Pro Shop Blues

Kanga · 02-23-2002, 10:14 PM

Yesterday I drove 2 hours to a pro shop to look at the patriot that they said was in stock.
Ok so here I am in the shop with cash in hand, I looked around the shop and no patriot the only BT bows they has was a gen 2 and pro 38 both last years models.
I asked the guy behind the counter where the patriot was his answer we dont have one.
So I says to him now I know you probably dont get many australians calling this shop looking for a patriot he says your right we dont so I say well ok why in the *&^% did you tell me you had one here I told you on the phone it was going to take 2 hours to get here.
His reply was well we dont have the patriot but over here we have a far better bow than any BT your going to get.
He grabs a MMMMMATHEWS also last years model
and trys to sell me that.
Then when I tell him that I dont want a Mathews he gets all snarly at me.
I just looked at him and said you have to be kidding me right your P'ed at me because I dont like Mathews and wont own one how the *&^% do you think I feel driving 2 hours on the believe that you had the Patriot and you knew that was the bow I was most interested in.
He then ordered me out of his shop so I just took 8 crisp $100 notes out and said well jerk see this you aint ever going to see any more of my money.
That guy dont know just how lucky he is that he still has his front teeth.

Sorry for going on about it but it realy got to me 5 hours driving cause I hit peak hour traffic getting back home and almost a full tank of gas just so some clown can try and pull my chain.

With that off my chest I feel a lot better now
thanks guys

muzzyman88 · 02-23-2002, 10:29 PM

I hope there is another shop close by, because if I were you, that would be last time I would visit them. Sounds to me like they may have just told you that to sucker you into coming so they could sell you a bow.

Thats a real bum deal bud, I hope you find one somewhere else.

Kanga · 02-23-2002, 10:35 PM

that was the closest BT dealer to me
looks like I am gonna have to drive a long ways to find another one. Then the problem if I need to make a warranty claim comes into effect.
But I do know one thing it is going to be a cold day in hell before I will go back to that shop.

gromage1 · 02-23-2002, 11:06 PM

I'd contact Bowtech and let them know what kinda schmuck they have supposedly representing them!<img src=icon_smile_angry.gif border=0 align=middle>

pdq 5oh · 02-23-2002, 11:08 PM

Ausie, that sucks that he made you drive so far to pull the bait & switch. I wonder if he tries to sell Bowtech to people when he doesn't have a Mathews like he probably tells them?

Phil.

Kanga · 02-23-2002, 11:20 PM

he only had 2 BT's in the shop
about 20 mathews a few PSE's and a couple of Hoyts
It really looked to me that he was mainly a Mathews dealer and just had the others to get people in the shop

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PABowhntr · 02-24-2002, 05:22 AM

I like the above suggestion of calling Bowtech and telling them the way the dealer treated you.

I wouldn't want somebody like that representing my line of bows!

polack · 02-24-2002, 07:34 AM

Maybe that is a good reason why bowtech and other bow manufactures should sell their product on line.

5 shot · 02-24-2002, 07:42 AM

I am sorry to here about that. Far to often so called "proshops" do things like that. I had to drive 2 1/2 hours to my nearest "stocking" Darton dealer to get a look at my new bow. I know how madd I would have been if I would have had what happend to you happen to me!! I had just the other happen infact. I have to say this is about the best PRO SHOP I have ever been in. It was well worth the drive.

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