So, little venting here - been to a ton of dealers and little owned mom and pop shops in the greater Austin area looking at their selections. I can't believe how many of them upon my asking about if they have any Walther P99s in stock, they immediately interject or try to steer me to the glock counter - "get a glock, it's a better gun" aka "get a glock because my profit margin on the thing is higher!" I own a glock, and yes, it's a nice firearm, but not the one that I consider to be the all high and mighty. I guess I'm tired of the folks that rely on glocks and sigs or whatnot for 70%+ of their counter sales trying to continue to steer you in that direction. Makes you wonder if they have even tried out another hand gun! Brainwashed I tell you!
It got as bad as me being in a well respected local store, that the minute I said I wasn't interested in a glock or sig and was specifically looking for a P99 (after the glock and sig sales plug), the sales guy pretty much quit paying me any attention, stepped back and put his hands in his pockets like our time together was through! How pitiful!
But, I will throw in that the local Sportsman Warehouse's handgun guru didn't try and sway me after I spoke with him. Even though he didn't have the 9mm in stock, he still pulled down anything and everything off the shelf that caught my fancy and walked me through every feature, plus and minus of the model, and even went as far as to break down many of them right there on the counter to show the internals and how they like to be cleaned and lubed. I like to support small businesses and do appreciate a good personal touch they normally offer, but I think this big box store will be getting my business more often after all this.
It got as bad as me being in a well respected local store, that the minute I said I wasn't interested in a glock or sig and was specifically looking for a P99 (after the glock and sig sales plug), the sales guy pretty much quit paying me any attention, stepped back and put his hands in his pockets like our time together was through! How pitiful!
But, I will throw in that the local Sportsman Warehouse's handgun guru didn't try and sway me after I spoke with him. Even though he didn't have the 9mm in stock, he still pulled down anything and everything off the shelf that caught my fancy and walked me through every feature, plus and minus of the model, and even went as far as to break down many of them right there on the counter to show the internals and how they like to be cleaned and lubed. I like to support small businesses and do appreciate a good personal touch they normally offer, but I think this big box store will be getting my business more often after all this.