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carlton_fritz
10-15-2013, 6:47pm
Local car dealer is giving a free shotgun with a purchase of a new or used vehicle. Remington, no other info. Anyone want to try and explain the reasoning? Why a shotgun with purchase?
DAB
10-15-2013, 6:50pm
Got your attention didn't it. More than saying $500 off.
Doug28450
10-15-2013, 6:51pm
Because Joe Biden said shotguns are good.
99 pewtercoupe
10-15-2013, 6:53pm
Local car dealer is giving a free shotgun with a purchase of a new or used vehicle. Remington, no other info. Anyone want to try and explain the reasoning? Why a shotgun ?

There have been a number of car dealers doing this. The publicity they get is worth way more than just offering a rebate/ discount for the same amount. There was a bank out west somewhere that for years offered a Weatherby rifle in lieu of interest on a CD. You got the rifle up front but agreed to pay a penalty if you cashed out the CD before maturity. They ran the ad for that for years
carlton_fritz
10-15-2013, 7:07pm
Got your attention didn't it. More than saying $500 off.
Somehow I am on their e-mailing list. That info is in the e-mail title.

Free shotgun with vehicle purchase at John Jones AutoGroup
Bill
10-15-2013, 7:11pm
Considering the hooplah over guns these days, offerings such as this are obvious attention whoring.

Personally, when I buy something, I want the lowest price, period. Period. This should be especially important for folks who are financing. Do you really want to finance that gun for what, 4-5 years? Because that's what it works out to, if you choose to accept the gun as part of the deal, rather than hammer out the lowest possible price with no extras.
Bucwheat
10-15-2013, 7:11pm
Most likely some dayum Chinese made junk.
carlton_fritz
10-15-2013, 7:16pm
Most likely some dayum Chinese made junk.
Is Remington Chinese?
DukeAllen
10-15-2013, 7:17pm
They know when you buy a new car, you'll run around shooting off your mouth about how great the deal was.
DukeAllen
10-15-2013, 7:18pm
Is Remington Chinese?

Doesn't look it.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Remington_Rand_KMC_typewriter.jpg
snide
10-15-2013, 8:40pm
Hunting season?
carlton_fritz
10-15-2013, 8:46pm
Doesn't look it.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Remington_Rand_KMC_typewriter.jpg
:rofl:
carlton_fritz
10-15-2013, 8:46pm
Hunting season?
I believe it's bow season.
FasterTraffic
10-15-2013, 9:03pm
There have been a number of car dealers doing this. The publicity they get is worth way more than just offering a rebate/ discount for the same amount.

This. :yesnod:

Some gunophobe sees the advertisement and runs around like Chicken Little telling 500 people about the car dealership handing out weapons of mass destruction to children. Voila! Now five hundred more people have heard about that dealership.

The gunophobes' reactions are so predictable, retailers are starting to use it for their own gain.
Steve Austin
10-15-2013, 9:09pm
Local gun store always seems to have a car for sale in the parking lot and the sign days, free shotgun with the car purchase. I guess its common.:cert:
carlton_fritz
10-16-2013, 5:18am
This. :yesnod:

Some gunophobe sees the advertisement and runs around like Chicken Little telling 500 people about the car dealership handing out weapons of mass destruction to children. Voila! Now five hundred more people have heard about that dealership.

The gunophobes' reactions are so predictable, retailers are starting to use it for their own gain.
I was thinking maybe they were trying to make money off the anti-Obama people. The .gov is going to take away guns. Get one free right here. with purchase of a vehicle.
DJ_Critterus
10-16-2013, 8:36am
Well, I guess they're not selling Prii or any kind of greenie-weenie car with that deal :funny:
C5SilverBullet
10-16-2013, 9:12am
Fairly common actually. You can either get the voucher for the gun, or something like an additional $300 rebate.
lspencer534
10-16-2013, 10:04am
I bought a toaster oven and got a free Bank.
carlton_fritz
10-16-2013, 11:31am
Well, I guess they're not selling Prii or any kind of greenie-weenie car with that deal :funny:
GM dealerships.
trewyn15
10-16-2013, 11:48am
Probably a gun rights movement.. With that being said, I support it.
RedLS1GTO
10-16-2013, 12:29pm
Doesn't look it.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Remington_Rand_KMC_typewriter.jpg

Don't laugh too much... Remington Rand (the typewriter company, as opposed to Remington the gun company) made guns as well during WWII. In fact, 1 of the favorites of my collection is a 1943 RR. :yesnod:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/botch1980/Guns/IMG_6038.jpg
BADRACR1
10-16-2013, 12:38pm
Doesn't look it.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Remington_Rand_KMC_typewriter.jpg

:rofl::rofl::rofl:
carlton_fritz
10-16-2013, 5:18pm
Don't laugh too much... Remington Rand (the typewriter company, as opposed to Remington the gun company) made guns as well during WWII. In fact, 1 of the favorites of my collection is a 1943 RR. :yesnod:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p90/botch1980/Guns/IMG_6038.jpg
Buddy of mine has a Smith Corona rifle.