I went to my LBS the other day looking for some bar tape. It was supposed to be a pretty straightforward affair - in and out in a flash, maybe $10-15. All I needed was some cork tape to finish up a bike I’m building for a friend of mine.
So how in the hell did I walk out of there with a track frame!!!
No, it’s not “buyer’s remorse”… I’m very pleased with my new frame. I’m just wondering how often this happens to the rest of y’all.
Like a moth to a flame. I loved working sales in a bike shop, watching the bike junkies get all glassy eyed over the new gear and needing to have it NOW. Happy customers was #1 priority.
Same sorta thing happened to me after Kona last year. I was kicking back watching tele one afternoon, and saw an ad on TV advertising a 6pm-midnight sale - with $1sausage sizzle if you were hungry. You guessed it, I was over there quick as a flash (read: I was a little hungry, and besides I had time to kill.) Before I knew it, I bought a fridge reduced from $1299 to $899.
pinkboy…and yes, I spent the last buck on a sausage in bread!
Sweet! As short as I am, it is a rare day that I walk into the LBS and find a bike on the floor that will fit me. Kind of cuts down on the impulse buys. A few months ago, the LBS had a C’dale CX bike. I would have bought that in a heartbeat, but it was (as usual) much too big.
Oh yeah, In May of this year walked in for some maintenenance on my 2003 Soft Ride Qualifier, and walked out with a brand new Guru Tri-Lite. So I guess I had a very expensive tune up, or better yet I had my ride pimped.
I won a Peak Bar on the Trek Lucky 7 Sweepstakes … retail $2 … however, when I went down to the LBS (Pro Pedals - Hammonton, for all the SoJay peeps) to pick it up, I got grips for the chopper, tape for the road bike, new training wheels for Mariel’s bike (she beat the crap out of the factory supplied Disney ones) and Lance’s Trek t-shirt with the 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 gear shift.
The free Peak bar cost me $40, and 90 minutes, but I made some new friends.