Politeness and good manners cost little and yield much. And if you ordinarily exhibit politeness and good manners, on the times you don't it amplifies their impact.
I like to buy from the LGS and try to treat him and his store with respect, but if he acts like an ass or tries to gouge me ... tough for him. Like I said upthread, that's when it's very gratifying to see he's making so much money he doesn't need mine. We had a LGS in my area who helped our club with a project. In turn, we wanted to buy a gift certificate to his store to raffle off. He got all bent out of shape - why, I dunno. Mainers can be like that. - and lost me (and who knows how many other club members) as a customer. But I still go in and look from time to time, just in case.
Lagopus: While I'm not in the market for a used Brit gun (and the fun that goes with importing), I'm grateful for the tips in your post. They get filed away for future reference.
Now, whydontcha start a new thread and tell us about the Glorious 12th?
