Academy can go AUTOFORNICATE!

[Hoji]

It has cost waiters and waitresses their tips as well.

Just be sure you never go back to those restaurants or there is a very good chance a tip of some kind will be used to stir your drink and you will likely get some “extras” in your entree.

 

[Axxe55]

Just be sure you never go back to those restaurants or there is a very good chance a tip of some kind will be used to stir your drink and you will likely get some “extras” in your entree.

In this day and age, social media can ruin a business, especially in a smaller town. I also suspect, that many restaurants are still only hanging on by a thread.

 

[Frank59]

Sounds like it must be a trend with Academy. The guy who works the gun counter at the Academy near me is a total jerk. Last time I interacted with him I was looking for a quality mag loader. He made some smart ass reference about not being strong enough to load a magazine by hand. I politely told him to suck a big one and left.

 

[Hoji]

Sounds like it must be a trend with Academy. The guy who works the gun counter at the Academy near me is a total jerk. Last time I interacted with him I was looking for a quality mag loader. He made some smart ass reference about not being strong enough to load a magazine by hand. I politely told him to suck a big one and left.

Shoulda asked him if he regrets leaving the world of sucking crackhead cock for retail.

 

[Moonpie]

Have never had Cabelas do that.

True story. This was at the League City store.
That one guy at the gun counter is an idiot.
One day I was checking out a Browning 1911-22 and he proudly informed me it had night sights. I'm standing there holding the gun looking at jet black sights with no dots at all. You sure about that Hoss?
I showed him. Drrrrrrrr.

 

[ssgrock3]

I don’t get the suggestion of passive aggressive attitude. What was he supposed to say? Jeez, sorry to say man but he was in a no win from the sound of it, he has to follow policy and op was going to snap either way. Academy is a retail store not Barrett firearms, they have no gun experts, cut the kid some slack.

 

[dsgrey]

It's probably been 4 or 5 years since I bought a firearm from Academy but they took the trigger lock off back then. Maybe the policy has changed in that time or the store was violating corporate policy.

 

[Dougw1515]

Shit I almost sound like what's his name going off cause I got temped. Lol

I would say I guess I'm becoming a crotchety old bastard but there is no real guessing and I arrived a long time ago.

why yes.... yes you do!!! Was the first thing I thought of when I read your post. Climbed all over my ass for doing exactly the same thing you did. LOL... happens to the best of us. Recently was refused service because I refused to wear a mask. From the temp experience I learned to handle it a tad better. The difference 'tween my experience and yours was the smart ass attitude from the "counter boy". So while your response was questionable at best your reasons for it were not. We'll give you a B- grade!

 

[Dougw1515]

I don’t get the suggestion of passive aggressive attitude. What was he supposed to say? Jeez, sorry to say man but he was in a no win from the sound of it, he has to follow policy and op was going to snap either way. Academy is a retail store not Barrett firearms, they have no gun experts, cut the kid some slack.

Yeah... He was supposed to say "I know... It's stupid and makes no sense but it's company policy. I wish I could accommodate your request - but I can't. Is there any thing I can help you with(sans attitued).

If you've never been on the receiving end of someone with just a little bit of power - and want you to know it, then perhaps you have indeed been fortunate

 

[striker55]

Shooting range gun store I used to go to, Boyerts, you could try out guns. It was (don't know if it's still open, may have changed hands) an indoor range in Katy.

 

[ssgrock3]

In this day and age those retail sporting goods store are probably worried someone will load the weapon and shoot it up. A typical gun store less likely to happen.


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[majormadmax]

First, it's the company policy not his, so get off his back about it.

Secondly, expecting him to say his employer's policy sucks is ridiculous. Just because you disagree with it doesn't mean it's wrong. Academy has every right to dictate what happens in their stores and you have every right to shop elsewhere. And in an 'at will' employment state like Texas, it could result in his termination. Do you really need the affirmation of a part time teenage working at Academy? And did you ever consider that his attitude may have been the direct result of yours?

