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I'm Pissed

Whatever an item sells for between a seller and a buyer is what it is worth. Doesn't matter what it sold for yesterday or earlier today. Many times I have left my farm with a $1200 cow and somehow it was only "worth" $800 when I got to the stock yard. It always amazed me that somehow I could flood the market by selling one item.

Are you walking it there?
How far is it from your farm to the stockyard?:eek::eek::eek::eek::D
 
All these special interest groups receiving discounts just increases the prices to normal customers. I won't shop somewhere that offers discounts to random elitists. Their dollars are not any more special that mine.

I wouldn't say firefighters, cops, emts, military are elitist. I know a ton of service personnel who really appreciate the discounts. They also don't increase prices. They are just selling them at cost and are losing a profit when they sell to us.

If someone has a nice nightforce for sale at a solid market value, then that's the value it should sell at. Id have to be a real asshole to tell that private seller, hey I can get your nightforce 30% cheaper with my special discounts, therefore you should sell to me 30% cheaper. That's just dumb and not how free markets work. Its not fair to the private seller for obvious reasons. He can't compete with the manufacturers prices. He bought the product he's trying to sell at the profit margin for the company. It's not the first responders fault that they get discounts, and it's not the manufacturers fault that people abuse their discounts.

It just boils down to whether or not you're an asshole. Just like everything in life.
 
For someone to expect a discount because of their job? No doubt they are some of the finest people on Earth, some of them. Google up blank blank arrested or blank blank whatever and you will see they are no more deserving of entitlement than a trucker or a rancher or a janitor. Why should some dispatcher get a discount when she is on desk duty for being indicted on manslaughter? The hypocrisy sticks in my craw. Id like the asshole discount please. PLEASE.
 
I don't think anyone ever said a certain group deserves a discount. The person the OP is talking about wasn't even a first responder, just talking about how he knew one who would abuse his discount for him.

I agree some other jobs are pretty deserving of discounts too. But, the fact of the matter is that shooting companies offer discounts to first responders and nothing more. You can write to certain companies and ask to extend their discount. I don't see any harm in that.
 
For someone to expect a discount because of their job? No doubt they are some of the finest people on Earth, some of them. Google up blank blank arrested or blank blank whatever and you will see they are no more deserving of entitlement than a trucker or a rancher or a janitor. Why should some dispatcher get a discount when she is on desk duty for being indicted on manslaughter? The hypocrisy sticks in my craw. Id like the asshole discount please. PLEASE.
Most of these men and women don't expect a discount, it is offered to them from the companies in appreciation for their work. When you start running into burning buildings instead of away from them, risk getting shot responding to a domestic call, or are sent overseas to get your ass shot off, maybe you will also receive the appreciation from those companies.
 
Most of these men and women don't expect a discount, it is offered to them from the companies in appreciation for their work. When you start running into burning buildings instead of away from them, risk getting shot responding to a domestic call, or are sent overseas to get your ass shot off, maybe you will also receive the appreciation from those companies.
 
Our chief of police was just arrested on theft charges.

Grand Saline police chief arrested. Goggle it.

Did you have a bad run in with police or something? I know there are some bad apples out there, but there are bad apples everywhere. Bad apples aren’t an all exclusive group of police firefighters, EMS, and military. There are plenty
of shitty farmers, truckers, doctors, and nurses out there. I’ve tried to keep these posts civil, but this forum is starting to get a bunch assholes on here. This isn’t the only thread that’s turned down this road. There are multiple others like this for some reason.

Let’s just talk about guns...rant over.
 
Our Fire Chief was arrested for molesting children and the District Attorneys wife was investigated recently on some corruption, One county over they had deputies stealing guns from the evidence locker. Just because someone is in that job doesn't make them heroes. it wears me out hearing that.
 
District Attorney's wife? Does that make the district attorney guilty?
Would you charge in when fired upon? I did in Vietnam. Did you demonstrate when I came back? Some did. I have charged into burning buildings. Have you?
Discussing these items is futile and pointless with those who haven't "been there".
Get a life's education and then come back.
 
Please. Who are you trying to impress.

When we had fires, yes we charged into the burning buildings. When you don't depend on some tax sap to get there. While nonessential personnel are mustering into the escape capsule or running for the fence we don bunker gear and go to work. We fought our own fires. In the real world real people deal with the problems.

I saw one employee go to that hotel room while the rest of the heroes waited until all the shooting was an hour ago ended. Plenty of pictures of them hiding during the gunfire.

Whe the da's wife is involving herself as another county employee into inappropriate business you think he didn't know? They have just about bankrupted our county and the lawsuits are just beginning.

I could go on and on, but let's move on shall we.
 
Well to get on topic. I think the guy was a jack ass. Seems he was implying you got it on a discount and were wanting to sell it. He ain't worth getting mad over. I am a retired Police Officer from the 6 or 7th largest city in the country. I would never, ever think of asking a private citizen for any sort of consideration on the price other than making a simple counter offer and would damn not mention my job title (well previous title). Hell I bought two Leupold Mark4's before I ever found out they had a First Responder Program. Then I bought two more. I will never sell them. And any jack ass that abuses the program is just that a jack ass. Now I pay full boat like everyone else.
 
If the price is too high then look for it elsewhere instead of starting arguments. I have had guys get nasty about something so ridiculous it blew up all on their part. I no longer care, if you send me a complaint I just dismiss it.As far as first responders,military etc getting discounts it is fine by me they deserve it.
 

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