nothing worse than

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

There is nothing worse than a ten dollar gift certificate to a gun shop.

[Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770]

Yep. That'll barely get you in the door.  

[Rye Miles #13621]

 Better than 0 

[Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770]

26 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

 Better than 0 

NOOOoo! The idea is that you'll go there just to see what the $10 will get you, even though you KNOW that the answer is NOTHING. Once you're in, you look for SOMETHING so the trip isn't wasted.

[Cypress Sun]

You can always get that 50 round box of .22lr ammo that you always wanted!

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

as long as it is the cheap stuff 

[Rye Miles #13621]

1 hour ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:

NOOOoo! The idea is that you'll go there just to see what the $10 will get you, even though you KNOW that the answer is NOTHING. Once you're in, you look for SOMETHING so the trip isn't wasted.

No I would go in knowing I’d get $10.00 off whatever I buy! If anyone has a $10.00 gift card you don’t want please send it to me!

[El Sobrante Kid]

Use to be that people would bend over to pick up a penny... not any more. But to go off on getting a free $10 gift card (handed to you), seems like a First World Problem on steroids. Hopefully such a person could find some happiness with gifts that are more "thoughtful" than they are "high priced". Merry Christmas!

[Rip Snorter]

He!!, I will pick up a penny or even a clean nut or bolt any time.

[watab kid]

never look a gift horse in the mouth - my grandfather would say and he owned horses back before there were cars , just say thankyou and move on 

[watab kid]

8 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said:

He!!, I will pick up a penny or even a clean nut or bolt any time.

me too , i do all the time 

[Utah Bob #35998]

[Cypress Sun]

11 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said:

He!!, I will pick up a penny or even a clean nut or bolt any time.

 

I'll always pick up any coin on the ground. Used to find change, and paper money, all the time doing parking lot lighting maintenance. Found a $50 bill once blowing across a parking lot directly to me once. Found a dime today directly in front of my gal's passenger car door today.

 

I've used or given away gift certificates to various firearm related businesses over the years. Gave one away that was worth $50 to some SASS related gear once as I wasn't going to use it.

 

Like Watab, I don't look a gift horse in the mouth and always graciously accept the gift regardless of whether or not I will use it.

[watab kid]

2 hours ago, Cypress Sun said:

 

I'll always pick up any coin on the ground. Used to find change, and paper money, all the time doing parking lot lighting maintenance. Found a $50 bill once blowing across a parking lot directly to me once. Found a dime today directly in front of my gal's passenger car door today.

 

I've used or given away gift certificates to various firearm related businesses over the years. Gave one away that was worth $50 to some SASS related gear once as I wasn't going to use it.

 

Like Watab, I don't look a gift horse in the mouth and always graciously accept the gift regardless of whether or not I will use it.

yup , its not how much but the thought we need to accept , sometimes [i remember the times in my life] when a $10 gift card would have been a lot in my budget , might have meant missing meals and or hoping the gas tank didnt run dry , thankfully that was a brief time in my life but if at that time i gave you a $10 gift card it would have meant i really liked you and i was doing without somewhere , 

 

ive been led to a another thought here - how many say :thank you" for the things that come their way ? just wondering , we have struggled with this a little in our family , my wife is extremely generous with both our children and our grandchildren , she grew up as i did with not much , we have tried to see that ours live better than we did , 

its what both of our parents did for us - they grew up in the depression , they had nothing and lived in conditions that we dont allow criminals or illegals to live in these days - her uncles lived in a barn - the girls lived in the house , my father had no running water or indoor toilet till the 40s , not trying to compare here i know others had just as bad or worse , my wife grew up in navy housing with four siblings they ate outdated MREs a lot , i grew up thinking everything was goulash - basicly a bit of ground beef , some macaroni and whatever else was in the fridge at the time - never the same but always similar 

bottom line is that my wife has become a stickler on "THANK YOUS" she thinks its only right - no matter how big or small you thank the person that thought enough of you to give you something , oive not found a reason to argue with her yet 

[El Sobrante Kid]

12 hours ago, watab kid said:

...

ive been led to a another thought here - how many say :thank you" for the things that come their way ? ...

 

My sweetie and I both go out of our way to say "Thank You" to others who have given us something or done something for us, no matter how big or small the effort or gesture. We both worked at a large research lab that had many PhD's, lots of folks with advanced degrees, even a smattering of Nobel Prize winners. It was not uncommon for a PhD or someone in management to act as if they were the center of the world, and completely ignore the contributions of the people around them, let alone thank them. After noticing this behavior for a while, and being quite disgusted by it, we both decided that it was important to recognize and acknowledge the efforts of others, by thanking them. We did this both up and down the ladder of our coworkers. It felt good, it was obviously appreciated, and it became a lifelong habit, both inside and outside of work.

[Dirty Dog Doug]

Well Dear I had to spend $1000 on new rifle so the $10 gift card did not go to waste 

it was on SALE how could I not afford to save $500 ?????

[Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770]

1 hour ago, Dirty Dog Doug said:

Well Dear I had to spend $1000 on new rifle so the $10 gift card did not go to waste 

it was on SALE how could I not afford to save $500 ?????

Kinda my original point.

[watab kid]

9 hours ago, El Sobrante Kid said:

 

My sweetie and I both go out of our way to say "Thank You" to others who have given us something or done something for us, no matter how big or small the effort or gesture. We both worked at a large research lab that had many PhD's, lots of folks with advanced degrees, even a smattering of Nobel Prize winners. It was not uncommon for a PhD or someone in management to act as if they were the center of the world, and completely ignore the contributions of the people around them, let alone thank them. After noticing this behavior for a while, and being quite disgusted by it, we both decided that it was important to recognize and acknowledge the efforts of others, by thanking them. We did this both up and down the ladder of our coworkers. It felt good, it was obviously appreciated, and it became a lifelong habit, both inside and outside of work.

i commend you both , thats the way things should be , i remember some of the looks =i got from my employees when i thanked them for things they had done , i dont think they had gotten much of it - i did notice that when i assigned them to another task and gave them a thought or two of what i wanted for results , the efforts were made to get to where we wanted to go with a lot more smiles 

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

$10.00?  Thats a TRAP to get you to go to  the store and graze around and before you know it the $10.00 has sucked you into buying a few hundred dollars worth of  stuff.

 

Enjoy it...and show off your new gear to whoever gave the gift in the first place.  

[Blackwater 53393]

I figure it’s ten bucks I didn’t already have and thank whoever gave/sent it!!

 

You’d find it most inadequate in a hotrod shop!!  These days, $10.00 won’t get a tire inflated!! 🤪

 

 

[Widder, SASS #59054]

Don't feel slighted by a 10 spot.

Most BIG gun stores have a drink machine and a candy machine.   Stay refreshed while shopping.

 

On the other hand, maybe 9 other friends will also give you a 10 spot.   They add up.

 

P.S. - sounds like your best friends with TN Williams and that gift is from him.  

 

 

..........Widder

 

[Rye Miles #13621]

I go to the local mall to walk and I’m always looking where I’m going, yesterday I found a quarter!  I’ve found dimes and nickels and pennys and of course I pick them up! Why not? 

[Three Foot Johnson]

The $25 rewards cards from my Scheels credit card are just as bad. Then if I ever finally accumulate enough to make a purchase worthwhile, in the back of my head I'm thinking, "This $200 "free" thing actually cost me $20,000".