I was traveling yesterday and stopped at Cabela's (about 2.5 hours from my house) to pick up some ammo and shooting supplies I needed and to just browse and kill time. I wandered over the the .22 area just to see if they had any in stock - even though I knew they wouldn't - and, of course, the shelves were bare.
While I was standing there, one of the employees from behind the gun counter walked over with an older couple, to show them where the .22 ammo was (or would have been). He said, "Looks like we're all out", much to the disappointment of the couple. He asked if they lived locally and recommended that they come in early in the morning, when the store opened, and that would be their best chance of finding some. The couple responded that they weren't local and were from out of town.
The employee then said quietly, "Here, follow me" and walked over to the gun counter, told them to wait, then went out back. This caught my curiosity, so I nonchalantly walked over by the gun counter. He came back with a brick of .22 lr and attempted to discreetly hand it to them and told them to have a nice day. Of course, they were very happy and walked away towards the checkout.
A few minutes later, I asked that same employee if there was any .22 lr in stock. He proceeded to tell me (unaware that I had witnessed what had just happened) that they were cleaned out and the shelves were bare. I asked him if they might have any out back and he said if they had any, it would be on the shelf. This was aggravating, but I didn't feel like arguing and letting him know that I had just watched what happened. So I moved on and left the store.
Has anyone else seen anything like this? I know there are a lot of people saying that employees at some retail chains are holding ammo for friends, etc., but this seems to be a bunch of hearsay. I'm not really sure what I witnessed, but it certainly irked me.
I'm glad the old couple got what they were looking for but I'm wondering how to join this exclusive club for access to the secret stash. Is there a secret handshake that I'm missing?
While I was standing there, one of the employees from behind the gun counter walked over with an older couple, to show them where the .22 ammo was (or would have been). He said, "Looks like we're all out", much to the disappointment of the couple. He asked if they lived locally and recommended that they come in early in the morning, when the store opened, and that would be their best chance of finding some. The couple responded that they weren't local and were from out of town.
The employee then said quietly, "Here, follow me" and walked over to the gun counter, told them to wait, then went out back. This caught my curiosity, so I nonchalantly walked over by the gun counter. He came back with a brick of .22 lr and attempted to discreetly hand it to them and told them to have a nice day. Of course, they were very happy and walked away towards the checkout.
A few minutes later, I asked that same employee if there was any .22 lr in stock. He proceeded to tell me (unaware that I had witnessed what had just happened) that they were cleaned out and the shelves were bare. I asked him if they might have any out back and he said if they had any, it would be on the shelf. This was aggravating, but I didn't feel like arguing and letting him know that I had just watched what happened. So I moved on and left the store.
Has anyone else seen anything like this? I know there are a lot of people saying that employees at some retail chains are holding ammo for friends, etc., but this seems to be a bunch of hearsay. I'm not really sure what I witnessed, but it certainly irked me.
I'm glad the old couple got what they were looking for but I'm wondering how to join this exclusive club for access to the secret stash. Is there a secret handshake that I'm missing?