Pro shop question
 

Is it wrong or considered pooretiquette to bring your own equipment/accessories to have the pro shop to install for you?

Obviously, they would get paid for their timeon theinstalation.

I am considered by my co-workers to be a tight ass, and I don't want to pay pro shop prices if I can pick up equipment for less at a different store or e-bay.

I don't have the necessary equipment or knowledge to do some things on my own. Thus requiring the assistance of the pros.

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I really don't think it is.

However consider what would happen if this is how everyone shopped. Either the local bow shops would be out of business or the prices of the services would have to go up significantly.

Not sure what to tell you on this one.

Tom

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Not at all

Thats one of the things they do , sure they will charge for thier time but they'll expect the repeated bessiness afterwards.

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Well.....i personally think it's in poor taste (just my personal opinion).

I had my pro shop set up my bow that I bought somewhere else, though.....but only because he didn't sell Mathews at the time. I bought all of my accessories from him.....and he set it up for nothing. I've since bought THOUSANDS of dollars worth of equipment from him.....so he and I are "fine".

How much are you saving? I wonder if he'd set your bow up, for free....if you'd bought the accessories from him? Now how much would you have saved?

I just wanna be able to look Greg in the eyes EVERY time I walk in the shop (which is often).

Jeff

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O.K. here's my thoughts. I agree with SB for the most part, conditionally. If that is the type of relationship you want with that pro shop, and they are ok with it, then fine. You buy your stuff somewhere else, take it to them, and they charge you to put it on. BUT if they put it on, and say do not worry about the charge, then you are beholding to them. You do not have to honor that idea, but it does not change the fact that they treated you better than you treated them. And generally, if you do pay a little more once or twice on an accessory, the shop will usually put it on for little or no cost. Then as time goes on If you treat each other right, they will often lower their item cost to you, on some if not all things in their shop, and still hardly charge you to assemble or put it on, or rig it out. This is called building a relationship with your customers. It keeps them coming back. I mean really, do you think a guy who spends his money at " JOES BOWS " and has for the last 5 years pays list price for the items he buys? I know personally, I don't , and I don't spend near what many other people do in my area. But I have formed a relationship and the owner has earned my business, SO I give it to him.

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I don't think it's in poor taste. It may piss off the owner, but ya know what............it pisses me off overpaying for something!

I bought a new set of sites this year for $46 on ebay. I took it to the shop and had them put on my bow and I bought 1 doz aarows, new string, and a new WB. I'd say he made out OK. BTW, the same rest was $86 at the shop.

I also don't have a problem buying parts for my car/truck and taking them to a mechanic to do the work.

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Here's what our relationship does, for me:

1) My business/bow goes to the front of the line of customers that don't do their business there.
2) I get preferrential pricing on almost everything......although I tell him profit isn't a dirty word.
3) I've learned some valuable tips through just being comfortable enough to ask the questions.
4) I got a HECKUVA deal on Greg's bow he was shooting, last Christmas, for my son.
5) I've gained a friend.

I really couldn't put a dollar figure on all these things (and there's more).....but I'm betting I now owe HIM. He's earned my business....my respect.

Jeff

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Expect to pay and don't expect him to drop everything he's doing to do it. If he has 10 bows that were bought at his shop waiting to be set up, you go to the back of the line. I can understand you might want to take somethings to a proshop, but really, why would you need to take a sight to a proshop to have it installed. A couple screws, spacers and or rubberr pads and it's done. I've found that most things aren't that much more expensive at a proshop and many would be installed for free if you bought them there. Those that take time and expertise you'll probably pay for. Personnally, I couldn't look in the mirror if I bought a NEW bow at Bass Pro or some place like that and took it to a Pro shop. A used one of Ebay, no problem...but don't spend your money somewhere else and expect a proshop owner to treat you like a long lost brother.

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I never buy something from Cabelas or ebay that I can't install myself. If everyone bought accessories at walmart or ebay? Your proshop would be closed. Sometimes it is better to spend a little extra money to keep a business open. You never know when you are going to need that pro shops help.

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Here's the viewpoint from this shop: It's business, I don't mind setting up equipment bought someplace else. BUT (and it's a big but) if the store doesn't make a profit then there isn't going to be a store for you to take your stuff to. You buy it from us and we set it up and service it for free no matter what it is (this is incentive for us to stock quality gear). If you buy it someplace else you should expect to pay a reasonable fee to get it set up and serviced. Just to keep the doors open costs $$$ (rent, heat, electric, taxes, licenses) not to mention being able to put some money in my pocket to live on, or at least make it worth-my-while to show up. You don't expect to work at your job for free do you? You shouldn't expect your local pro shop to either.