Kicked out of Best Buy

[SD40VE]

OC'ed at best buy in chesterfield, the manager asked me to remove my gun as it was against company policy. well little did he know i was educated in BB company policy and they follow state and fed laws. i said i will step outside if you wish. please call your DM and corporate security to enlighten yourself on the company policy. he said i am the manager and my rules over rule theirs. BB corporate is getting a email with a voice clip of that and i am filing a formal complaint against that DB at the store they missed on a $1700 washer/dryer purchase and i went to ABC warehouse to purchase. i made sure to include that with the email to corporate

keep calm and carry on

[SD40VE]

bb corporate called me today and apologized for issues last night, the reiterated what i had stated earlier that best buy's firearm policy follow state/fed laws. they will be sure to educate the store manager of their policies. they also said the manager has a right to ask you to leave if it is making the employees or customers feel uncomfortable. the bad part is the manager never told me that it was making anyone uncomfortable.

either way i said thats fine i wont be patronizing that store ever again and if you check my rewards points history i make alot of purchases there and they have lost a life long good customer. i ended by saying they need to educate managers on this to prevent another issue such as this from happening when someone is within their legal rights and decides to carry a firearm legally for their protection

[Raggs]

"they also said the manager has a right to ask you to leave if it is making the employees or customers feel uncomfortable."

And the catch-all, the manager was likely uncomfortable

[SD40VE]

true. sucks that they made such a fuss about a holstered firearm and in turn lost a good sized sale and good customer.

[Raggs]

true. sucks that they made such a fuss about a holstered firearm and in turn lost a good sized sale and good customer.

The Best Buy I usually go to has never mentioned my firearm.

[fozzy71]

The Best Buy I usually go to has never mentioned my firearm.

ditto, I have never had a issue at the Roseville store.

[SD40VE]

apparently this manager doesnt approve of OC and since hes the manager he made a fuss. i was in full hunting camo too. that may have played a part. we were small game hunting yesterday. i guess i will make the trek to roseville to get items from best buy in the future.

[Raggs]

apparently this manager doesnt approve of OC and since hes the manager he made a fuss. i was in full hunting camo too. that may have played a part. we were small game hunting yesterday. i guess i will make the trek to roseville to get items from best buy in the future.

Sadly the way you are attired does in fact matter.

[hevymetal]

bb corporate called me today and apologized for issues last night, the reiterated what i had stated earlier that best buy's firearm policy follow state/fed laws. they will be sure to educate the store manager of their policies. they also said the manager has a right to ask you to leave if it is making the employees or customers feel uncomfortable. the bad part is the manager never told me that it was making anyone uncomfortable.

either way i said thats fine i wont be patronizing that store ever again and if you check my rewards points history i make alot of purchases there and they have lost a life long good customer. i ended by saying they need to educate managers on this to prevent another issue such as this from happening when someone is within their legal rights and decides to carry a firearm legally for their protection

Wait, what?? The one at 23 and Gratiot? I have been in there at least 8 times in the last month and a half for work related purchases and have been OCing at least 7 of the times and have never had a word mentioned about my firearm. Other then the tech guys in the back asking what kind it was. I think I will have to go there again this weekend and see what happens.

[CV67PAT]

true. sucks that they made such a fuss about a holstered firearm and in turn lost a good sized sale and good customer.

"I am never going to Best Buy again."

apparently this manager doesnt approve of OC and since hes the manager he made a fuss. i was in full hunting camo too. that may have played a part. we were small game hunting yesterday. i guess i will make the trek to roseville to get items from best buy in the future.

"I am never going into that Best Buy ever again."

[casper]

I open carried at the Best buy in Holland today, no issues.

[hevymetal]

Was back at the BB at 23 and Gratiot OCed for about 1/2 an hour while shopping. Not a word was said by anyone, got a couple of the usual looks but no issues.

[SD40VE]

idk man, maybe the manager wasnt in or didnt notice you. he sure gave me a rough time.

[CV67PAT]

Again??? I thought you were never going back there ever.

[SD40VE]

i will not be heading back there again, ive been going to the roseville location and had no issues yet. i had only went the the first time when i had posted. he was saying he didnt have an issue when he went recently

[fozzy71]

Again??? I thought you were never going back there ever.

hevymetal is not the OP

[CV67PAT]

hevymetal is not the OP

I posted from a stupid smartphone. It didn't do the quote. I was responding to the most recent post by the OP where he commented about getting a rough time. But I do appreciate your assistance in keeping me straight as to whom the OP is.

BTW, how's the garden doing?

[scot623]

I think it's safe to say the fastest way to illicit a negative reaction from businesses or the public in general is to open carry while wearing full camo coming off like a militia member or rocking the fully blacked out mall ninja tactical look. It may not be "right", but it is true.

[Glock9mmOldStyle]

I have long said if one truly wants to be in "cammo" then dress in business casual, one damn near becomes invisible in most urban/suburban settings. 

[autosurgeon]

That is generally true .. Dress for the environ you wish to blend in to. Woodland camouflage in an urban environment is not blending in. It is sticking out.. And things that stick out get attention. Some good and some bad.

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[CV67PAT]

That is generally true .. Dress for the environ you wish to blend in to. Woodland camouflage in an urban environment is not blending in. It is sticking out.. And things that stick out get attention. Some good and some bad.

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He wants to stick out. Read the sig line.

[Shadow Bear]

And we can go on and on about 'dressing for success' or dressing for attention, and then complaining when you receive that 'attention'. Don't want to blame the victim, but society is what it is; biased.

[SD40VE]

my question is why should i change my lifestyle. i was out hunting. stopped by best buy to purchase a washer and dryer and got a rough time because i was in some real tree they decided to hassle me that particular day? doesnt make sense to me. its their loss not mine. i live about 4-5 miles up the road from there its not exactly urban. there are lots of open farm land and woods to hunt in. thats what i do, its how i dress. im not changing that. i was dissapointed they made a big issue out of it and asked me to leave but ill get over it. in the end its because of that they lost out on a sale because it and i just went into another retailer. i wasnt going for attention. my wardrobe was functional for the activities i was doing that day. anyways... lol

[CV67PAT]

Nobody has said that you should change your lifestyle.

You get treated different because you like to dress different.

Just sayin'.

[SD40VE]

i would assume my attire in the middle of deer firearms season should have been pretty common in this area. but then again who knows where that particular person is. he probably saw me looking like i walked off the set of duck dynasty and decided to give me a rough time. it is what it is

[CV67PAT]

i would assume my attire in the middle of deer firearms season should have been pretty common in this area. but then again who knows where that particular person is. he probably saw me looking like i walked off the set of duck dynasty and decided to give me a rough time. it is what it is

23 and Gratiot is not as rural as you might think.

[Smashfacekrav]

i would assume my attire in the middle of deer firearms season should have been pretty common in this area. but then again who knows where that particular person is. he probably saw me looking like i walked off the set of duck dynasty and decided to give me a rough time. it is what it is

You should have asked him if he wanted your autograph.


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