I have read stories about how gun store employees will treat female customers differently than they do the men but I had never experienced it at either of the two places I go to buy weapons or go shooting - Open Range in Crestwood KY and Shooter's Supply in Lyndon, KY. I have always been treated with respect and my questions have been answered as thoroughly as I could hope for (without anyone ever talking down to me.)
It had to happen sometime.... Yesterday I went to a small gun store called Oakwood Guns in Middletown KY. As far as I could tell, they only had one man working and there were several more waiting their turns. I was not greeted when I came in but I did notice that the man behind the counter managed to greet every man who came in after me.
I looked at pretty much everything on display and spent some extra time lingering over a couple of items that I was interested in buying. Eventually I got tired of waiting (I wasn't even sure he was aware that I was there) so I left. As I was walking out the door he finally looked at me and asked if I had been looking for something. I replied, "yes", and left. Seriously, did he think I got confused and wandered in there by mistake when I was looking for the nearby cake decorating store?
Posted by marybeth at March 12, 2009 12:14 AM Guns