@BME I don’t like to bag out any techs or retailers based on just my experience… It was a long time ago and as they don’t have a storefront my experience no longer applies?
The first time I was there, they had what I needed but their attitude didn’t blow my skirt up.
We all have off days so, whatever.
The second time, all I will say is it stands as the only time I have had a shit experience at a gel blaster store. It was nothing to do with me, rather their treatment of the customer in front of me! I Bought my things and left… drove an hour there and back to get it, and the whole drive home I was “a bit irate” from the experience.
Even more so when I got home and found the thing a bought was not brand new, and more ex-display condition.
Obviously i’m not the first person, its happened too…
Like Bobs RC cars…“repackaging 2nds”, is a buisness practise turned too…
It is a tough industry, with a tough sell.
Selling, low quality, cheaply made blasters, and trying to stand behind your buisness with pride.
You KNOW the $100 blasters WILL break, its just a matter of when…and if its outside the 30 day warranty. It would certainly drive “casual gamers- parents/kids” off the hobby.
And leads to practises of getting products out the door, and refusing claims wherever possible. Thats the part that would kill me. Looking them in the eyes, and finding reasons to say " your fault, too bad, we’re keeping your money, sorry…"
I tried calling them this morning, the phone wasn’t answered, leave a message that we’ll send as a text…
Ok, yeah right…
I’ll send my PR off, to a PO BOX address for repairs…sure…!!
How so? Didn’t you purchase in store, in person? Or you just hit the buy me button.
I’m not for the vendor, that sucks. But what are you going to do when you already saved what $200 on retail, tested it and knew it was a poor performer, wanted as display piece anyway, didn’t fix it, engaged someone else to modify it for display only. When you have another perfect performing baller that’ll take Sigourney Weaver out.
How long have you had it now.
I’ve had many blaster and they were factory test used for function with old gels jamming the mag on dehydration during delivery. For the price I expect they be function checked and quick clean out and we are away.
Life is not perfect, never will be. Perhaps lower your expectations a little then you won’t be so disappointed.
especially with the extra mags.
if I’d bought it it’d be in pieces by now and on it’s way to performing like your other PRs.
