Don's Guns - any deals? ever?

[rimfire_crazed]

This thread has the potential to become EPIC.

 

[piercedjp]

thrown out

Last time I was in there, I was asked to leave the store. There was a gentleman looking at a used Ruger P89 that was marked $649. When the potential customer said he thought the price sounded high for a used gun the employee behind the counter said it was the going rate for that particular gun and he had used 1911's that were more than $2000, so $649 was a good deal on a used Ruger. I told the customer that he was correct and that the same firearme he was looking at could be purchased new for less than $400 at other shops. The employee looked at me and told me I was lying. I suggested we call Plainfield and ask for a price quote on the phone. He suggested I "get the hell out of the store" and told me, "What you know about guns and thier value couldnt fill a shot glass". I politely informed him that I was leaving and loudly suggested that anyone who wanted a better price might check out Plainfield Shooting Supplies. I haven't been in there since and dont plan on ever going back. Places like Don's feed on misinformed or undereducated people who dont know any other gun stores in town exist.

 

[quicksdraw]

I just stopped in Don's to kill about five minutes. I got to the 1st case and saw a Ruger LCP for $599.99. I turned around and walked out. I have a p3AT, so I'm not looking for a LCP, I was just so disgusted in their prices that I walked out.

MSRP for the Ruger LCP was $330, raised to $347, and is currently $364 (US).[5 (from Wikipedia)

If you made it out of Don's without getting your wallet lifted, you got a deal!

 

[henktermaat]

Ohh, crap, no cameras allowed

It is a pleasure to bring you this web page. This company is 36 years old and we know what you want in a shooting range gun store. Thirty years has taught me a lot and I have developed a few sayings that make a lot of sense:
"It's always cheaper somewhere else when they don't have it." We've got it in stock. If we don't, ask us why? As the oldest gun range owner in America we know the failures of quite a few guns and will not stock the product. REMEMBER! "It's better to own a gun and not need it, than to need a gun and not own it."
There is nothing any company can get you that we can't. Just call us, give us 50% down and we will order the same day. On my signboard at 38th & Lafayette Road is a sign that reads "I don't make the rules, I just follow them". There is a sign on my door that says "No Video, Audio, or Cameras allowed.
Don's has no leagues or memberships, we tried that and found that the members tied up the ranges too much. You don't have to wait at Don's!
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"It's better to own a gun and not need it
than to need a gun and not own it."

- Don Davis

 

[infidel]

Last time I was in there, I was asked to leave the store. There was a gentleman looking at a used Ruger P89 that was marked $649. When the potential customer said he thought the price sounded high for a used gun the employee behind the counter said it was the going rate for that particular gun and he had used 1911's that were more than $2000, so $649 was a good deal on a used Ruger. I told the customer that he was correct and that the same firearme he was looking at could be purchased new for less than $400 at other shops. The employee looked at me and told me I was lying. I suggested we call Plainfield and ask for a price quote on the phone. He suggested I "get the hell out of the store" and told me, "What you know about guns and thier value couldnt fill a shot glass". I politely informed him that I was leaving and loudly suggested that anyone who wanted a better price might check out Plainfield Shooting Supplies. I haven't been in there since and dont plan on ever going back. Places like Don's feed on misinformed or undereducated people who dont know any other gun stores in town exist.

Rep'd for helpin out a fellow gun owner!

 

[printcraft]

Ohh, crap, no cameras allowed

NEW i-Kam Extreme 3.0 3MP Video Recorder Sunglasses - eBay (item 120506533244 end time Jan-13-10 13:40:38 PST)


Check these out as seen on another thread posted by Titanium Man

Video glasses!!!! No don I'm not recording your outrageous $$$$$$$$....

 

[henktermaat]

NEW i-Kam Extreme 3.0 3MP Video Recorder Sunglasses - eBay (item 120506533244 end time Jan-13-10 13:40:38 PST)


Check these out as seen on another thread posted by Titanium Man

Video glasses!!!! No don I'm not recording your outrageous $$$$$$$$....

Also this:

 

[cce1302]

I want to go there on a field trip with some fellow INGOers.

Morbid curiousity, kinda like when I have new people visit Michigan and they say "Let's go see some parts of Detroit that are off the main drags...."

I could almost go for that.

 

[rtrouten]

Wow, I can say to myself...damn, I am glad I have no idea where this place is....Me being a newbie and all would still know I was getting hosed!!

 

[Rookie]

SW40VE $599.99 + tax. 10% off and they'll throw in a custom airbrushed Bryco for $50

Actually they are custom rattle canned (I know this for a fact - I did some of them).

 

[Packin-Heat]

Not a bad place to look if you just want to get a feel of something in your hand, but DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT buy anything here, unless you are in to blatantly being wallet raped, and not even getting kissed.

 

[zoglog]

I wish they would get a few tables at the 1500! Wouldn't that be awesome!?!?!
Don't forget that you can get ccw badges there for only $50!

 

[dross]

Deals at Don's? Drug deals, maybe. But even that's probably overpriced.

 

[rimfire_crazed]

As the oldest gun range owner in America we know the failures of quite a few guns and will not stock the product.

"...which is why our displays are full of Phoenix Arms .22, Bryco .38's, and pocket derringers. Nothing but the finest for our customers!"

 

[hickuleas]

Ole Don dosen't need the money the mob paid him well years ago being an enforcer for the teamsters. I think he just loves to sell guns.

 

[stormryder]

If he is such a dirtbag, how does he continue to stay in business?
You would think word would have gotten out by now to enough people to avoid this like a plague.

 

[Ashkelon]

Ole Don dosen't need the money the mob paid him well years ago being an enforcer for the teamsters. I think he just loves to sell guns.

Shhhhhhhhh............. Besides, you don't go to Don's for the guns. You go to Don's for the people.

Where else can you see some woman who obviously has no idea what she is getting herself into being cajoled by her man to hurry up and sign that paperwork baby. Don's will even let the baby momma leave the store while NICS check is being done and let Big Daddy carry out the gun. It's a felonious family experience at Don's!

 

[JBusch8899]

"...I just looove to sell guns. Ha-Ha-Ha."

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[Indysioux]

A few years back I went into the Don's store that used to be located at 96th and Keystone. The clerk was very nice, and didn't pressure me. The selection was weak and expensive. The overall feel of the store was 'sleasy'.

I marked Don's off my list, and have never gone back.

 

[rimfire_crazed]

If he is such a dirtbag, how does he continue to stay in business?
You would think word would have gotten out by now to enough people to avoid this like a plague.

Most if not all self respecting gun owners do. When you're spending money you "earned" slinging drugs 'n killin' thugs, you don't care about the prices. You want a shop that won't ask questions.