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Old 10-07-2003 | 07:19 AM
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davidmil
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Default RE: How Good Can a PRO SHOP be?

Well, good for you Tazman. As far as only caring about your money. It' s business, strickly business. Having been a past business owner I got to tell you, that bottom line is always there. If you put in long hours, put up with Government regulations and controls, pay all the taxes, please the landlords, please the employees and don' t end up with a divorce... you still have to worry about the bottom line. Some folks can just hide it better. The guy who' s in it to make friends and keep everyone happy will probably not survive. If the guy can' t make a profit he can' t stay open. Everyone looks at a 30 percent markup and thinks it' s absurd, but when you get through with all the cost above and matching Social Security, and Unemployment insurance etc etc etc.... that 30 percent disappears fast. On top of that, it' s kind of a seasonal business. Just before hunting season they make a ton of money, hopefully..... but it has to provide for the lean months too. SO many places come and go trying to be the cheapest or the nicest guy in town. Some have bad bedside manner and some are just flat out rotten. They will be weeded out by the free market system.
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