No phone service with Bud's

8shot357 · January 7, 2011, 06:13 PM

www.budsgunshop.com

I tried to set my buddy up with a deal with buds, and they seem to be impossible to reach by phone. I think there CS is going away as I tried to call them many times lately (1-7-2011)

He doesn't have a computer, and really he needs to get a replacement handgun for a good price which Bud's seems to have (long story short), and I'm done trying to find him good deal's like Bud's has. (LSS) He actually wants a Taurus 605, and I couldn't convince him on a Ruger SP101.

In fact, this whole thing has strained my relationship with my buddy trying to help him (old dog) get a gun, and I no longer speak to him right now.

What's up with Bud's?

KyJim · January 7, 2011, 09:26 PM

They were posting a message on their website a few days ago that the Christmas season was slowing things down. Not taking up for them. Frankly, I don't know why it is your responsibility to get this guy a good price on a gun. If he doesn't like their service, he should move onto another seller.

**Brian Pfleuger** · January 7, 2011, 09:30 PM

Any "friendship" that can be lost because you're not doing work that should be his to do and not doing it fast enough for his tastes is not much of a friendship, and not much of a loss.

On the issue of Buds, why don't you just order it in his name? There's nothing wrong with you using your computer to enter his information when he's the one buying the gun. Enter his info, the FFL of his choice, he picks up the gun, it's his purchase, you're just the typist.

But, again, if he got grumpy about it, I'd tell him to do it himself..... of course, I also wouldn't have talked him out of the gun he wants and into the one I wanted him to have... that may have something to do with his attitude, frankly.

DiscoRacing · January 7, 2011, 09:33 PM

Help the Buddy buy a computer with the money he saved by Buds not answering....then next time he can use his own computer to get a gun.

Sorry.... that one slipped out.

8shot357 · January 8, 2011, 08:18 AM

Retail for a Taurus in this town (S. NV) is going to be more than the Ruger from Bud's.

I tried taking care of the old fart (70ish). I got to let this one go. Another lost sale for Bud's, not the first time. I'm sure they won't miss me!

**Brian Pfleuger** · January 8, 2011, 10:37 AM

Why would you not just order on-line?

tet4 · January 8, 2011, 10:47 AM

There is something missing to this story. Why didn't you just invite him over for coffee and have him use your computer to order?

johnbt · January 8, 2011, 02:28 PM

Did the snow shut them down? Could be.

rdmallory · January 8, 2011, 09:39 PM

No problem for me.

I called www.budsgunshop.com last Thursday was on hold for a while but they finally answered. I then had to call the store (different number) got an answering machine left my number and was called back Friday.

Went to store (range) today to shoot and the place was slammed all 10 lanes were full along with two of reactive lanes was busy, with a waiting list of about 8 shooters. All the counters were full and no parking places to be found.
It was not this busy the week before Christmas but the gun show is down town Lexington today and I am guessing it is bringing in a lot of out of towners.

They sell a large number of firearms on line and they don't have to staff to personally speak to each person they sell to. And if they did they would not be able to sell with the small markup they have. The prices in the store are higher than on line and it is to support the sales staff.

Doug

8shot357 · January 9, 2011, 04:07 AM

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There is something missing to this story.

(LSS)=Long story short.

There's a lot missing, TMI.

I guess I could have ordered it on line, but he's an untrusting person, so to heck with him, and I'll let him pay $500+ for a darn Taurus if he buy's it at a gun store.

To bad, I tried to do what I thought was right and just.

10-96 · January 9, 2011, 01:16 PM

8Shot- Buy yourself a cup of coffee and relax. You did the right thing by trying to help him. It's all a part of that "fight the good fight" thing- and you did. If it comes up with the guy, tell him you tried to help him, things didn't work out with what you had to work with, and if he can't live with it- tell him it might be a good as of a time as any to learn to do things for himself. But for your part- you tried. Now go get that cup of coffee and call it done.

8shot357 · January 10, 2011, 09:19 PM

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Buy yourself a cup of coffee and relax.

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Now go get that cup of coffee and call it done.

I don't buy coffee, and I don't call it done, if I have to stuff that Ruger down his throat, that's what he is getting!

10-96 · January 10, 2011, 11:09 PM

Fair enough.

**Brian Pfleuger** · January 11, 2011, 10:12 AM

Wow.

