Kirk Freeman
Grandmaster
Shoe's.The problem was you went to Elmore's in the first place.
Shoe's.The problem was you went to Elmore's in the first place.
Words of wisdom.Money is water. If it meets resistance, it will flow somewhere else.
I've never had that problem with my main 3 lgs. If I want something they say yes it will be here Tuesday or Friday usually or they say no can't get it then tell me where to buy it cheapest online. Maybe it's southern Indiana hospitality that the northern part of the state doesn't have?I consider myself a pretty patient dude. I don't ask for a lot and I usually know what I want before I ask.
I wish to buy a small dollar firearm accessory. They are not rare or hard to find, in fact I found them at Joe Bob Outfitters 2 weeks after I first requested they be ordered.
On 1/18 I sent an email to said LGS asking if they can get said items and how much would they cost. Two weeks pass and I'd not received a reply. I was in the area, so I stopped by the shop, was greeted with "hey how ya been". I asked if he'd got my email to which he replied that he gets a ton of emails but oh, here it is. Followed by his employee being instructed to go ahead and put them on order because they're nothing special and not expensive. He did not ask me to pay for them and said he would let me know when they came in. Cool! I thought.
Three weeks pass and still no word. So, on 2/28 I called. Got one of the employees that acknowledged that he knew of the order but hadn't seen it yet. Ok, I said. Let me know, thanks. And here we are 1 month and 3 weeks in and still no word.
If I was wanting a Performance Center 1911, or a Scorpion, or DD upper, I could understand that in today's market it might take a minute. But low dollar, low demand items can't take as long as high demand items. His store is full of firearms and other accessories, so it's not a purchasing capital issue. If more than one online presence has inventory, it is reasonable to believe the distribution channel does too. I know I'm going to spend more through the LGS than online, but that's not the point, right? If buying stuff from the LGS was easier than from my computer chair, this thread would not exist. But geez, how hard does a guy have to work to give someone his money? /rant
I agree with this. I am primarily an online shopper but if I wanted to check locally, I would go in person. A lot of smaller businesses treat email as a side item to be checked....maybe never. If you are in front of them, hopefully they will at least ask if they can help you. Ask if they have the item. If not, when can they get it? If the answer is acceptable, then have them order it. Otherwise, say thanks and move to online sources.If something has to be ordered, I'd rather do it myself. I'm all for supporting a local business, when they have what I want in stock. If not, I'll save them and myself trouble and just order it myself and save myself time and money, plus possibly a whole lot of frustration.
I agree with this. I am primarily an online shopper but if I wanted to check locally, I would go in person. A lot of smaller businesses treat email as a side item to be checked....maybe never. If you are in front of them, hopefully they will at least ask if they can help you. Ask if they have the item. If not, when can they get it? If the answer is acceptable, then have them order it. Otherwise, say thanks and move to online sources.
Another thing to keep in mind, it's not just ammo and firearms that are in short supply. Virtually everything these days is jacked up because of the fact that world logistics is blown up right now.
Ordered a pair of Butler Creek flip up scope covers from JBO in about 5 minutes. Total invoice with shipping: $19.97.
JBO?
JoeBobOutfitters
My LGS is the same as you describe above. Oh...and I am in the northern part of the state.I've never had that problem with my main 3 lgs. If I want something they say yes it will be here Tuesday or Friday usually or they say no can't get it then tell me where to buy it cheapest online. Maybe it's southern Indiana hospitality that the northern part of the state doesn't have?
Probably a southern Hoosier moved north no doubt.My LGS is the same as you describe above. Oh...and I am in the northern part of the state.
Your local store should do what an online store can't - give you good customer service, and treat you like a person. If the store fails this, then they don't deserve your business.
That's funny Fed Ex just deliver a Christmas gift for my son I ordered 3 weeks before Christmas. I got it 2 days ago. He's happy with it even though it's Christmas in March lol.I got Christmas cards delivered in February. Might not be there yet.
I also have 3 (main) local gun shops.I've never had that problem with my main 3 lgs. If I want something they say yes it will be here Tuesday or Friday usually or they say no can't get it then tell me where to buy it cheapest online. Maybe it's southern Indiana hospitality that the northern part of the state doesn't have?
I'm not saying that this is the case, but it's possible that they ordered it when they said and it's stuck somewhere in transit (assuming their distributor has even shipped it). I am having trouble getting the most basic things in a timely manner. It currently takes me almost a month to get coffee from BRCC and they have it in stock and ship it within a couple days (and that is technically not even a firearm accessory). If it's being shipped by USPS, it could take MONTHS. I have some distributors running 2 weeks to a month behind on shipping for ANY items (just because the item you are looking for is easy to find, that does not mean that a firearms accessory distributor will get it shipped in a timely manner). I'm just saying that there are plenty of easy to find firearm accessories that I'm having difficulty getting right now.I consider myself a pretty patient dude. I don't ask for a lot and I usually know what I want before I ask.
I wish to buy a small dollar firearm accessory. They are not rare or hard to find, in fact I found them at Joe Bob Outfitters 2 weeks after I first requested they be ordered.
On 1/18 I sent an email to said LGS asking if they can get said items and how much would they cost. Two weeks pass and I'd not received a reply. I was in the area, so I stopped by the shop, was greeted with "hey how ya been". I asked if he'd got my email to which he replied that he gets a ton of emails but oh, here it is. Followed by his employee being instructed to go ahead and put them on order because they're nothing special and not expensive. He did not ask me to pay for them and said he would let me know when they came in. Cool! I thought.
Three weeks pass and still no word. So, on 2/28 I called. Got one of the employees that acknowledged that he knew of the order but hadn't seen it yet. Ok, I said. Let me know, thanks. And here we are 1 month and 3 weeks in and still no word.
If I was wanting a Performance Center 1911, or a Scorpion, or DD upper, I could understand that in today's market it might take a minute. But low dollar, low demand items can't take as long as high demand items. His store is full of firearms and other accessories, so it's not a purchasing capital issue. If more than one online presence has inventory, it is reasonable to believe the distribution channel does too. I know I'm going to spend more through the LGS than online, but that's not the point, right? If buying stuff from the LGS was easier than from my computer chair, this thread would not exist. But geez, how hard does a guy have to work to give someone his money? /rant