Debit cards do not charge a fee like regular credit cards do. It’s like writing a check without the pen. AO has some good deals at times but has figured a way to drag a few more pennies out of your pocket. Haven’t been there in years.
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Unwelcomed Suprise at Adventure Outdoors
- Thread starter norbel718
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But it's already been stated by others there are signs in the store and online ads that lay out the extra 3%. So where do you draw the line between them popping it on you at the register and you paying attention to your surroundings?
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I think margins (on commonly available "new" guns) are terribly thin and when they offer a cash price, and you use a CC, that margin can be reduced by 50%. Discount retailers rarely make more than 6% - 9% gross margin on new guns.
I'm aware there are many socialists on this site that think that the retailer should sell them a gun at cost, but that's just not how our economic system works....yet.
I'm aware there are many socialists on this site that think that the retailer should sell them a gun at cost, but that's just not how our economic system works....yet.
STANDARD DISCLAIMER No real point of discussion here, just thinking out loud.
I still think AO's sales flyers exhibit a level of sneaky marketing by burying the "Advertised Prices reflect cash prices and there's a 3% upcharge for credit card purchases." in the small print at the bottom. That's the sort of policy I'd put at the top of the page or even next to each item price, i.e. $299.95 *Cash Price*. I guess I'll keep that in mind for my gun store one day.
That said...I did an internet search for gun stores in the Atlanta area (and throughout GA) and found none that differentiate between cash/check vs. card payment. I'm not saying none don't, only that I didn't find any posted policies to that effect. Whether that means the other stores are (1) good guys who absorb the cc fees on behalf of the buyers or (2) bad guys who pass on the cc fees (by not giving a discount) to buyers paying with cash/check (both scenarios suggested in this thread), I don't know.
I've never bought a gun from a store like AO so I'm not really cognizant of what the industry norm is for such merchants. I usually buy from individuals (and pay cash of course) or have a friend with an FFL order for me. I have bought a few from places with professional discounts. Usually, whenever I buy from a store, it's a smaller operation, say, the owner and 1 or 2 employees, often family members. When negotiating the price, the question of "cash vs. card" is always raised by one or the other parties and it almost always impacts the price. So cc processing fees are definitely a factor in a business profit.
Of course, in a store like AO the sales people probably have little or no 'authority' to negotiate on prices, anyway; so store policy is the law of the land.
While doing the internet search, I found some scathing Reddit and other reviews of AO. The pricing practices are a frequent source of disgruntlement. Of course, unhappy customers are much more likely to post (bad reviews) than happy or non-plussed buyers.
I usually avoid Atlanta area like the plague but if I ever do go to AO, reckon I'll get me one of them big old, extra long checkbook covers made of fine corinthian leather with gold monograms. I'll whip it out and wave it around to get their attention, and then announce how I'm only going to be there for 15-20 mins so they better start making me feel important if they want my check! And that's if I even have any checks left after all the cars I just bought with that thang.
Just funning so nobody get their knickers in a wad.
I still think AO's sales flyers exhibit a level of sneaky marketing by burying the "Advertised Prices reflect cash prices and there's a 3% upcharge for credit card purchases." in the small print at the bottom. That's the sort of policy I'd put at the top of the page or even next to each item price, i.e. $299.95 *Cash Price*. I guess I'll keep that in mind for my gun store one day.
That said...I did an internet search for gun stores in the Atlanta area (and throughout GA) and found none that differentiate between cash/check vs. card payment. I'm not saying none don't, only that I didn't find any posted policies to that effect. Whether that means the other stores are (1) good guys who absorb the cc fees on behalf of the buyers or (2) bad guys who pass on the cc fees (by not giving a discount) to buyers paying with cash/check (both scenarios suggested in this thread), I don't know.
I've never bought a gun from a store like AO so I'm not really cognizant of what the industry norm is for such merchants. I usually buy from individuals (and pay cash of course) or have a friend with an FFL order for me. I have bought a few from places with professional discounts. Usually, whenever I buy from a store, it's a smaller operation, say, the owner and 1 or 2 employees, often family members. When negotiating the price, the question of "cash vs. card" is always raised by one or the other parties and it almost always impacts the price. So cc processing fees are definitely a factor in a business profit.
Of course, in a store like AO the sales people probably have little or no 'authority' to negotiate on prices, anyway; so store policy is the law of the land.
While doing the internet search, I found some scathing Reddit and other reviews of AO. The pricing practices are a frequent source of disgruntlement. Of course, unhappy customers are much more likely to post (bad reviews) than happy or non-plussed buyers.
I usually avoid Atlanta area like the plague but if I ever do go to AO, reckon I'll get me one of them big old, extra long checkbook covers made of fine corinthian leather with gold monograms. I'll whip it out and wave it around to get their attention, and then announce how I'm only going to be there for 15-20 mins so they better start making me feel important if they want my check! And that's if I even have any checks left after all the cars I just bought with that thang.
Just funning so nobody get their knickers in a wad.
Lol... everything people write on Reddit is scathing cuz they can
A debit card is like cash from what I understand they don't charge the 3% like credit cards do. But on the other hand Adventure Outdoors has changed a lot since Jay let his sons take over. Jay was always Fair in trading his sons will give you 60% or less for your gun on a trade.
Best to go in with cash in hand when you're talkin to a pawn store gun store like Cherokee Gun & Pawn. They'll ask you or do you have cash when you ask them what's your out-the-door price. I know David at Cherokee pawn has been very busy in the past few years but 5 years ago 6 years ago when he wasn't as busy I could talk directly to him and get great deals on out the door with cash.
Best to go in with cash in hand when you're talkin to a pawn store gun store like Cherokee Gun & Pawn. They'll ask you or do you have cash when you ask them what's your out-the-door price. I know David at Cherokee pawn has been very busy in the past few years but 5 years ago 6 years ago when he wasn't as busy I could talk directly to him and get great deals on out the door with cash.
No they are more than forthcoming so that I dig .
true true true
AO ask me not to come back after I refused to show my receipt for the gun I just purchased to the man standing at the exit.( he watched me pay for the gun) I believe his name was John. I left without showing my receipt and called the General manager and explained that i did not make a habit of going around and proving what was mine was mine. He stated that they were just trying to interact with their customers, and that he would speak to John about asking me not to come back. And that I was more than welcome in their store. The very next time I was in their store they again demanded my receipt, I refused and have not been back.