Sounds like both of you are reasonable, even keeled guys. I can't imagine how this situation could go bad.

8shot357 · January 28, 2011, 11:38 AM

He got a used Taurus 605 at $436.

a7mmnut · January 28, 2011, 11:41 AM

OMG, there's a new one in the case 12 miles from here for $369!

-7-

8shot357 · January 28, 2011, 02:47 PM

I could have got him one for $409 new (605) OTD, or a Ruger (SP101 3") for $514 new OTD, $80 more for a new Ruger SP101.

Don't know what to say, he's 68, and I'm only 43.

Some people just don't listen.

8shot357 · January 28, 2011, 02:54 PM

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OMG, there's a new one in the case 12 miles from here for $369!

-7-

OTD?

Bud's has it for $359 delivered. +25 trnsfer +25 Brady (Back ground NV) tax, no sales tax, 409 OTD

**Shane Tuttle** · January 28, 2011, 03:56 PM

OK, just in case this thread was moved from another forum without notification:

Any further posts in this thread shall follow the feedback forum rules. I advise to read/comply with them from here on out.

**Mal H** · January 28, 2011, 09:22 PM

Actually, Shane, let's go ahead and close this one. The deal is done, and no one is going to fix the original problem of Bud's phone service here in this thread.

I moved it without warning the members that the Feedback forum has specific rules, so closing it may save some grief.

January 7, 2011, 06:13 PM	#1
8shot357 Junior member Join Date: September 7, 2010 Posts: 1,740	No phone service with Bud's www.budsgunshop.com I tried to set my buddy up with a deal with buds, and they seem to be impossible to reach by phone. I think there CS is going away as I tried to call them many times lately (1-7-2011) He doesn't have a computer, and really he needs to get a replacement handgun for a good price which Bud's seems to have (long story short), and I'm done trying to find him good deal's like Bud's has. (LSS) He actually wants a Taurus 605, and I couldn't convince him on a Ruger SP101. In fact, this whole thing has strained my relationship with my buddy trying to help him (old dog) get a gun, and I no longer speak to him right now. What's up with Bud's? Last edited by 8shot357; January 7, 2011 at 06:38 PM.

January 7, 2011, 09:26 PM	#2
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 6,512	They were posting a message on their website a few days ago that the Christmas season was slowing things down. Not taking up for them. Frankly, I don't know why it is your responsibility to get this guy a good price on a gun. If he doesn't like their service, he should move onto another seller. __________________ Jim's Rules of Carry: 1. Any gun is better than no gun. 2. A gun that is reliable is better than a gun that is not. 3. A hole in the right place is better than a hole in the wrong place. 4. A bigger hole is a better hole.

January 7, 2011, 09:30 PM	#3
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,498	Any "friendship" that can be lost because you're not doing work that should be his to do and not doing it fast enough for his tastes is not much of a friendship, and not much of a loss. On the issue of Buds, why don't you just order it in his name? There's nothing wrong with you using your computer to enter his information when he's the one buying the gun. Enter his info, the FFL of his choice, he picks up the gun, it's his purchase, you're just the typist. But, again, if he got grumpy about it, I'd tell him to do it himself..... of course, I also wouldn't have talked him out of the gun he wants and into the one I wanted him to have... that may have something to do with his attitude, frankly. __________________ Still happily answering to the call-sign Peetza. --- You do not HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. -C.S. Lewis He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to gain what he can not lose. -Jim Eliott, paraphrasing Philip Henry.

January 7, 2011, 09:33 PM	#4
DiscoRacing Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2008 Location: milton, wv Posts: 3,638	Help the Buddy buy a computer with the money he saved by Buds not answering....then next time he can use his own computer to get a gun. Sorry.... that one slipped out. __________________ Desert Eagle Alliance Group Launcher Extraordinaire ______ ----Get Busy Live'n.....Or....Get Busy Die'n......Red -------They call me Dr. Bob,,,, I have a PhD in S&W

January 8, 2011, 10:37 AM	#6
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,498	Why would you not just order on-line? __________________ Still happily answering to the call-sign Peetza. --- You do not HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. -C.S. Lewis He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to gain what he can not lose. -Jim Eliott, paraphrasing Philip Henry.

