Derek
Well-Known Member
I'll try to keep this "summed-up" but I was really bitter about what happened yesterday.
*a quick refresh about me*
I'm 36 years old, did well in high school, few years in college, just got into rc flying in October 2011, bought a Trex 500 in Feb 2012, been doing scratch-build planes since May/June 2012, and I love to tinker around in the garage.
Ok, I had gone to the hobby shop yesterday, looking for some parts...just like most of my "off-work" days. The usual 3 employees were there. I walked in and the one guys asks, "Whatchya lookin for today?" I said that I was lookin for a brushless motor and some odd-ball parts. He goes with me to where the motors are and we start talkin about a project that I have in mind and he pretty much tells me that I can't do it. As in, I'm not good enough do handle such a project. Really??? As I start to explain a few other details, a friend of his comes in the store and jumps right into our conversation and the two of them walk off together and start working on the employees' 700 Nitro. As impressive as the 700 Nitro is, I was there first, I had money to spend, but the employee just walked off. I was getting "miffed." A few minutes later, as my patience is wearing thin, the employee comes back to me and tells me that there are some new motors that are coming in on Friday....maybe I'd want to look at them when they come in. I asked him if there was a particular size coming in.....his friend shouts out a question from across the store and the employee walks off to his friend and they start "chatting it up again." I could not believe this. I have spent hundreds of dollars in that store over the past few months....and he just walks off.
I am quite sure that the hobby store will do just fine without my, individual, business.....but I can assure you that I'm done with that store. This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened. Do I have a sign on me that reads, "Don't mind me, I like being ignored?" No!!! I sure don't.
The really bad thing is this....there are NO other rc aircraft part stores in town, so it looks like I'll be ordering my stuff from the internet.
*a quick refresh about me*
I'm 36 years old, did well in high school, few years in college, just got into rc flying in October 2011, bought a Trex 500 in Feb 2012, been doing scratch-build planes since May/June 2012, and I love to tinker around in the garage.
Ok, I had gone to the hobby shop yesterday, looking for some parts...just like most of my "off-work" days. The usual 3 employees were there. I walked in and the one guys asks, "Whatchya lookin for today?" I said that I was lookin for a brushless motor and some odd-ball parts. He goes with me to where the motors are and we start talkin about a project that I have in mind and he pretty much tells me that I can't do it. As in, I'm not good enough do handle such a project. Really??? As I start to explain a few other details, a friend of his comes in the store and jumps right into our conversation and the two of them walk off together and start working on the employees' 700 Nitro. As impressive as the 700 Nitro is, I was there first, I had money to spend, but the employee just walked off. I was getting "miffed." A few minutes later, as my patience is wearing thin, the employee comes back to me and tells me that there are some new motors that are coming in on Friday....maybe I'd want to look at them when they come in. I asked him if there was a particular size coming in.....his friend shouts out a question from across the store and the employee walks off to his friend and they start "chatting it up again." I could not believe this. I have spent hundreds of dollars in that store over the past few months....and he just walks off.
I am quite sure that the hobby store will do just fine without my, individual, business.....but I can assure you that I'm done with that store. This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened. Do I have a sign on me that reads, "Don't mind me, I like being ignored?" No!!! I sure don't.
The really bad thing is this....there are NO other rc aircraft part stores in town, so it looks like I'll be ordering my stuff from the internet.
