Where you buy; Part II
 

Ok, this has been an incredibly interesting series of questions for me. One more, for now. I think I have a couple others for maybe next week.

Ok, let's say your pro shop has a website, complete w/ a shopping cart. Would you MOST OFTEN buy from the website, or physically drive to the shop and get it?

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Depends what it is I guess. If its something I've bought before from the Archery shop I would then order it online knowing its exactly what I want. If it was something I wasn't sure about and wanted to see for myself I would go to the shop and get a hands on look at it myself. I voted 50/50.

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i drive to the store...i can almost walk to it lol

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voted 50/50 here
although im more around 75/25 in favor of the shop.

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I have a shop here close but the guys hours are not consistant, so I would order more online plus diesel is 4.30 here right now....[:@]

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Start an E-Bay store, you'll get allot more business than with a website. Allot of small pro shops would have goneunder if they hadn't done this.Some did go under because they didn't.

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Voted 50/50 but closer to 25/75 in reality. Most of the time I figure out something I need or want while Im either on these forums or looking through a mag at work. That means its easier for me to jump on the computer and grab it.

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I don't like to buy unless I can touch it and play with it first.

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I seem to do most of my buying from websites, the "pro shops" in my area never seem to carry anything but the most popular items.

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interesting question...I think I would still go to the shop and get it becasuse it is not that far (45 minutes) and I'm there enough anyway, or just could have an excuse to go.

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Most of my online buying is done for items that I've already seenand/or used in the past. I rarely buy stuff sight unseen just to "try it out" unless I've done a pretty extensive amount of research on it first.

Most of my pro-shop purchases are done for stuff I want right away and don't feel like waiting to have them shipped to me. Example: I want to shoot tonight and I need some field tips and while I'm there I decide to pick up a new release or some more arrows.

With that said, I don't think I would buy from my pro-shop if they had an online store since they're close enough I can just drive there and get it right away. Why wait and pay the shipping costs when they're just down the road?

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All else being equal, I'd go to the shop b/c I'm not very patient when I decide I need a new toy

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If it cost me the same whether I drove there or bought it from the website, gas prices versus shipping, then I would buy from the website.

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Website

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If the shop I was buying from is close(in town), I'll just drive to it.
The only time I'll buy off a web site is if I can't get it any other way.
I will admit ,I don't buy much at the local shops bc I can get my equipment from myself.

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I voted 50/50. I like the convenience of awebsite but I also like to go to the shop and look around.

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I would go to the store. The only way I am ordering something is if there is no possible way I can get it at a retail outlet. I like to hold something in my hand before I pay for it. And I like paying cash as well.

Paul

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Assuming that the decision was made to buy from one or the other, it would depend on if I had any other reason to go in the area of the shop. Unless it would be cheaper in gas to make a specific trip than the shipping costs would be.

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Depends on the fuel consumption an if I have to pay sales tax on line.

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I voted 50/50 because I would go to the store to order something I have never bought before but if I were to reorder I would most likely buy online.