Thirdly, why didn't you complain about not being able to test fire it? Car dealerships allow people to test drive cars, why don't major retail sport stores that sell guns? But when you do go to buy a "new" handgun and find it's been fired, how are you going to feel? I've seen a lot of jacked up "new" guns thanks to potential customers mishandling them. No thanks.

Lastly, it's funny that the same whining from a millennial would make them the target of ridicule on here; but it's OK for old guys to bitch like one...

I've been several handguns from Academy, to include my first XD45 when they were extremely difficult to obtain, as well as lots of ammo. I don't expect every retail outlet to kowtow to my demands on how they should run their business, not do I expect them to act the same as a gun store (at which I have been muzzle swept by customers handling handguns with their fingers on the trigger more times than I care to remember! Same goes for gun shows).

There are good reasons why Academy and other stores have such policies, and why they expect their employees to enforce them. I know some people expect business to grovel at their feet but I understand they have rights as well and either respect that or shop elsewhere!

 

[oldag]

No, but the salesperson could have said:

"Sir, I understand your frustration. I do apologize, but this is an Academy policy and I would be fired for violating the policy. I would be happy to summon a manager if you would like to discuss this further."

 

[Brains]

The trick to dealing with the passive aggressive folks is to hit 'em back with a calm and literal response.

If there is anything more I can do to help ....
"Well you haven't been at all effective to this point, let's just play the odds on this and agree you're not able at all."

 

[Younggun]

Guess the kid was supposed to get fired so you could rack the slide.


Rant fail.


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[baboon]

Poor kid. Actually working at a shitty retail job instead of grinfucking the system for a free unemployment check. 8 hours on hard cement in a showbarn full of shuffling, mouth-breathing cheapskates. Endless lines of neckbeards asking when the next ammo truck is coming. A policy manual 100 pages thick and a Karen manager with a temper like a Catholic schoolteacher riding his ass all day about inventory issues, taking too many bathroom breaks, and coming back 73 seconds late from lunch. And then you come in and go all Sergeant Carter on his ass because he won't risk his job by breaking the stupid AF company policy by removing the trigger lock. LOL

Retail is a harsh bitch for sure! Retail for a giant corporation even worse! I replaced "thank you" with choke on your own vomit in my mind very early on. "Have a nice day" really meant hope a sounder of feral hogs camp out in your asshole. Now ""have a blessed day" was reserved for hot chicks and meant she gave me evil fantasies!

 

[Younggun]

Could always support the small shops, but nobody ever wants to pay the higher prices and instead they go in and finger **** the guns before heading online.


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[baboon]

Honestly, I have to agree with @candcallen, and it may very well be store policy, or company policy or whatever, but the attitude is what drove CC over the edge. The store employee could have handled that in much different way. But it seems he copped an attitude instead.

And I may be out on the limb all by myself with CC, but if a store clerk pulls an attitude with me, I let them know rather quickly, it just cost them a sale, and future sales from me.

When you deal with the public, and the company or store you work for has some such policy, that could possibly upset a customer, and yes, if I couldn't test a trigger or function of handgun because of the trigger lock, I'd be a little upset too, then people skills are so very important. A good salesman would have known how to handle the situation. CC might have still ending up buying the pistol elsewhere, but the clerk cost them lots of future sales from CC.

When an employee gives you attitude they really at that point that they don't give a phuc! Everyone has those days on most jobs. My mouth got me into shit all the time.

Having worked retail for a very long time dealing with the public sucks. The stupid crap I heard over the years come out of customers mouths plus company policies will give you more bad days then good.

 

[Dead Roman]

This is what it looks like when you dont realize you are the bad guy in your story.

 

[baboon]

Could always support the small shops, but nobody ever wants to pay the higher prices and instead they go in and finger **** the guns before heading online.


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You get what you pay for! Go buy archery equipment @ the big box then find out what it takes to set it up? Generally an archery shop .