Grengore
New member
Hey all, figured I would report in on my first bad experience open carrying. I have been open carrying almost everyday for just under a year now, I have my CHL, (not that that matters for OC) but I hate concealing, so I almost always OC.
Anyways, me and my wife decided to go to Half Priced Books in North Olmsted on Saturday (APR 19) to look for some books (probably would have spent at least $100 as we really love our books!)
So we get there, and on the way In I saw no gun buster sign so I didn't give it anymore thought as over the past year the worst treatment I have received was being asked if I was a swat team officer at Home Depo (don't ask, I was confused too) we headed into fiction and fantasy, where I split with my wife to look for an author in a different row, I had noticed an employee sort of following me, but that sometimes happens so I ignored it, after a minute or two I was about to go ask an employee for help in finding an author when I hear a voice behind me say "that's gotta go" I sort of turned my head the way you do to check if someone is talking to you, or just near you, and lo and behold it's the employee who was following me, now standing less than a foot away. The conversation went as follows I smiled and said "what?" He says"that's gotta go, you've gotta go" to which I said "really?" (I was so surprised by his aggressive tone that it took me a moment to figure out his issue) he responded with "that's gotta be concealed, it's gotta go" I say "it needs to be concealed?" He says "yes" so I with my eyebrow raised, probably looking at him like he is insane very slowly lift my t-shirt and drop it over the gun, maintaining eye contact and not one actually touching the gun, I fully expected it to end there, but it didn't, he said "that's not gonna cut it, you gotta go" I looked at him in amazement and said "really?" He says "yea it's gotta go" I said "alright then, let me get my wife" he says alright and follows me, wen I tell her what's going on she gets annoyed and gives the employee dirty looks, puts her books down and says "fine then, we won't come back!" We walk out of the store with the employee following close behind, we get to the car, and I leave my wife and the gun in the car, walk back in with the "no guns = money card, and ask to see a manager, unfortunately she was running the only open register, so instead of making a scene I wait patiently in line, quickly tell her what happened, and recomended that if she is going to kick out customers for carrying she should probably post a sign, she tells me that it's fine as long as it is concealed. I explained that with what I am wearing that is not really an option, and told her I had driven from medina with my wife to purchase books here, but that now I was
Going to have to leave. She said alright (she was at least polite and friendly) and she took the card, and I left. Now I know I could have handled it much more smoothly, but I have meet been given any trouble so I had stopped worrying about it (foolish I know) so now I am planning on contacting corporate, and attempting to find out if the is an official policy or not, I would love some advice on how to go about this, and any other advice that you all would like? And I apologize for any spelling or grammar mistakes I have made, using my phone.
Here is the info for the store (what I could find)
North Olmsted, Ohio
Half price books
4687 Great Northern Blvd.
North Olmsted, Ohio 44070
440-777-6807
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Anyways, me and my wife decided to go to Half Priced Books in North Olmsted on Saturday (APR 19) to look for some books (probably would have spent at least $100 as we really love our books!)
So we get there, and on the way In I saw no gun buster sign so I didn't give it anymore thought as over the past year the worst treatment I have received was being asked if I was a swat team officer at Home Depo (don't ask, I was confused too) we headed into fiction and fantasy, where I split with my wife to look for an author in a different row, I had noticed an employee sort of following me, but that sometimes happens so I ignored it, after a minute or two I was about to go ask an employee for help in finding an author when I hear a voice behind me say "that's gotta go" I sort of turned my head the way you do to check if someone is talking to you, or just near you, and lo and behold it's the employee who was following me, now standing less than a foot away. The conversation went as follows I smiled and said "what?" He says"that's gotta go, you've gotta go" to which I said "really?" (I was so surprised by his aggressive tone that it took me a moment to figure out his issue) he responded with "that's gotta be concealed, it's gotta go" I say "it needs to be concealed?" He says "yes" so I with my eyebrow raised, probably looking at him like he is insane very slowly lift my t-shirt and drop it over the gun, maintaining eye contact and not one actually touching the gun, I fully expected it to end there, but it didn't, he said "that's not gonna cut it, you gotta go" I looked at him in amazement and said "really?" He says "yea it's gotta go" I said "alright then, let me get my wife" he says alright and follows me, wen I tell her what's going on she gets annoyed and gives the employee dirty looks, puts her books down and says "fine then, we won't come back!" We walk out of the store with the employee following close behind, we get to the car, and I leave my wife and the gun in the car, walk back in with the "no guns = money card, and ask to see a manager, unfortunately she was running the only open register, so instead of making a scene I wait patiently in line, quickly tell her what happened, and recomended that if she is going to kick out customers for carrying she should probably post a sign, she tells me that it's fine as long as it is concealed. I explained that with what I am wearing that is not really an option, and told her I had driven from medina with my wife to purchase books here, but that now I was
Going to have to leave. She said alright (she was at least polite and friendly) and she took the card, and I left. Now I know I could have handled it much more smoothly, but I have meet been given any trouble so I had stopped worrying about it (foolish I know) so now I am planning on contacting corporate, and attempting to find out if the is an official policy or not, I would love some advice on how to go about this, and any other advice that you all would like? And I apologize for any spelling or grammar mistakes I have made, using my phone.
Here is the info for the store (what I could find)
North Olmsted, Ohio
Half price books
4687 Great Northern Blvd.
North Olmsted, Ohio 44070
440-777-6807
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk