Dick's lives up to its name

[bkuether]

I have had some incredible service at the Eldersburg Walmart. And their shipments come in regularly now, or at least seem to be when I am there..... I get what I ask for, they are quite pleasant, and, actually getting to know the sporting goods associate, he is a very pleasant gentleman who isn't uncomfortable around gun people and actually was joking with me, said "Yeah, people love coming to Walmart for ammo, only place they can get their ammo and bread." Get it? Guns and butter? budum dum.

 

[jimbobborg]

I like my local Dick's, and the one in Manassas. I don't like visiting the one in Fairfax that used to be the Galyan's. They rarely have anyone manning the gun counter, even though 1/3 of the people going there are headed that way.

 

[kjf45]

I have had some incredible service at the Eldersburg Walmart. And their shipments come in regularly now, or at least seem to be when I am there..... I get what I ask for, they are quite pleasant, and, actually getting to know the sporting goods associate, he is a very pleasant gentleman who isn't uncomfortable around gun people and actually was joking with me, said "Yeah, people love coming to Walmart for ammo, only place they can get their ammo and bread." Get it? Guns and butter? budum dum.

Yup no problems from me either at that walmart. Every time i go browsing by the case within minutes there is someone asking if i need something out of it. I went by one morning to pick up some ammo at around 6am the only guy with the key was up front on register had to wait a minute for him to come back but it was early. They have been getting shipments in weekly but you need to get some of it as soon as it hits the floor cause it goes fast.

 

[smoothoperator]

dicks bel air employees

i went through a similar ordeal a while ago. i used to stop in pretty regularly to shop ammo prices and cleaning supplies.
i was probably turned off by the same employee and i wrote a similar post on mds about it.
there are a couple of young guys who would drop everything to help, but this gentleman was a real ass. i have not been back since.

 

[Paul]

Is eddie the rather heavy set guy that works the gun counter? If it is he is always nice and super helpful.

Sure is. He is Super helpful and just a great guy to carry on with

 

[Ruzo]

Never had an issue with that, and I buy there pretty regularly!!

I just bought 5 boxes of the 15 count 12ga Sluggers yesterday, and again was asked to see my I.D.

 

[Mr H]

I just bought 5 boxes of the 15 count 12ga Sluggers yesterday, and again was asked to see my I.D.

I need to restock a few things, but will have to wait until I go back to the office the week of the 9th.

 

[Sirex]

I have had some incredible service at the Eldersburg Walmart. And their shipments come in regularly now, or at least seem to be when I am there..... I get what I ask for, they are quite pleasant, and, actually getting to know the sporting goods associate, he is a very pleasant gentleman who isn't uncomfortable around gun people and actually was joking with me, said "Yeah, people love coming to Walmart for ammo, only place they can get their ammo and bread." Get it? Guns and butter? budum dum.

I am glad you had a good experience. EVERYTIME I go the Eldersburg Walmart, there is never anyone at the sporting gods counter. I go over to the automotive counter and they page someone. The one time I waited it took 10 minutes, maybe more. After that I just leave after 4 minutes. Now I never consider that store, but Westminster, Mt Airy and Hampstead Walmarts seem okay.

 

[Mr H]

How do those Redneck Fairy Tales start??

"Y'all ain't gonna bleev this chit..."

Went to Dick's at lunch today, just to hit the clearance racks, and poke around a while.

Well, I found a $50 lightweight Columbia shirt for $15, and picked up a rifle sling I sorta need.

I get to the checkout, and the gal there asks for my birth date. I tell her "no thanks," thinking it was a demographic thing like the zip code or whatever, and she snaps, "No--we need it to sell this."

WTF???

"You're kidding... it's an ACCESSORY! Never mind, I don't need it THAT bad."

She gets bent and throws the sucker into a bin.

I'd have just left, but I really wanted the shirt.

