More appealing gun shops are more expensive

[Photon Guy]

It seems, judging from both the posts here and from my own experiences, that the more appealing gun shops charge higher prices for the same guns that you could get at the more plain gun shops. For instance, there have both been posts here about how Cabela's and Bass Pro are too expensive with their guns. Both shops are very appealing, they've got lots of character and you see all these animal displays other decorations such as airplanes and you've got indoor ponds and waterfalls and aquariums with fish swimming around and you've got restaurants in the stores, you name it. And, although you can sometimes get good deals at those stores usually they were not with guns. From my experience with Cabela's they are overpriced with guns but you can get good prices for ammo and other such supplies. Anybody familiar with NJ gun shops there used to be a shop called Ray's Sport Shop. They closed down years ago but it was a very appealing store to go to and the place definitely had character. They had lots of decorations and they had an indoor shooting range and lots of other fun stuff. Needless to say, Ray's was not the place to buy a gun unless you wanted to pay extra. If you saw a gun for sale at Ray's you could find that same gun for sale at other gun shops for less. One of the gun shops with the lowest prices I've seen was a gun shop called Meltzers which was also located in NJ which like Ray's is now shut down but they had among the best prices for guns that I've seen. They were a nice shop but they didn't have all the decorations and pizzazz and character of Ray's or Bass Pro or Cabela's. Even The Heritage Guild in Easton usually has better gun prices. The Heritage Guild is also a nice gun shop but doesn't have the appeal of the other shops I mentioned and at The Heritage Guild you will often find better gun prices than at Cabela's. Needless to say, in this day and age I rarely ever buy guns at gun shops I usually buy over the internet or from the company directly since that's usually how you will get the best price and for that I must say Cabela's is good. Cabala's only charges a $25 transfer fee as opposed to The Heritage Guild which charges around $60 but I will say this much, the more plain a gun shop usually the better prices they will have for guns.

[buxbandit]

The most appealing gun shop for me is the one with knowledgable staff that sells the gun I want at a fair price.
In my area there are several, I'm not at all impressed by adult entertainment centers like Bass.

[KCJones]

The most appealing gun shop for me is the one with knowledgable staff that sells the gun I want at a fair price.
In my area there are several, I'm not at all impressed by adult entertainment centers like Bass.

Ditto.

I 'get' how one could say Cabela's or BassPro are more "appealing"... But they're not to me.

First and foremost that it takes FOREVER to buy a gun there (I believe on purpose - they WANT to make you wait an hour or two to 'shop').

Secondly, counter staff varies WILDLY in their knowledge level, tending toward the "not so much". If I pay a bit more for anything, it'll be that.

I'll take a grubby hole in the wall that knows their shit and gives good service over "Hey, cool aquarium" any day.

[Krichardson]

I have never been to Bass Pro,do they have a similar firearms purchase process to Cabelas?

[Walleye Hunter]

Bars that look like dives are usually cheaper to drink at too.

[Noah_Zark]

Look up "Overhead and Administration costs."

Higher overhead = higher prices.

Noah

[SgtRecon]

Bars that look like dives are usually cheaper to drink at too.

I like the cut of your jib

[bogey1]

Bars that look like dives are usually cheaper to drink at too.

^^^THIS

[Photon Guy]

I have never been to Bass Pro,do they have a similar firearms purchase process to Cabelas?

When I bought a gun at the Bass Pro in Nashville I filled out the form on the computer, paid $10 for a background check, and then was told to come back in about 20 minutes and that by then the background check should be done. So I looked around a bit and then came back in about that amount of time, the background check was finished so I gave them my credit card, completed my purchase, and got my gun and that was that.

[Photon Guy]

The most appealing gun shop for me is the one with knowledgable staff that sells the gun I want at a fair price.
In my area there are several, I'm not at all impressed by adult entertainment centers like Bass.

What I mean by appealing is gun shops that look impressive and that have lots of really neat displays, another words, appealing to the eye and appealing to people who first step into the store and see it at first glance.

As for having a knowledgable staff, I would be wary of advice given at a gun shop because they're out to make money and they want to sell you the guns that would bring them the most profit. That is why I don't go by what a salesperson at a gun shop tells me on what brand to buy or if this brand is better than that brand, they just want me to buy the guns that make them the most profit.