Originally Posted by
jfan
The OP's got every right to be ticked, and should demand some sort of restitution. The LBS violated a rule that they themselves created, and it resulted in the OP losing out on hundreds of dollars in savings. That's not pocket change, and he shouldn't just say, "oh well, stuff happens, I guess I'll bend over and take it" as some of you are suggesting.
"Demand some sort of restitution"? "Violated a rule"? "The OP losing out on hundreds of dollars" Good Lord!
Conversely, the OP should make "restitution" to the LBS for not only saving him from spending $750, but for the $1500 the OP
should have spent when he first saw the bike at the LBS.