Refused a purchase this evening

[THEmodelof1989]

Maybe the owner had an emergency that was none of your business and he felt saying "that's not how we do things" was a really nice way of saying "I've got more important business to take care of, and your $30 doesn't keep the lights on here, good day".

 

[Ματθιας]

I'm not defending the shop, but I don't know about GA gun shop restrictions, but maybe the shop owner has to abide but the "appointment only" restriction and he doesn't want to take the chance of you setting him up? Just speculation on my part.

 

[Inusuit]

Born under a bad sign?

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[Neversink n Klapperthal]

And its easy to understand why. This was my Gen 4 Glock 36. I bought it brand new.
I NEVER got thru a box of 50 rounds without is jamming 2-3 times.
I had two good friends, one of them who loves Glocks and recommend this one to me
tear it apart, inspect, clean and lube and nothing helped.

I gave it to another friend of mine who was aware of why I disliked it soo much.

My M&P .45 has performed flawlessly since day one.

Its the only gun that I have ever purchased from a LGS.

the 36 was the red headed step child. Some 36s are flawless,and some are turkeys. The first one I had was perfect the second one jammed with every mag,and I had several different mags.Finally got sick of it and sold it.If you have one that works,its a keeper

 

[ParadiseRoad]

...if he had it in his hand and could have saved you a 64 mile round trip...and still refused the sale...

...I sure wouldn't go back...

 

[bigggbbruce]

I would have made the earliest appointment I could and then sleep in that day.

No.. I'd make it for the last one.. Make them stay late looking out the window.

 

[ColbyBruce]

The place is difficult to pull in and out of so before I drove off a truck pulled in, the driver put his phone up to the door to show the employee the screen and he and his passenger were let into the shop.

 

[bigggbbruce]

And its easy to understand why. This was my Gen 4 Glock 36. I bought it brand new.
I NEVER got thru a box of 50 rounds without is jamming 2-3 times.
I had two good friends, one of them who loves Glocks and recommend this one to me
tear it apart, inspect, clean and lube and nothing helped.

I gave it to another friend of mine who was aware of why I disliked it soo much.
.

Gee.. From all the fanboy love, I thought all Glocks were 100% dependable and reliable.

I won't own one so I don't know.

 

[Echo40]

Having worked in retail sales, I can see why this happened, and can't fault him for it.

Granted that my experience is a good 9 years out of date, but assuming cash registers are still as slow to boot up as they were back in 2011 or the gunshop was using an older cash register, it makes perfect sense. All but one of the stores I used to work at would close a few minutes early if the parking lot was empty because last minute customers would always hold up closing out the store for some minor purchase that really wasn't worth the holdup.

So yeah, considering that the procedure for most gun shops during COVID-19 is to set up an appointment first since most gun shops are prohibitively small for social distancing, so they only allow one customer at a time inside the store at a time, and appointments help to enforce this. The store was closing early because they didn't have anymore scheduled appointments, the register was already closed out, would have likely taken more time to boot back up than the store was supposed to remain open, and as pricey as that magazine was at $38.75, it wasn't profitable enough to justify making an exception just to sell you it.

Lastly, and I can't stress this enough... Fellas, for those of you who have never worked as a cashier, clerk, customer service rep, etc, please be aware that in most cases, those employed in such jobs are not in control of anything more than that. They aren't in charge of pricing, how many items are in stock, company/store policy, or any of the other things the average dissatisfied customer chews them out for. Now they won't tell you that, because then you'll just ask to complain to the manager, and then the manager will just blame them for the customers dissatisfaction anyway, so either way they're going to get chewed out by someone, and they'd rather it not be their employer.
So yeah, as a man who was previously employed as a cashier, customer service representative, and other such underpaying, thankless jobs, I ask that folks cut these poor guys some slack, and unless they're actually doing their own job poorly, spare them your frustration. They already have to work their butts of for meager wages under less than adequate conditions and deal with difficult customers all day long, they don't need the added stress of having to bite their tongue while being blamed because their crappy employer didn't stock enough items to meet demand and overcharges for certain products. You're blaming Bob Cratchit for the faults of Ebenezer Scrooge.

