Ran into a third OC-Unfriendly business today (US Bank and Reel Movie Theaters were the first two).
While buying a 55" TV for our restaurant I was informed by an RC Willey employee that it is against their corporate policy to allow guns in their stores. The individual who informed me appeared to be a warehouse or delivery guy (wearing a blue uniform shirt with a patch on it rather than plain clothes). Since I had my octogenarian parents with me I turned towards the little refreshment alcove where they were sitting to tell them we were leaving. He immediately informed me that what I was doing was illegal. I informed him that I understood property rights and being trespassed but my parents could not be left in the store. We were escorted out and watched until we departed. During this time he was reporting frequently on a little radio he was carrying as to our progress in departing.
I still needed a TV set so continued shopping and bought a great TV with the same spec for $50 less along with the wall mount over at Best Buy in Nampa without any issues.
I'll be contacting their corporate office tomorrow and verifying their "corporate policy" then following up with an appropriate letter. In the meantime, I urge like-minded individuals to avoid shopping there.
While buying a 55" TV for our restaurant I was informed by an RC Willey employee that it is against their corporate policy to allow guns in their stores. The individual who informed me appeared to be a warehouse or delivery guy (wearing a blue uniform shirt with a patch on it rather than plain clothes). Since I had my octogenarian parents with me I turned towards the little refreshment alcove where they were sitting to tell them we were leaving. He immediately informed me that what I was doing was illegal. I informed him that I understood property rights and being trespassed but my parents could not be left in the store. We were escorted out and watched until we departed. During this time he was reporting frequently on a little radio he was carrying as to our progress in departing.
I still needed a TV set so continued shopping and bought a great TV with the same spec for $50 less along with the wall mount over at Best Buy in Nampa without any issues.
I'll be contacting their corporate office tomorrow and verifying their "corporate policy" then following up with an appropriate letter. In the meantime, I urge like-minded individuals to avoid shopping there.