good quality and just about right for the mild winters here in west Tn. |
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I use BPS mostly for fishing gear, but their clothing and hunting gear aren't bad. The extras like their cooking, camping, etc., are things you just can't find anywhere else. You might find the stuff on line, but it is nice to get your hands on something before you buy it.
I don't use them as a primary gun shop, but i will buy from them when the deal is right. I don't expect them to be overly knowledgeable. I do my research before i go there. Everyone needs a job and at least they aren't overly rude and smug like some of the small gun shops i've been to. Not a big BPS fan, but i do overlook the fudd BS to get the few things they carry that i actually want. |
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I don't by guns or gun products there. That said I do buy most of my fishing stuff there rod, reels, baits and some boat stuff is about all their good for in my book. This. But I guess thats why they call it Bass Pro Shop and not Gun Pro Shop. Get your guns from a gun shop. JCS Right on! |