Guys...I feel totally awful
 

I feel bad... I just got a job at dicks sporting goods...and i am in the hunting lodge...my job is pretty much sales so i gotta push wut we got...so some guy walks in 2nite and asks 2 see a couple bows...asking me wuts the difference between the 3 we looked at...i explained n from the start i knew this guy had no idea wut he wuz doing...so long story short i sold this yahoo a bow to go hunting in west virginia on saturday and even though its my 2nd day there n i wuz able 2 sell $500 worth of bowhunting equipment to this guy...i know he's not gonna practice n shoot up the woods...sorry to all of you hunting in west virginia

RE: Guys...I feel totally awful
 

Why would you feel aweful? He couldn't shoot a deer from 10yrds away. What was the brand? I'm always looking for a deal on Ebay.

RE: Guys...I feel totally awful
 

you cant make everybody do the right thing, if you'd told this guy to practice 1 year before bowhunting, he would have blown you off and said that i dot had no idea what kind of hunter i am.

btw welcome and the i dot idiot thing was a joke.

RE: Guys...I feel totally awful
 

You shouldn't feel bad for selling this guy a bow because if you hadn't sold him one I'm sure he would have went somewhere else and bought one. That being said, I hope you at least gave him some pointers on how he should practice until he is proficient before going hunting with it.

RE: Guys...I feel totally awful
 

I wouldnt feel bad at all. I would actually feel proud for getting someone else into the woods and supporting the sport. I bought my bow two years ago and although today I am a very knowledgeable and excellent shooter back then I did not really know too much. I am glad though to have an uncle who is really into bow hunting. He showed me the ropes and I did very good for my first year. I did not kill anything, but what I improved on was my skill to bring in the deer. So basically what I am sayin is that you dont know, maybe he has a relative or friend who is a big bow hunter and will help hiim out. By the way I own a Mathews

RE: Guys...I feel totally awful
 

Its your job,sometimes we have to do things we dont like at work

RE: Guys...I feel totally awful
 

Well make yourself some cash on the side off the Dicks Job.....
You could offer these folks Archery Shooting Coaching Lessons;)
Could be a win .. win situation for both of you.
Remember if you dont sell them the bow someone else will and they may sell them a bow that dosent fit them properly, that may turn someone away from archery and hunting. At least you know how to set them up with properly fitting equipment, and thats a good starting point to get them hooked on archery and hunting.
And Congrats on the new job.

RE: Guys...I feel totally awful
 

I wouldn't feel awful,he's supposed to be mature enough to figure this out himself .If he's hunting from a stand he'll probably be doing a lot of missing anyway's .
When he return's he'll probabluy be bringing the bow back to see just what's a matter with it ,then you can tell him what he's doing wrong.

nubo

RE: Guys...I feel totally awful
 

Think of it this way -- you did your best to sell him something which fits him right and has the potential to kill a deer. At least he got that much. You can't sell brains, and you aren't responsible for what he does with it. If the situation presents itself again, do your best to be helpful and knowledgable. Talk to your manager and see if they would let you put up a buliten board with archery clubs in the area and people who give lessons. Maybe then, you could use it as a conversation piece. Something like, "Be sure to check out our board! Threre are archery clubs all around who offer beginner clinics if you are interested!"

Who knows. Maybe you can help someone.

RE: Guys...I feel totally awful
 

Don't you mean Silentassassin's job?.....................





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RE: Guys...I feel totally awful
 

Ouch.

As to the original delima dont worry about it we all have to make a living.
Hopefully he will get some instruction and practice for next year when he fails to connect this year.;)

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Such is life.

What could you have really done though. I think I might have said something but in that situation you can't force people to think and make ethical decisions. A tactful aproach (which I'm not very good at;)) might have been to slip a comment about how dedicate one must be to be proficient with a bow. In your situation you can't strong arm him. Maybe you could make up some bussiness like care with this web address on it so we can set him straight:D. Of all the proficient bowhunters I know 90% of them live for the sport. The other 10% are just looking to expand their hunting season but they are in conversion. When you have to get them close to make it count it just gets into your blood. This guy may be a slob hunter this fall but hopefully he'll practice throughout next summer and come to the woods next fall ready for the season.