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Hey...
Don't knock Ted's B&T. That's my buddy's shop. Let me tell you, he has very little to work with. His shop is in a bad area of Bridgeport. He has to put all the good stuff behind the glass. People come in clueless and they try to help them the best they can. Bridgeport is a very racially diversified area. It's not uncommon to go in there and hear 5 different languages being rambled at once. The guy has it rough. I agree, his shop isn't the best in the area but it's not a bad place and it's definitely not the WORST. Someday, I hope he gets out of that location. He definitely has the knowledge to run an class A shop. It's the location that kills him. The shop isn't that big and he really needs a new location.
The shop aside, Kevin (the owner) is a first class person. Many times, he has helped me out far beyond what normal tackle shop guys will. If I'm a few nickels short, it's nothing for him to just let me go and allow me to pay him back next visit. Let me tell you, he is one of the nicest guys you will run across down here. He has taken that shop a long way from where it was. I consider him a friend even though most our run-ins are business.
You probably just hit him during the WICC craze. Come down again at another point when it's not so crowded and chat it up with Kevin or one of the people there. It might just change your opinion of the shop.
Sorry you had a bad experience there. It can be a great place to shop.
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