1/5 Ravi P. 3 years ago on Google
Greedy
and
rude
As
one
of
the
few
fortunate
enough
to
not
be
financially
impacted
by
the
pandemic,
I
try
to
funnel
any
of
my
purchases
through
our
local
businesses
to
help
support
the
community.
I
know
that
it
will
cost
me
slightly
more
than
I
could
easily
find
online
or
outside
of
Bakersfield,
and
I
can
live
with
that,
especially
in
times
like
these.
However,
this
store
has
been
a
rip-off
before
the
pandemic
and
continues
to
be
so
during.
As
an
authorized
dealer
of
particular
brands,
they
get
substantial
discounts
on
products
and
funnel
none
of
those
savings
to
their
customers.
Instead,
they
charge
more
than
what
you
can
purchase
the
item
from
the
manufacturer
directly.
When
working
with
authorized
dealers
other
than
this
store,
I
can
easily
get
~22%
discount
from
MSRP
on
this
brand.
I
was
not
expecting
Roger's
to
do
this,
but
I
know
I
can
get
this
deal.
The
item
I
was
looking
to
purchase
was
a
few
hundred,
not
few
thousand,
so
I
was
willing
to
pay
MSRP
but
was
hoping
for
below.
However,
this
store
offered
me
a
price
higher
than
MSRP
even
after
I
had
already
told
them
I
called
the
manufacturer
before
coming
in,
so
I
know
what
I
would
pay
if
ordering
directly.
I
responded
by
thanking
them
for
their
time,
but
I
would
be
purchasing
direct.
Before
I
could
even
finish
my
sentence,
the
sales
representative
had
already
turned
around
and
walked
off.
The
store
was
empty,
so
there
was
no
other
person
that
they
needed
to
rush
to
assist.
This
was
my
second
attempt
at
trying
to
offer
my
business
to
them.
Last
year
when
interested
in
an
item
of
much
higher
value,
I
asked
Roger's
to
match
a
deal
another
Authorized
dealer
has
presented
to
keep
my
business
local.
They
weren't
willing
to
do
so.
So,
I
bought
the
item
at
the
discounted
22%
mentioned
earlier
from
another
store
and
went
on
my
way.
Anyone
shopping
here
is
clearly
getting
ripped
off.
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