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here in central illinois there is one of the few proshops who is most respected by the name of Presley's. they decided to expand and open another store so they decided to higher about 10 people. well i went to the new store to get some arrows cut. the only guy i have ever trusted to work on my bow or mess with my arrows was not working. so i figured what the heck anybody can cut arrows. well i wait and 5 minutes later he comes back with my arrows cut. i get home and am putting them in the case and notice i have an arrow missing. i call up the shop and talk to a guy i know [who is a nice guy and knows some stuff about bows and knows who i am] he says they have my arrow laying right next to the cutter. maybe im blowing this out of proportion but i think the guy who cut my arrows [who is new to the store but an older guy] purposely didnt cut that arrow and planned on keeping it himself. i mean when you cut arrows you have a pile of uncut arrows then you cut one and put it in the pile of cut arrows. there should be no excuse for me missing an arrow. the thing is i applied for a job here also but i dont want to work with dishonest people who steal from fellow hunters. this also gives us hunters a bad rep.

any suggestions?[&:]

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I seriously doubt the older guy tried to rip you off. Sounds like an honest mistake. If he wanted to steal an arrow, wouldn't he have moved it out of sight and not let it be found so easily?

[&:]

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your a bit paranoid. Could have been an honest mistake.

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Why would the guy want to keep your arrow? And only one? He works for a shop I doubt he has trouble getting arrows. Most likely he just forgot it, it happens.

Maybe you should have checked to see if you had everything before your left, then you wouldn't have to drive over there and get it.

Yes, I think you are blowing it out of proportion. You know what else gives us a bad name? People who blame others unjustly or for honest mistakes. I think your a bit paranoid myself, and if you accuse this guy of something good luck ever getting a job there.

I'm sure they guy feels bad about, just go back and get your arrow. If he appologizes accept it graciously and be done with it. You might make a freind out the guy or something. You never know.

Paul

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Woah Paul...

<realizes why his sig say's aka Psycho Smurf> [8D]

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Dang shootem I think you are wound up a little to tight. 21,000 people just lost their lives in them awful tital waves and your crying about 1 stinken arrow. You need to get a grip on something besides your chicken.

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paul when i go to the shop to get something done i assume they know how to do it right. i told the guy i had a dozen arrows and assumed when he handed them back to me i had a dozen. i spend so much money at this shop they all know who i am. it is just these new people who i dont trust and now probably never will. i already went back ang got the arrow and the guy wasnt there.

the guy would only keep one b/c it would be easy to look over until for some reason i had the need to count them. which is exactly what happened

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Motown,
it wouldnt be as big of a deal if i had my license and i could just drive where ever i wanted to do the stuff i need to do but when your parents have to take u to get stuff done which they dont like to do to begin with and then when they have to do it twice is when they start getting aggitated. you can also stop putting words in my mouth id appreciate it

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Shootem up you sound a bit edgy to me. Have these guys tried to steal from you in the past? If not I'd think that the guy made an honest mistake. I would go ahead and take the job if they offer it. It's great to have access to gear and also rub elbows with other hunters.

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Why didn’t you call and remove all doubt as to whether or not is was human error or something underhanded?

Also, why don't you have your license?

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Shootem, there is a good book out there called "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff". You may want to read it.

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IMO it was probably an honest mistake. But that doesn't justify having this poor guy having to make an extra trip to rectify a mistake that was their fault. If it was my shop I would have either refunded the money or give the man a reciept for some kind of discount or something to make up for his trouble. If not I would never go back and explain to the owner you know why. Allso I would tell all my hunting friends to go to the more reputable place of bussiness dispite being owned by the same guy. Sooner or later he might figure out why noone goes to his second shop.

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ksnimrod,
this guy is new and the new store has only been open for a week. so no this guy has never stolen anything from me nor has anybody else who has worked at the old store

chazspot,
parents wouldnt pay for me to get it when i was 16 and said i had to wait until the school offered it to me.

jersey,
the new store is hunting only and the old store is fishing only so im pretty much out of luck there

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I work at a Archery Pro shop in Iowa... When we cut are arrows we put them away behind the saw and you cant really see them... This might be what the worker did and grabbed the arrows and accidentally left one behind... Sounds to me like and honest mistake.

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Sounds like an honest mistake. My suggestion would be to handle it in a mature fashion. It is not worth getting your tail feathers all in a ruffle. Life is to short to expand so much energy over an arrow. The guy was new according to your post. Were you not new to something at one point in your life. Let us see, toilet training we were all new to that at one point and made mistakes, shooting a bow, show me someone who shot perfect from day one. I think you get my drift.

You called an employee at the store and they have your arrow. When you go back in for the arrow and they apologize say, "Hey everyone makes mistakes. My folks were not thrilled about having to drive me back and forth on two different occassions for the same item but I'll deal with them. Any chance of getting my Mom or Dad a free hat with your shops name on it for their troubles. It's free advertisement when the wear it!" They will either chuckle and say no or throw you the hat or something.

In reality what happens to us always seems like a big deal and I understand the inconvienience factor. Put it in perspective though missing one arrow is small compared to many many things that go on in life. If he were trying to rip off arrows he'd be tossing cases out the back door of the place. Additionally, it would take him an awful lot of arrows one at a time to make any significant amount of money for himself or the store.

Let us know how you make out.

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Good grief! I hate to think of all the conspiracy plots you'd come up with if you ever got shorted a burger at the drive-thru window at Mickey D's![:-]

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I think it was an honest mistake.
relax you sound like angy young man.
life is to short . if it doesn't involve inditment or inoperable don't sweat it.

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Geez son, you buyin arrows made of gold? I dont know why someone would wanna keep a single arrow, but you know everybody is out to get cha!!! I suppose that your wearing a tinfoil helmet so that the aliens wont steal your thoughts neither? Now by reading the post it says that the one shop is for fishing and the other for hunting... Now how could you have spent all sorts of money at the store if they just opened up the store for hunting a week ago? I could be wrong, but maybe you should loosten up that tinfoil cap because not everyone is out to get cha!!!

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It sounds to me like a very honest mistake. He probly went to pick them all up, and dropped one on accident. You think you have it bad? I've been waiting over two months to get a 3 pack of Magnus Stingers from Central Illinois Archery. I finally bought them from Cabelas, but the next time I'm out there, The guy is gonna get an ear full.

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I think I know why he doesn't have his license yet. Your young, let me give you some advice. Never assume anything. Always count your change, always check the bag at the drive thru, always ask to see the old parts when your car is worked on, and always count your arrows or inventory your equipment before leaving somewhere. Mistakes happen on both sides sometimes. I have had to drive 20 miles one way to get my release before because I left it at a shop testing bows. That sort of sucked. I have also had shops forget to do things the way I wanted and the such. Remember you are not the only customer and sometimes things get hectic. I know it's not an excuse, but it is an explanation. I not only would have counted my arrows, I would have measured them. Out of curiousity, did you buy the arrows there, or just take them in to get them cut? Not that it really matters though.

Just wait until you get a job or something and screw something up really bad. A lost arrow is pretty minor in the large scheme of things.

I didn't think what I said before was that harsh or mean. You should have seen what I really wanted to say. I was telling it like it is is all. Have you ever been accused of something you didn't do, or blamed for something that was an accident. I have and it sucks.

How were you planning on working there if you didn't have a way to get there? Employers do consider that when hiring. Unless you will be driving soon or something.

I sure hope the owner or anyone that works there doesn't visit this site, like the guy that cut your arrows.

Good luck,
Paul