Wifey and I went to the Albany gun show. Holy cow what a fine bunch of firearms, and way too many people to allow a person to look at all the goodness! I'll have to decide if I'm going to go to the next one though. I know we got lucky in that it was raining because everyone is just standing out it the open waiting to get in!
A message to some of the vendors at the show.....If you don't want people to touch your guns I suggest you stay home, put your guns behind Plexiglas or have a BIG sign with bright red lettering. When I step up to your table and eyeball something I'm not looking 2'-3' away for a hand written postcard that says not to touch without permission. It's the GUN that drew my attention. And the extra note, that I didn't see but Wifey did, that said "It's amazing how many people don't read signs" You made me feel stupid. I only hope that next time I see the signs first so I don't end up feeling like a moron, OR, even think about spending money with you.
There were guys at the show with 100 year old Winchesters, displayed on horizontal racks, that didn't have signs to not touch their guns! And I'm smart enough that once I look at the hang tag that says $2500.00- $3500.00-$7500 to ask for permission to fondle. I've just got to wonder now if some of the guns I took from a rack to look closer at had "Don't Touch" signs somewhere I didn't see? The vendor dude was standing right there and never said a word?
Any way it just seems strange that someone comes to a gun show to sell. We go to find something to buy. The vendor puts guns out that aren't high dollar collectibles right there in the open but doesn't want people to touch them?
A message to some of the vendors at the show.....If you don't want people to touch your guns I suggest you stay home, put your guns behind Plexiglas or have a BIG sign with bright red lettering. When I step up to your table and eyeball something I'm not looking 2'-3' away for a hand written postcard that says not to touch without permission. It's the GUN that drew my attention. And the extra note, that I didn't see but Wifey did, that said "It's amazing how many people don't read signs" You made me feel stupid. I only hope that next time I see the signs first so I don't end up feeling like a moron, OR, even think about spending money with you.
There were guys at the show with 100 year old Winchesters, displayed on horizontal racks, that didn't have signs to not touch their guns! And I'm smart enough that once I look at the hang tag that says $2500.00- $3500.00-$7500 to ask for permission to fondle. I've just got to wonder now if some of the guns I took from a rack to look closer at had "Don't Touch" signs somewhere I didn't see? The vendor dude was standing right there and never said a word?
Any way it just seems strange that someone comes to a gun show to sell. We go to find something to buy. The vendor puts guns out that aren't high dollar collectibles right there in the open but doesn't want people to touch them?