.380 Stupidity

[rimfire_crazed]

Stopped by the Keystone Walmart tonight to see what was in stock. The gentleman running the counter asked if I was looking in particular and i threw out "Some .380 would be good, if you have any". The response was stunningly ignorant.

"They don't make it anymore".

I was so blown away by the response, the only thing I could muster was "Who is they?"

"All of the ammunition companies. Only the military can get it. Hope you didn't get a good deal on a .380 because it's junk now". Before I could get in another word, he walked away. As did I.

I've had several decent dealings with this guy before and never had any inclination that we'd have a conversation like this.

Just another reason to support your LGS as much as possible.

 

[AJBB87]

I LOL'd

AJB

 

[pudly]

Wow. That really is out of left field. Guess no one told the manufacturers. I split a case of .380s with another INGO member from Precision Cartridge less than a month ago.

 

[theweakerbrother]

ALL YOUR .380 IS BELONG TO US!

 

[Bubba]

I'm offering $5 each for some of those ammoless, "junk" LCPs out there. For [strike]my pocket[/strike] a museum display. I know they're not doing you any good and maybe this'll help you recoup some of your losses.

 

[indykid]

Just when you think you heard everything that a sales person can say to make them look truly stupid, you hear one more.

 

[jblomenberg16]

Wow, just wow. Not even sure what the heck he might have been confused with to even come up with that.

 

[Fishersjohn48]

The military uses a lot of .380. .......... Ok no they don't I was keeding.

 

[HandK]

They dont pay them $5.86 an hour for nothing!! sounds like he was well informed!

 

[Bruenor]

He probably has a .380 himself, and is keeping all of the ammo that comes in back behind the counter for him to buy when he's off the clock.

Seriously though, that's strange but not that surprising. Wal-Mart is pretty good on prices, but pretty poor on knowledge. Meijer is the same way. I saw some 9mm Winchester 100 count white box for $19.95 the other day. After spending five minutes tracking down someone who works there they had to get a manager, who had to walk to the front of the store and retrieve the one key they have for the case that just has to be kept in the front office. It's a good thing that I was persistent, because it would have been really easy for me to say "Forget it" and walk away. I probably spent a total of 20 minutes trying to buy one box of ammo. If they are going to make it that much of a trouble, why even carry it?

 

[22lr]

LOL, I dont know whats funnier. That he thinks the 380 is extinct, or that the military uses the round?

 

[Panama]

I had an interesting conversation with a WalMartian female clerk just the other day in Seymour.

She told me, "When you buy a gun at WalMart it gets registered", so I ask, "Oh really who does it get registered with", and she replied, "We are required by law to register all gun sales with the ATF"!

Without going through all the boring details which we all know, I s-l-o w-l-y explained the law to her, including the fact that there is no registration of any kind in Indiana, the serial number is only recorded at the time of sale for their records only. To which she replied, "I knew that"!

I gave my forehead a nice big open hand slap, looked straight into her lazy wondering eye , and walked away. Went down the road to Acme's and found some intelligent life, purchased some ammo, and felt much better.

 

[Dryden]

Translation: They don't make it anymore because my shift is over in five minutes and I ain't going to the back room to look for it.

 

[Cygnus]

I'm offering $5 each for some of those ammoless, "junk" LCPs out there. For [strike]my pocket[/strike] a museum display. I know they're not doing you any good and maybe this'll help you recoup some of your losses.

I'll give $10 and I'll even accept Bersas and KelTecs!

Hell I'll take a HiPoint .380 for $8.75!

 

[dice dealer]

The best comedy writers in the world could not write some of the knowledge I have learned from the experts working the gun counters at wal mart

 

[evansvillethompsongunner]

LOLWUT?!

This was the best thread I've come across in days.

Laughed for a full minute.

Still shaking with laughter.

 

[BloodEclipse]

"They don't make it anymore".

I wonder if he heard that or figured it out all by himself?

 

[stilllearning09]

Translation: They don't make it anymore because my shift is over in five minutes and I ain't going to the back room to look for it.

Yea, that.

 

[SSGSAD]

I reload .380......

 

[BloodEclipse]

I reload .380......

Impossible! They quit making the materials to reload..... the government has bought it all up and made the manufacturers halt further production.
I heard it from a guy at Wal-Mart.