Who supports their local proshop?

[paint pb balla]

I do by sending ALL of my friends their with all of their guns problems. I also try to buy alot of my stuff there. Cause its not that big of a place and i dont want them closing, so i try to get them alot of buisness. I have atleast gotton them about 500 dollars worth of sales from me and my friends. I know its not alot but they have only been open for like 9 months. I want to support it so it doesnt close down cause its right on a main road, and it could possible get a few extra people in the sport by just driving by it and saying "Oh look paintball, ima check it out." So any one try to do that in your area. Also my dad made a 100.oo dollar bet with me they would close before christmas, haha, I WIN!


-Paint pb balla-

[[Infusion]BigC]

My local shop is full of punks. Screw them.

[Raptorz922]

I support em. I'll be buying my Timmy from them. It's $150 cheaper there than online. :|

[paint pb balla]

Thats good man, nice to show you support them. I wanna get to where i can just walk into my proshop for just a conversation about paintball and the new feilds, not just to buy stuff there.;)


-Paint pb balla-

[nerdcore]

i do *coughTRACERcough*. everyone there already knows me by name. haven't bought a marker there but i've bought dang near everything else there. they've told me they'll match any online price so... we'll see...

i recently found out i've got 2 local shops but i knew about the one i support first... too bad it's the farther of the two...

i refer whoever i can there. most of the people i see at the local field already know about em. everyone else, well, doesn't play paintball.

[thunderpig]

My closest proshop is about an hour away, so I've never bought anything there. I did go there once and noticed that everything was really over-priced.

[CzarAlex]

At first I was a little cautious about buying from my local proshop because I thought I could find better deals online. But when it came down to it, I was only paying $2-$3 dollars more at the proshop considering I'd have to pay shipping for stuff bought online. Besides, I get to have the stuff right then and there instead of waiting those endless days or weeks for my new goodies.

[Magnus55]

my pro shop has turned into a clothing store. 2/3 of their merchandise are jerseys, pants, beanies etc etc etc. I try not to shop there as much as possible.:|

[Sam88]

i just pop a link to there site everytime someone asks. there good guys there might pay a little more but if i break my gun anytime this year they'll fix it for free..

www.badlandspaintball.com

[Raptorz922]

Originally posted by paint pb balla
Thats good man, nice to show you support them. I wanna get to where i can just walk into my proshop for just a conversation about paintball and the new feilds, not just to buy stuff there.;)


-Paint pb balla-

I spend more time talking to Trevor at the shop than I do buying. I just stop in on the way to my friend's house and play with the guns and stuff. In fact, it was while I was doing that last Friday that I decided that my next gun is a Z Timmy. :D

[Simpsons11]

my shop is ok... they have some things for good prices but not really. only time I go there is if I need a fill want to talk or have a problem with my marker.

[the other one]

my local proshop went out of business a while ago... the nearest one is 60 miles away. whoopie.:rolleyes:

[pb_fool]

Of course I support my local shop. Considering my team captain is the store owner I better=).

But he has really good prices, even lower than some on the net, plus you get the personal service and no shipping time!

[hybrid-sniper]

nearest proshop is over an hour away...i just took a browse around last time i was at the field and the stuff was decently priced but i still prefer to shop online.

[THE_Cobra58]

No, he doesn't like Spyders. I only buy my air and paint there because of the price (and discount if you buy paint and air together).

[Jaster]

Originally posted by pb_fool
Of course I support my local shop. Considering my team captain is the store owner I better=).


Same here. I don't have a choice....:laugh:

[VeNoM]

Hehe, ya.... If they help support your team, they would hope you would support their shop. I get pretty decent deals from my local shop (www.paintballfirst.com) and know everyone that works there so I buy a fair amount of stuff there.

[Danman69]

I hate my proshop. It sucks in everyway. the people there are mean and dont want to help you. The owner thinks he knows everything about paintball and is a rich scum bag. You cant even call up and ask for a price of something, you have to go to the store and realize that the prices are ridiculous and you wouldnt have gone there in the first place if you knew their stuff was that expensive. 105 bucks for an eggy! Everything is overpriced from 65 dollar revys to 120 dollar spyder Xtras. The store i am talking about is ABC Paintball in Ramsey, New Jersey. It really stinks because it is the only paintball store within 20 miles from me. They also overfill C02 tanks and screw them up.
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[IrishDevil]

My local pro shop is alright. Their prices tend to be a lot steeper compared to internet deals but the wealth of knowledge they have on the sport is tremendous. A lot of the guys that work there do it for free play at the field owned by the same company.

Velocity in San Diego is the name of the place. Decent shop, but I've seen better.

[pb_fool]

Your dang right Jaster! The only thing I didn't buy there was my RJR, since he buys them at the same price I can. But other than that EVERYTHING I own is from Helena Paintball!

But they not only do I get discounts, but he lets me keep my RJR there(since the college won't let me keep it in my dorm!).

Plus, I spend alot of time down there just hanging out and talking to him and the people coming in.

[Sniper15]

I have three pro shops around me.:D Soggie Bottom, TMX, and Pevs. Most of the time I go to Soggie bottom, they have the best prices and the best service of the three. TMX has good service, but extremely high prices (they had a Spyder Xtra there for $140:eek: ), Pevs has pretty good prices and selection, but I don't like their service as much.

[the other one]

Originally posted by Danman69
It really stinks because it is the only paintball store within 20 miles from me.

oh no, you poor baby. get a car, and drive the 20 miles. If the nearest field or proshop were 20 miles away, i would be happy.

[MunkyFuzz]

There is 2 near me, both about 30 miles away. I drive to the one in Lacey quite often. Im trying to get a job there. So yeah i support them.

[Caleb98]

meh my proshop is ok...he might be putting a field in!!!!!

Woo Hoo!!!!

but it's mostly small stupid things like tippmanns, and other rec stuff...But I usually buy things there.

[Meyagi]

I really haven't been to my proshop long enough to judge their service but it seems okay and the prices aren't that bad. However, the only things I buy from them are replacement parts or paint.

[XtraBoy]

-Refering to the title-


Cha dude!! i do! rock on my pro shop, they're awesome... The owner has been balling since the early 90's, and his father-in-law had an old bush master pump... Needless to say, this family knows the buisness...

Some of they're stuff is over priced, but not much, (egg's are expensive there...) but they have good prices on paint and such, and they always give me a price break because i bake them cookies :laugh:

Most of the time i just go in to talk and what not, im so broke these days i cant play for a while... but i just stop in to see whats up and chat... Its funny, nearly everytime i go in i amaze them with something new (Cookies, Is Switch, other stuff)

[p8ntfreak98]

Originally posted by [Infusion]BigC
My local shop is full of punks. Screw them.


fo sho man i here ya.


altho i dont care anymore.

[Jeffo2448]

My two local proshops are about 45 mins away. For my gear and most of my gun accessories, I shop online. I go to my pro-shop for paint and nitro fills. They're not too bad with prices, but they don't have a ton of stuff in stock. Paint prices are good though. So yeah, I do support my proshops :)