 

[ColbyBruce]

Two cars and a truck parked by the side door. I recognized two of them so I seriously doubt he was alone. I never tried to enter, I just asked to buy the mag.

 

[Loyaljeeper]

I went to GT Distributors website and for some reason the G36 magazines aren't even listed. Not in stock or out of stock, but they bought a bunch of used G36 and G21 magazines from the FWC a few months back. It may be worth calling GT's for new or used magazines.

 

[sw dan]

hey now, i have a g38, that shoots well, with no issues, my g37 was a little large to conceal. a number of state police carried them, but the ammo cost them a lot. bean counters you know.

 

[Jessie]

No.. I'd make it for the last one.. Make them stay late looking out the window.

Reading the OP, I don't think that's going to happen.

 

[bigggbbruce]

No.. I'd make it for the last one.. Make them stay late looking out the window.

Reading the OP, I don't think that's going to happen.

I was saying make them wait, I'd be home having dinner. Oops guess I forgot.

 

[pawngal]

The place is difficult to pull in and out of so before I drove off a truck pulled in, the driver put his phone up to the door to show the employee the screen and he and his passenger were let into the shop.

I'd say they had an appointment.

 

[JohnRippert]

Just another reason I won't own Glocks, or other Tupperware guns.

I thought like that for a long time. One day at the local gunshow I came upon someone selling the Walther PPS M2 LE with 3 mags, 1 6rd 1 7rd and 1 8rd. for $269. Could not say no at that price. This little 9mm has eaten every kind of ammo I have fed it, from WWB to defensive ammo in various weights without a hiccup. It even shoots the infamously low powered Brown Bear steel case 9mm. Plus, it is extremely accurate. Any time I want to carry something besides my J frames I pick this one.

I also have a couple FN FNS-9 pistols that have been perfect from the time I bought them. Boringly reliable and accurate. I may not ever buy another polymer pistol, mainly because it looks like I will not need to. One of them rests in my bedside table with a TLR-7A on it.

 

[Skwirl]

This reminds me to thank my lgs, next time I'm there.
I showed up there 2 weeks ago. Stuck my head in the door and asked if I could enter.
Owner said, " you have an appointment ".
Me, no, I didnt call.
Owner - " what you looking for".
Me - check for any old s&w revolvers.
Owner - well, snoop quick.

And I did. I left with a decent m18.
I'm planning on going again this week to. I'll call for an appointment this time.
Cause he has a decent m27 in nickel at a good price that maybe we can haggle about.

 

[Fishslayer]

Just another reason I won't own Glocks, or other Tupperware guns.

Glocks are generally reliable... and the SIG 2022 has a polymer frame and is very popular for it's combat brick reliabilty, but the SIG also has a hammer, as is proper for a handgun.

 

[ColbyBruce]

Glocks are generally reliable... and the SIG 2022 has a polymer frame and is very popular for it's combat brick reliabilty, but the SIG also has a hammer, as is proper for a handgun.

I am also a fan of the Sig.

 

[culito]

Life is too short for ugly guns....

 

[Loyaljeeper]

Glocks are generally reliable... and the SIG 2022 has a polymer frame and is very popular for it's combat brick reliabilty, but the SIG also has a hammer, as is proper for a handgun.

The Sig Pros never disappoint. Why Sig didn't make p226 or p229 magazines compatible the Pro I will always ask.

 

[ColbyBruce]

The Sig Pros never disappoint. Why Sig didn't make p226 or p229 magazines compatible the Pro I will always ask.

I agree that is nuts. I sold my Sig P250c 9mm this past weekend, but I still have a P228 and SP2022 and all three used a different magazine. Sig is real proud of those mags too.

 

[LVSteve]

I agree that is nuts. I sold my Sig P250c 9mm this past weekend, but I still have a P228 and SP2022 and all three used a different magazine. Sig is real proud of those mags too.

Yes they are. I was thrilled when they decided to dump their P250 380 mags (compact and subcompact) and P290RS 380 mags at firesale prices.