 

[rickyp]

You had several choices
since this is not an age required item you could have given her todays date and let her put it in her computer
You could have pushed the point and let her know that there is no laws requiring an age limit on this however there are laws prohibiting the collection of unneeded personal information and taken it to the store manager

 

[Mr H]

You had several choices
since this is not an age required item you could have given her todays date and let her put it in her computer
You could have pushed the point and let her know that there is no laws requiring an age limit on this however there are laws prohibiting the collection of unneeded personal information and taken it to the store manager

I saw the screen when I looked up... it appeared to specifically ask for DoB, and even giving a phony one (to me) would have been playing their game.

As for the law thing?? It was just a rifle sling. Not worth the time and agitation.

I can spend my money elsewhere.

 

[Blaster229]

Glen burnie never asks to see my id for ammo. They do ask my birthdate though when I buy ammo. When I use a bankcard, they ask to see my id because i have SEE I D on the back

 

[Mr H]

Glen burnie never asks to see my id for ammo. They do ask my birthdate though when I buy ammo. When I use a bankcard, they ask to see my id because i have SEE I D on the back

I'd heard of the DoB for ammo bit, and I can understand--to a point.

But this was just ludicrous. I'm guessing that it would be the same for a case, scope cover, choke tubes...

I can get what I need elsewhere.

 

[antco]

Dicks here in Tempe, AZ lost my business after they tried to get me to fill out some legal-ese paperwork in addition to a 4473. I refused to fill out their BS paperwork, they refused to sell me the rifle, then they refused to return the 4473 with all of my information on it, claiming that they needed to keep it in their records (correct) and that a copy of it is sent to their corporate office. I informed them that it's a felony to make any copies of a 4473, at which point they asked me to leave the store.

I called the ATF while in the parking lot.

 

[Docster]

Well, after reading through this entire thread, with a few exceptions it appears that corporate Dick's is indeed trying to live up to their name. To me, they are worth avoiding.

Now, as the one poster mentioned, will BJ's try to live up to theirs???

 

[BradMacc82]

Well, after reading through this entire thread, with a few exceptions it appears that corporate Dick's is indeed trying to live up to their name. To me, they are worth avoiding.

Now, as the one poster mentioned, will BJ's try to live up to theirs???

If they're giving..., I may just have to renew my membership...

 

[Mr H]

Was killing some time today while the wife was shopping with the granddaughter, and dropped into Dick's in Glen Burnie.

Surprisingly, there was actually someone behind the gun counter.

I asked him about what I encountered, and it was the first he'd ever heard of it, and figured it was some new chain policy. We chatted a little, and I got the feeling he was interested but out of the loop.

I mentioned that they could be losing business over this, and he actually seemed concerned over it.

 

[Jack Ryan]

I dont like Dicks either, bad service.

Seems like every time I go to the Hunt Valley store, I get in line and there is always some broad ahead of me with a bunch of kids returning 15 thousand items, and causing a big delay. I like how Bass Pro has a seperate counter for customer service and returns.

The Hunt Valley Dicks sells rifles and rifle ammo, but not pistols or pistol ammo, go figure? And they dont sell hunting and fishing licenses either.

Dicks acts like they dont want your business.

 

[INMY01TA]

The Hunt Valley Dicks sells rifles and rifle ammo, but not pistols or pistol ammo, go figure?

Since when? It's been a couple years but I've bought handgun ammo there before.

 

[Mr H]

I dont like Dicks either, bad service.

Seems like every time I go to the Hunt Valley store, I get in line and there is always some broad ahead of me with a bunch of kids returning 15 thousand items, and causing a big delay. I like how Bass Pro has a seperate counter for customer service and returns.

The Hunt Valley Dicks sells rifles and rifle ammo, but not pistols or pistol ammo, go figure? And they dont sell hunting and fishing licenses either.

Dicks acts like they dont want your business.

As a [former] regular there...

They do sell handgun ammo there, but it's often scarce in the common calibers.

I've not known any Dick's to sell handguns (at least in MD).

They do fishing licenses there (at least they did last I knew), but you had to do it at the rear checkout. I don't know about hunting licenses.