Originally Posted by
Ziemas
Something tells me the shop would have a whole different take on this. I'm curious about the whole discount for multiple purchase deal that fell through and also wonder just how pushy the OP has been.
People demanding discounts have no idea how insulting they can come off to the owners of a shop. Maybe he should go to bikes direct if he wants rock bottom prices.
EDIT: Read the OPs posts, in every post except one he mentions pricing. Clearly he's looking for some kind of deal on a current model year bike before the season even begins.
Oh my God, the nerve of that guy, wanting the best price he can get! How insulting to shop-owners!
Anyone who doesn't try and get the best deal they can get is a sucker. The VAST MAJORITY of shops know this, and take steps to win people's business. They do, in fact, compete with Bikes Direct, albeit not with prices... pay less at BD and you're SOL if they bike doesn't fit. Pay more at an LBS, and have someone take the time to make sure the bike fits- and yes, if need be, swap out a low-cost item to make sure it does, at no extra charge. And usually yes... they'll knock a few bucks off the top. Pre-season or not. This isn't the "Insulting, Unreasonable Customer Expectations Special"... this is business as usual.
I don't know if you run an overpriced shop or just like getting bent over the service counter when you buy a bike, but jeez. The OP has every right to be questioning his experience thus far... and he doesn't seem like a pushy, obnoxious prick in this thread... he comes off as very nice, not wanting to be insulting, and a little timid, honestly.