$3-$5 more at a proshop
04-13-2004, 07:13 PM
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Ocean Springs, MS
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$3-$5 more at a proshop
I can go to a huge chain store and buy what I want for $3-$5 less than I can get it at my archery shop. I like to support my archery shop. It is the only one around here and I want to keep it here. I believe since I shop there so much that I get free service (fletchings refletched, free field tips, and tuning). Do any of you do this so your pro shop can stay around?
04-13-2004, 08:08 PM
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: creemore Ontario Canada
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RE: $3-$5 more at a proshop
Zak! I spend a lot of money buying off of e-bay {Hunting Gear},and sometimes I wonder if I should be ,but even then I spend a lot at my local shop as well .I don't think anybody would critisize you for buying elsewhere as long as you spend your share at your local shop as well.Most of the stuff I buy off of e-bay I can't get at my shop unless they order it for me ,alot of time's they forget to order for me ,so I don't feel bad . For the matter of $3 or $4 dollar's I would probably buy it from my shop ,now if it was $10 or $20 then I would buy it elsewhere .
nubo
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04-13-2004, 09:04 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Arlington TX USA
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RE: $3-$5 more at a proshop
I suuport my shop a good bit. Since buying the bow there, they rarely charge me for minor tuning issues or using their range. Most of their prices are reasonable, so I buy most of the little odds & ends there, unless they don't have what I'm looking for.
04-14-2004, 01:39 AM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Norman OK USA
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RE: $3-$5 more at a proshop
Nubo......I also support my local shops, I do make a lot of purchases on ebay as well and had sthe same thoughts, but then I started looking at the sellers and the majority of them are also small shops. So if I can help out all over... the better.
04-14-2004, 06:53 AM
#6
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lehigh County PA USA
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RE: $3-$5 more at a proshop
Zak,
I am a little confused. Are you asking whether or not buying something somewhere other than a pro shop is a "bad thing"?....or are you asking whether or not you should get some free services from the pro shop because you spend a good deal of money there?
I am a little confused. Are you asking whether or not buying something somewhere other than a pro shop is a "bad thing"?....or are you asking whether or not you should get some free services from the pro shop because you spend a good deal of money there?
04-14-2004, 11:26 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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RE: $3-$5 more at a proshop
Go one more step and buy USA made gear. So many company copy and ship stuff from over seas in 3-4 years some of you best manufactures will be out of bis. The extra $3-$5 buck will keep them up and running. I know it is hard to find USA made gear but in the long run we will all be better off. (MY 2 cents) That to me is true local purchase!
04-14-2004, 04:21 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: LOUISVILLE, SLEEPER TROPHY STATE
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RE: $3-$5 more at a proshop
ORIGINAL: dwd2001
Nubo......I also support my local shops, I do make a lot of purchases on ebay as well and had sthe same thoughts, but then I started looking at the sellers and the majority of them are also small shops. So if I can help out all over... the better.
Nubo......I also support my local shops, I do make a lot of purchases on ebay as well and had sthe same thoughts, but then I started looking at the sellers and the majority of them are also small shops. So if I can help out all over... the better.