January 8, 2011, 08:18 AM	#5
8shot357 Junior member Join Date: September 7, 2010 Posts: 1,740	Retail for a Taurus in this town (S. NV) is going to be more than the Ruger from Bud's. I tried taking care of the old fart (70ish). I got to let this one go. Another lost sale for Bud's, not the first time. I'm sure they won't miss me!

January 8, 2011, 10:47 AM	#7
tet4 Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2009 Posts: 231	There is something missing to this story. Why didn't you just invite him over for coffee and have him use your computer to order?

January 8, 2011, 02:28 PM	#8
johnbt Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 1999 Location: Richmond, Virginia USA Posts: 6,005	Did the snow shut them down? Could be.

January 8, 2011, 09:39 PM	#9
rdmallory Senior Member Join Date: February 10, 2009 Location: Lexington Ky Posts: 807	No problem for me. I called www.budsgunshop.com last Thursday was on hold for a while but they finally answered. I then had to call the store (different number) got an answering machine left my number and was called back Friday. Went to store (range) today to shoot and the place was slammed all 10 lanes were full along with two of reactive lanes was busy, with a waiting list of about 8 shooters. All the counters were full and no parking places to be found. It was not this busy the week before Christmas but the gun show is down town Lexington today and I am guessing it is bringing in a lot of out of towners. They sell a large number of firearms on line and they don't have to staff to personally speak to each person they sell to. And if they did they would not be able to sell with the small markup they have. The prices in the store are higher than on line and it is to support the sales staff. Doug

January 9, 2011, 01:16 PM	#11
10-96 Senior Member Join Date: October 19, 2005 Location: Tx Panhandle Territory Posts: 2,863	8Shot- Buy yourself a cup of coffee and relax. You did the right thing by trying to help him. It's all a part of that "fight the good fight" thing- and you did. If it comes up with the guy, tell him you tried to help him, things didn't work out with what you had to work with, and if he can't live with it- tell him it might be a good as of a time as any to learn to do things for himself. But for your part- you tried. Now go get that cup of coffee and call it done. __________________ Rednecks... Keeping the woods critter-free since March 2, 1836. (TX Independence Day) I'm going to use the words "clip" and "Long Colt" every chance I get. It grinds my gears to see new members attacked when we all know dang good and well what's being refered to.

January 10, 2011, 11:09 PM	#13
10-96 Senior Member Join Date: October 19, 2005 Location: Tx Panhandle Territory Posts: 2,863	Fair enough. __________________ Rednecks... Keeping the woods critter-free since March 2, 1836. (TX Independence Day) I'm going to use the words "clip" and "Long Colt" every chance I get. It grinds my gears to see new members attacked when we all know dang good and well what's being refered to.

January 11, 2011, 10:12 AM	#14
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,498	Wow. Sounds like both of you are reasonable, even keeled guys. I can't imagine how this situation could go bad. __________________ Still happily answering to the call-sign Peetza. --- You do not HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. -C.S. Lewis He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to gain what he can not lose. -Jim Eliott, paraphrasing Philip Henry.

January 28, 2011, 11:38 AM	#15
8shot357 Junior member Join Date: September 7, 2010 Posts: 1,740	He got a used Taurus 605 at $436.

January 28, 2011, 11:41 AM	#16
a7mmnut Junior member Join Date: February 27, 2009 Location: NC Foothills Posts: 1,150	OMG, there's a new one in the case 12 miles from here for $369! -7-

January 28, 2011, 02:47 PM	#17
8shot357 Junior member Join Date: September 7, 2010 Posts: 1,740	I could have got him one for $409 new (605) OTD, or a Ruger (SP101 3") for $514 new OTD, $80 more for a new Ruger SP101. Don't know what to say, he's 68, and I'm only 43. Some people just don't listen.

January 28, 2011, 03:56 PM	#19
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Blue Grass, IA Posts: 8,209	OK, just in case this thread was moved from another forum without notification: Any further posts in this thread shall follow the feedback forum rules. I advise to read/comply with them from here on out. __________________ If it were up to me, the word "got" would be deleted from the English language. Posting and YOU: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

January 28, 2011, 09:22 PM	#20
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern VA Posts: 14,081	Actually, Shane, let's go ahead and close this one. The deal is done, and no one is going to fix the original problem of Bud's phone service here in this thread. I moved it without warning the members that the Feedback forum has specific rules, so closing it may save some grief.