Haha yeah that can be our summertime deal.

I googled it and saw your picture but it said Chick That Overeats.

I went to the new Terrell Academy exactly one time and it will be the only time I go there.

Per one of my wife's client's this is some newer concept Academy that only sells specific things - a much smaller selection than say the Mesquite store. Who knows if that's true but all departments did appear much smaller - reminded me of the store on NW Hwy that sucks as well.

things are getting bad that way in every business.
you get these business management degree types that
come in and want to do away with the skilled experienced
personnel, and think they can train someone off the street
to step in and take over for someone that's done something for
most of their life

news flash young-uns! ! !
not everyone will be able to properly repair cars and trucks, properly
put together a truckload of lumber into a nice house, correctly
operate a quarter million dollar big yeller machine and not tear
up property and the machine itself, do safe successful surgery
on an person, etc. etc.
we need to go back to the best and the brightest get the job,
and the folks that can't scratch their *ss correctly get to do the
hourly jobs and pull trash and sweep the parking lot, etc.

People are a line item expense for business today, rather than an investment, as they were in the past.

sorry KR... but that was funny

academy is totally lame. i only go there to buy deer corn and i still get brain damage. i can't afford much more of that becuz of my misspent youth!!

Yes, I don't like to give Gary credit for ANYTHING, but that was pretty good.

You know what they say about guys with large titles...

What, can't shoot for chit? Let it be known, the only reason I jack with KR is because he knows not to take me serious. I wouldn't say anything on here about him that I would say to his face...and run like hell.

mr mullet. had an attitude when he walked up. but to his credit, he was working around some uninformed youngsters. still should have told me why he canceled the purchase? I think fred flintstone designed their tablet. from what yall have said makes me feel a little better about me not being the only issue there. thanks for the replies.

you would think they would have a competent staff at a new store opening? or am I just to old skool!

You know I couldn't catch you with my midget legs.

PREACH!!!!!

As long as corporations can blame (and replace) middle management for not doing a good job of training a revolving door of no-talent employees who will work for the lowest paycheck, then you'll continue to see this cycle.

You don't see it in small businesses because there is no detached group of upper management that don't even really know what the business does. I've said for years that our upper management doesn't know the difference between us modifying airplanes or running a donut shop - it's all revenue, costs, and profit to them. Profits are too low, costs are too high, and revenue is behind.

I am pretty sure the salary of the guy at the gun counter is comparatively similar to their prices. They can afford to sell a little cheaper because they buy in huge bulk and pay their people the bottom wage that might lure someone in. So they get a few more defects in merchandise and they also get incompetent workers behind the gun counter. They compensate for incompetence with a automated system designed to protect the company first and satisfy the customer never.

At this point I might rather pay brand new price for a lightly used gun, from a reputable guy on the forum than buy brand new from Academy. I only go to Academy for fishing tackle and cheap camping stuff, chairs and etc.

Please, stop holding back. Kyle is an old man now and he can take it

Yes, I've often thought I should spend a lot less time here and more time visiting with those guys who I tend to see every time I visit the range.

I bought a gun from the academy in mesquite and had to do the tablet form 4473 . Was done in minutes . Didn’t find it being a pain at all. The one thing I don’t like about academy is their policy that if your put on a hold they still won’t surrender the gun after 3 days . The have to get a response before handing over the gun . Had to wait over a week once

Better than waiting 30 days and then being required to start over. That happened to me at Wal Mart.

Since then I have only purchased firearms from pawn shops, small gun stores, and individuals.

I will still buy ammo there because I can run in there and buy several different kinds of things. I don't like to spend my home time farting around in different stores.

I think the big outdoor chains, if they were smart, would have a small grocery section. Or maybe share space with a dollar store or something. If I could run in and grab a loaf of bread, eggs, and milk with a box of shells, Bass Pro in Garland would have gotten a lot more of my business.

Let's be honest guys, with all the information that's available on the internet, about all we need from the sales clerk before making a purchase is for them to hand us whatever we're buying for a final inspection. We should really have found all the answers we need well before we walk into the store.

So are we really looking for answers when we ask the clerk a question, or just trying to stroke our ego by finding an opportunity to show ourselves how much we know?

Sign of the times. CEO says cut expenses at the expense of customer service.

Must have been on an iPad lol

Well it is all about shot placement.

Do they wait for a "proceed" from NICS when you have your LTC?