Bass Pro Shops, the real way they feel about you.

[seabass]

Not sure if this is the right forum, but thought all should hear this...My son has worked his tail off saving for a penn torque 30ld, he has been researching and dreaming about this reel for several months, this morning i took him to Bass Pro so he could purchase it. I asked him if he had shopped around, and he said he had and the best price he could find was at Red Top, but they where out of stock and he wanted it for a trip to Jeffries on Sunday, he printed the ad from Red Top and brought it to Bass Pro who advertise that they price match. He went to the reel counter and asked to see the reel and then asked the salesman if they would match the Red Top price, he called the manager and then informed my son that Red Top is not a " competitor", I stood back in the shadows observing this. Then he told my son that Red Top and other such "bait shops" sell reconditioned reels as new, and therefor they can't honor their ads. At this point I had to get involved, I asked the saleman who their competion is, He told me #^&#^&#^&#^&'s and Cabellas are the only Ads they will match, but not close outs or sale items. I asked the salesman what facts he had that they sell "reconditioned as new" and he started talking in circles...I then cut up my rewards card and left with my son, I called down to Red Top and asked if they had the reel, The man said they did on a matching rod with 400 yds of 100# power pro for still less then the Bass Pro reel alone! We drove straight down and he made his purchase. I would like to thank the fine people in our local shops, and thank Bass Pro for making it clear that my buisness means nothing to them. Next time you purchase fishing gear, think of where the hard earned money is going to end up, lesson learned for my son and I.