3 times in the last few months. That's how many times I've walked into an actual gear shop and made enquiries about specific bits of kit.
3 times I've had the "No, we don't have it but we can get it in for you. Leave your name and number and we'll call you when it comes in."
3 times I've heard nothing. Nada. F**k all.
3 times they could've had a sale but, for whatever reason, chose not to.
The Arab people have a saying; "Trick me once, shame on you. Trick me twice, shame on me." To that I'd add, "Trick me three times, then F**k you, pal. I'll do my shopping somewhere else."
Much has been said about the rise in internet retail and its' ability to kill off "bricks & mortar" outfits but sometimes the B&M boys do themselves no favours.
Fannies.
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One of those wasn't Summits in Dunfermline was it?
Names have been omitted to protect the guilty, the apathetic and those who would rather sell cheap sh**e in bulk to clubs than quality kit to an individual.
I have an idea I know what one of these incidents is.
Sometimes the independants do themselves no favours.
Now that's interesting; a phone call & an email today. They watch.
The internet is smaller than it looks...
Lol - in an idle moment I clicked on "bastards" in the tag cloud. This particular wee lament about retailers brightened up my day no end.
:)
Rantin' is what the internet was made for, mostly as the Angry Man of OM :o)
The aforementioned Summits is gone btw. Shut last year. It was a crackin' wee shop for a long time, then seemed to lose its' way. Mountain Warehouse or nothing these days :o(
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