Horrified store clerk
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Posted at 12:13am...
The scary part is, I think I'm starting to understand Cajun speak.
Is this translation close? "He wasn't her boss, he was her friend. It was a slow night."
Stevie
Member
I've noticed some people are like that..."why do you need 1000 rounds of ammo..why?"
However if they wanted a thousand rounds of ammo..now that would be different.
Gun ownership is another bone of contention with some denominations of people. They'll grudgingly admit to you having cause to own a hunting gun or two...but are outraged you own an AR and handguns...but then they want you to clean their Bersa .380 and figure out why it jams!!
People from the otherside of the political picture are strange and self-centered...I've learned that many are closet gunowners...
However if they wanted a thousand rounds of ammo..now that would be different.
Gun ownership is another bone of contention with some denominations of people. They'll grudgingly admit to you having cause to own a hunting gun or two...but are outraged you own an AR and handguns...but then they want you to clean their Bersa .380 and figure out why it jams!!
People from the otherside of the political picture are strange and self-centered...I've learned that many are closet gunowners...
Similar situation at a local Meijer (similar to Wallyworld/Target/KMart, etc.)
The hand gun ammunition is in a locked display case (but shot and rifle on an open shelf???) so I asked the lady working in the Sporting Goods Department to unlock the case so I can purchase some .38.
She gives me "the look" and goes over to a phone sitting on a desk. Makes a call, says "Someone will be with you in a moment", and walks off.
A gentleman comes over, opens the desk drawer, takes out the key and opens the case for me.
I look at him quizzically while I get out two boxes and he says: "She told management that it was bad enough we had to sell the stuff but she wasn't about to aid some idiot who wanted to buy it. So they told her to call me if anyone needed to get in the case." I was speechless. He shrugged, locked the case back up and walked away...
The hand gun ammunition is in a locked display case (but shot and rifle on an open shelf???) so I asked the lady working in the Sporting Goods Department to unlock the case so I can purchase some .38.
She gives me "the look" and goes over to a phone sitting on a desk. Makes a call, says "Someone will be with you in a moment", and walks off.
A gentleman comes over, opens the desk drawer, takes out the key and opens the case for me.
I look at him quizzically while I get out two boxes and he says: "She told management that it was bad enough we had to sell the stuff but she wasn't about to aid some idiot who wanted to buy it. So they told her to call me if anyone needed to get in the case." I was speechless. He shrugged, locked the case back up and walked away...
Caj, is that Bayou French?
novalty
Member
Or he could just buy balloons for targets. You may have gotten some snide comments buying 10 boxes of 22's, trying blowing those Trojans up at the range and see what comments you get.
Yesterday I was in Bi-Mart and noticed CCI Mini-Mag was on sale for $5.40 per 100 pack, so I put 10 packs in my shopping basket. During checkout, the woman clerk recoiled in fear at the sight of ammunition and said "A little extreme, don't you think?" and gave me the stink-eye. She was afraid to touch a pack so she could scan it. I laughed at her as she had to pick up each of the ten packs and bag them. Her manager was standing right behind her when she said, in a very demeaning voice, "Have a nice day". I looked at the manager on my way out and just rolled my eyes.
I would say, "Yes, I do think $5.40 is a little extreme, maybe I should buy more insteads of 10."
Isn't the prevailing attitude in Oregon and Washington state anti-gun? I'm not really surprised.
The prevailing attitude in the megatropolis is anti freedom. Those areas are far more representative of the Californiites who decided to move up here to escape the ravages of the society they built. Now they are doing it again to two wonderful states. When you get into the REAL Washington or Oregon (i.e., anywhere outside the megatropolis), things are considerably different.
....and gators gonna gate.....
cowart
US Veteran
You could have said "My machineguns use up a LOT of ammunition".
What is the deal with that anyway? I can grab any bigger caliber rifle and shot load off the shelf I want, but I have to go find some goofball with a key to unlock the .22s me.
Around here (southern Oregon) it's pro-gun all the way. This woman is most likely a transplant.
CAJUNLAWYER
Member
Well, and this is from personal experience, do not ask them how much sudafed you need to mix up a batch of meth. Some people just have absolutely no sense of humor. On that same note neither did my wife.
I buy most of my ammo & sporting goods at Bi Mart. It's gun friendly & employee owned. Good selection of about everything a guy needs. Hunting & fishing licenses, reloading stuff,too. In fact, when primers were hard to get Bi Mart had them but rationed them to 3 per customer.
I do too, and you are correct, it's a gun friendly place. I did not expect this kind of attitude at all. This happened at the Grants Pass store by the way. Oh well, this minor incident will not keep me from shopping there in the future. In fact, I hope to see this clerk again. I have ideas now thanks to you guys.
3 primers would not get me very far.
smithnframe
Member
The local wal mart stores here ask if the ammo is for a handgun or a rifle. I say, none of your business. Then I tell them I pull the bullets and use them in a slingshot!
Alpo
Member
If you attempted to buy beer, and the clerk asked for your ID, to verify you were 21 or older, would you tell him it was none of his business how old you were?
Personally, if I was the clerk and asked "pistol or rifle", and got any type of smart-*** answer, from "none of your business", to "shotgun", to "slingshot", I'd pull 'em off the counter and put them on the floor behind it. You would not be buying them. Not from me.
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