BreechFace
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What does Mr. Roboto have to do with this?I'm not rich either, arigato in arigato out.
What does Mr. Roboto have to do with this?I'm not rich either, arigato in arigato out.
Imo “cash price” is or was historically advantageous for businesses because you get money right now, in real, hard, spendable money, and also because you can more easily cook your books if you’re so inclined. The former is not really applicable nowadays because credit payment systems are so instantaneous, streamlined, and sync so nicely with software and bank accounts that dealing with cash is almost a pain by comparison.That's actually pretty nice tbh. I'd ask what's the OTD cash price was. Alot of people just want to hear the cash out the door price. You get taxed on every dollar made, every dollar spent, people resent it. Having a cash out the door price would probably be a good marketing tactic, no? At least that's the way it was. They say asking "what's the cash price" is pretty much out the window now.... not exactly sure why that is but you used to get a break with paper cash.
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This ^^^^^^My LGS gets plenty of trades and consignments so those one offs can be had easily. I have established a very good relationship with both of my LGS and that's a very good thing in my book. I can get a phone call from them when something of interest comes in or something I want comes in...
I have connections hahahah
Just had a conversation with a buddy on LGS and small business pricing and wondering what everyone else does. We started the conversation because everyone around me has a gun we both want but it’s $50-$125 more than online. We get it, LGS are dying but around me they are actually popping up more and more. My buddies thought is “i’m not rich, so if it’s cheaper online or say Cabelas thats where I am going”. I am kinda the other way around. I don’t want to order it online, ship to the LGS, pay $25 for them to transfer it when they have the same thing on the shelf for $25 more than what it is online. Now granted, some of these online places don’t charge tax so savings could be pretty good.
I actually felt bad when i bought the Ex a gun, shipped to a LGS and LGS said she would have price matched or at least gotten me close. I ended up buying a bunch of targets and cleaning stuff from her just so i didn’t feel like such a jerk. I figured since larger places were out of stock for said gun the LGS wouldn’t have it.
If I lose my local family owned store, I'm driving 20 miles to support a corporate store. How about the little old ladies who can't get to the big store. I spend a little extra to keep it available for those who really need it. Same with my ffl.So i always hear i don’t want to lose them. What exactly would you be losing if they closed up? Like the grocery story…I had the conversation with my mom the other day when she was complaining of groceries cost. I said mom, stop going to the mom and pop grocery store and save some of your fixed income and shop elsewhere. Yes, i hate walmart too but $5 for milk at one or $2.50 for milk at Walmart. It adds up. Her excuse was they are nice to her. I mean i get it, but sometimes you have to look out for yourself. Yes, she needs people to talk too but also needs $.
Part of the problem here is the food chain. During the early and mid 90s my wife and I owned a brick and mortar Local Gun Store. There was no money in new gun sales. The problem here is all of the stores you mentioned, the big box stores are buying guns direct from manufacturer. They are buying thousands of guns every week for distribution to their stores. The LGS is buying through a middle man distributor. The small LGS can't buy from a manufacturer. Walmart for example was selling a Mossberg 500 for $10 over what I paid for one and that's before shipping.There are several locally owned gun stores plus Academy, Cabela's, Bass Pro Shop and a small chain gun store near me. Cabela's and Bass Pro Shop have the new Colt Python for $1499 while the local LGS and the small chain have them for $1799. Everything else in the store like ammo and accessories are priced similarly. I'll buy on-line from the big box store and have it shipped to the local location for free or buy on line before I'll give the locals my business at the prices they want. I'd like to patronize my local shops, but they just make it too easy to go elsewhere. I've bought firearms from one of the many local pawn shops much cheaper than I could have at the gun shop.