Didn’t Walter Craig in Montgomery used to be Jay’s Outdoors?

IF the rumors floating around about alphabet boys and investigations are true I wouldn’t take any transfers for FFL or NFA items either. I’m not gonna repeat the rumors so don’t ask, just offering a different POV.

I’ve always wondered how Mark’s Outdoors supposedly chooses who they’re going to help and who they’re going to alienate. It has nothing to do with suits or pinstripes because I own neither. They’re no different than any other place, some employees are better than others as far as customer service. Don’t be a dick, make eye contact, initiate conversation, pick out a gun, smile when shooting your new gun.

Sad thing is, there would be just as many or more complaining if they met you at the door and shook your hand while following you around asking if they could help you find anything.

My 2 cents, it’s worth what you paid for it. Nothing more nothing less.

As long as your A hole self is not around I will be fine.

Well that escalated quickly

Agree; I doubt you hardly ever see anybody in there with a suit and tie anymore. Even business professionals don't were them much now.

Yes

BCLC nailed it.

Boom!

My thoughts.i show up and know what I want and what I'll pay for it.always have
Hell I'm more knowledgeable and probably most the fellas on this forum than the goobers working in the stores.each store has one maybe two people that are very knowledgeable and helpful and we all know who they are.rest are goobers we try to skip around

I'm glad to see marks starting getting competitive on pricing past five years.they had to I reckon with the local competitors and it's to easy to have something shipped to a FFL.

Marks was labeled along time as being over priced and catered to over mountain guys who would throw money at them who didn't know better(you need a weatherby mark v in 300 weatherby) lol but I've always rolled up like a boss.im always looking for something specific not what do you guys think I need . different times now

A guy I grew up with and still work with decided he wanted a custom rifle...so
I threw out all sorts of names of gunsmiths and told him there's some factory type custom rifles also.
So he decided he wanted a fierce rifle and I can guarantee you it was because he seen they had rifles that came with scopes mounted as package deals...uhhgaa I thought after I've done mounted three scopes for him he's still scared to mount a scope.hell no I'm not letting anyone mount my scope I'm thinking 🧐
To each there own I guess.not my style ain't no one touching my scope.lol

None of this was true. Walter Craig's was in the safest part of town. They did deal with burglaries and attempted Burglaries from time to time, there was never any kind of safety issue to customers. Please don't comment on something you have no idea about. Dude just wanted to own a store with an established name and Bobby Price was ready to sell. He got his store, screwed over a lot of good people, and then moved a Selma institution to Montgomery, because he wanted it by his home. If crime had been the issue he damned sure wouldn't have moved it to Montgomery, where Selma criminals go to learn their trade.

The bad reputation from marks came from guys who never bore sighted a rifle or zeroed one and then carried it there to be cleaned.then joined there $5000+ a year hunting club
Called queers where I come from

There's a filthy rich fella down here that used to sit on a park bench in front of a local gas station sometimes wearing overalls and no one knew he was probably second most wealthy person in this county.heard he had huge deer on his land

It's amazing that Mark's has been in business for over 40 years a bad as they treat customers.

Many outdoors stores have come and gone in the Birmingham area in that time...

I miss the Gun Cellar and now Nichols too. Marks seems to have improved some. Maybe it’s because all my jeans with holes in the knees got too small.

Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.

I disagree. Marks has earned every bit of its bad reputation. Mark himself cultivated and enforced it. It’s his legacy.

I’ll drive by it twice again today, just like every work day. And I’ll continue to spend my money anywhere else

My goodness. I dress like a tourist most days and have never and I mean never had issues with service at Mark’s. I mean, unless it’s a gun what in the world to you guys need help with?

That's what I don't understand, do you need someone to hold your hand and give you a tour around the store? If it's something I need help with like a gun or bow, I go up and get someone to help me. Pretty simple. I wish I had a Mark's down here...

Add me to the list of folks that have never had a problem. Most of the time, I go in and get what I want, pay for it and leave. On the occasions I want to look at a gun or knife, I wait my turn and ask to see it. They show it to me and, if I want it, I buy it. And most of the times I'm in there I have left from work and am wearing foundry cloths.

I had one bad experience with Marks several years ago but nothing but great service since. Same thing can be said about my business by someone. The only reason I dislike that store is due to the amount of money I donate to them each visit.