Thread: Round 2 brass in the US steals my money

Originally Posted by Happy

This Will be a point of contention . I know the Internet is awesome . You can find stuff to buy and information easy as . Would anyone not stop to think can I keep an NZ er employed by buying off a shop here that has infrastructure, rent to pay employs a few of us pays taxes etc This buying offshore Directly because I may save what a few bucks helps NZ how ? I know our guys will charge more but how's what yr doing helping the country I get the guys who have invested here to bring the stuff in I know the prices cos I m good at research to but still give the locals a chance they absorb these risks . The penalty is you pay a bit more the reward is you build a relationship locally and get knowledge and don't suffer these problems. As I said point of contention let's all shop offshore then see what stays available here PS no personal attack intended just puttin it out
there !!!

I buy most of my stuff from one gun shop in particular. I know all the guys there and they know me, and I even get to go and shoot with a couple of them. As a result I pretty much never have to pay ticket price for anything. If I see something cheaper elsewhere, I just say so and they'll match or beat it. but I'll still get it through them. That's part of supporting your local gun shop.

I however, won't pay $1000 for a scope I can get for $500, just to like the pockets of some local distributor and the gun store that'll be paying a lot less than the $500 I cough up.

I'll support NZ business to a point... but when they start having a laugh at some of the outrageous prices we get charged here, I'm sorry but no. I refuse to get knowingly ripped off.