heresolong
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Went in today to look at living room furniture. I need a new set as mine are mismatched and trashed. I was wearing dirty jeans (in the front anyway from kneeling next to motorcycles), a hooded sweatshirt, and my hands were filthy from being at my motorcycle shop. I had my Ruger KP345 in a Fobus paddle holster on the right side with the sweatshirt tucked behind it like I generally do. On this particular day I really didn't look like I could afford three thousand dollars or more worth of furniture.
First thing I asked the saleswoman was if she had a bathroom where I could wash my hands as I had just come from my shop and forgot to wash up. She pointed me towards the restroom. I washed up then went back out. For the next forty-five minutes this older lady, probably in her mid to late sixties, showed me couches, chairs, and recliners. I sat in at least fifteen of them (after making sure there was no dirt on the back of my jeans), she insisted I put my feet up on the ottomans to check them out. She pointed out that unless I was walking on the back of my heels they wouldn't be dirty.
There is no way that she didn't know that I was carrying a pistol. She was on both sides of me as we walked around and talked about furniture and several times I had to adjust the holster to sit down or stand up from a couch. She couldn't have been more helpful or more friendly and never mentioned the pistol at all.
I give Samuel's Furniture (or at least this sales person) an A+ for attitude towards open carry and firearms. It obviously wasn't a problem and obviously she felt that it wasn't her business to comment. What an experience.
Went in today to look at living room furniture. I need a new set as mine are mismatched and trashed. I was wearing dirty jeans (in the front anyway from kneeling next to motorcycles), a hooded sweatshirt, and my hands were filthy from being at my motorcycle shop. I had my Ruger KP345 in a Fobus paddle holster on the right side with the sweatshirt tucked behind it like I generally do. On this particular day I really didn't look like I could afford three thousand dollars or more worth of furniture.
First thing I asked the saleswoman was if she had a bathroom where I could wash my hands as I had just come from my shop and forgot to wash up. She pointed me towards the restroom. I washed up then went back out. For the next forty-five minutes this older lady, probably in her mid to late sixties, showed me couches, chairs, and recliners. I sat in at least fifteen of them (after making sure there was no dirt on the back of my jeans), she insisted I put my feet up on the ottomans to check them out. She pointed out that unless I was walking on the back of my heels they wouldn't be dirty.
There is no way that she didn't know that I was carrying a pistol. She was on both sides of me as we walked around and talked about furniture and several times I had to adjust the holster to sit down or stand up from a couch. She couldn't have been more helpful or more friendly and never mentioned the pistol at all.
I give Samuel's Furniture (or at least this sales person) an A+ for attitude towards open carry and firearms. It obviously wasn't a problem and obviously she felt that it wasn't her business to comment. What an experience.
