A store would be happiest of you just walk in knowing what you want , buy it and out the door. Unfortunately , tackle shops are notorious places for browsing. I know I like to look around , maybe I had nothing in particular in mind when I stopped there. maybe see a new reel in the dispay counter , maybe see the impossible to find 7 inch Fin S alewife color and buy some, maybe just look around and buy nothing but listen in on people talking about where and when and what they caught. That is time honored customer behavior in a tackle shop.
Now how about the opposite of paranoid employees trying to catch shoplifters. I used to go into Murats when Dave was working. I'd say gimme some 4/0 hooks so i can tie some droppers. he'd pull out a box that had 7 cents written on it , give you say 20 and want $1.40. Now you knew that box was there since about 1957 and it would cost him 20 cents each to replace the hooks. Now you got to get into you didn't charge me enough (he won't take more) hmm and haw and maybe leave some money on the glass counter top when you left. Just the exact opposite of what's being discussed here.
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