#316289 - 07/27/07 07:39 PM
Re: Chattanooga area crossbow owners--important info
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Whelen Man
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I've shot several tournaments with the man and he was always a good partner for a shoot. No complaints here.
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#316431 - 07/27/07 09:26 PM
Re: Chattanooga area crossbow owners--important info
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Choo-Choo Archery has bad days too, trust me, so does Legends in Athens and Big Daddys in Alabama. Everyone can have a bad day.
Terry is a grump from time to time. But he is one of the best bowyers around. He really knows his stuff. Maybe he didn't like you.
He has worked on my Whisper Creek bows, (which he does not sell) and my friends Mathews (which he does not sell). In fact, I can think of several times he has worked on other bows for people. I am pretty sure you must have agitated him.
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#316462 - 07/27/07 09:37 PM
Re: Chattanooga area crossbow owners--important info
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Well,let's just get to the bottom of this right now.Turk just happens to be my dad and I bet if you walked in his shop tomorrow you would see several brands of bows there to be worked on.So that just blows the "only service what I sell" story right out of the water.I have talked to him about this and he doesn't recall telling anybody he only services what he sells.More than once he has been called at home about a broken down bow,and went and reopened to get the people taken care of,so customer service is at the top of his list.It's a sad day when a man working six and seven days a week can't make a living without somebody trying to bring him down.Especially somebody who doesn't have the correct facts.
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#316679 - 07/28/07 12:04 AM
Re: Chattanooga area crossbow owners--important info
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Rico
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I know they're TNDeer sponsors, but Turk's Sports Shop won't work on anything but what they sell. They sell Parker and Excalibur. I called them today to ask if they'd change the string and cables for my Barnett, and the fella told me all they worked on was the brands they sold. That's absolutely fine, I understand that thinking, but on the TNDeer "Turk's Sports Shop" Sponsor page, it states "We Service all brands of bows". Not trying to be an A-hole, just saying they might want to change the ad. By the way, the good folks at Choo Choo Archery just down the road don't have the same "requirements", and are only too happy to help a man out. 
good to know.. i won't go there
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#316822 - 07/28/07 08:01 AM
Re: Chattanooga area crossbow owners--important info
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strutandrut
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Well,let's just get to the bottom of this right now.Turk just happens to be my dad and I bet if you walked in his shop tomorrow you would see several brands of bows there to be worked on.So that just blows the "only service what I sell" story right out of the water.I have talked to him about this and he doesn't recall telling anybody he only services what he sells.More than once he has been called at home about a broken down bow,and went and reopened to get the people taken care of,so customer service is at the top of his list.It's a sad day when a man working six and seven days a week can't make a living without somebody trying to bring him down.Especially somebody who doesn't have the correct facts.
That day, I walked in with a pocket full of money to buy a brand new Parker. I thought the old bow I had was less than I needed. Plus, I wanted a new, fast bow with a brand name (I was a beginner). He took one look at my bow and asked me what was wrong with it. I said nothing but the serving. He asked if I could shoot it well. I said yes. He then asked me why I wanted to buy a new bow. I said I dont know. He fixed up my old bow in a day or so and wished me good luck with it when I left. I killed my first 8 pointer with that bow a couple of months later.
Moral of the story, He charged me $55.00 to fix my bow instead of selling me a new one for $600.00+.
That, my friends, is what you call good service.
Nannerhead, tell your Dad thanks from ole strut. He definitely wont remember me, but I'll remember him for his honesty.
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#317229 - 07/28/07 06:27 PM
Re: Chattanooga area crossbow owners--important in
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sgtwebb1
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Choo-Choo Archery has bad days too, trust me, so does Legends in Athens and Big Daddys in Alabama. Everyone can have a bad day.
Terry is a grump from time to time.
Maybe he didn't like you.
I am pretty sure you must have agitated him.
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Naw, he was just short and to the point. It was a phone call, not in person, and to be honest, I don't know the man's name I spoke to.
Please, re-read my posts. Not a personal attack, just stating FACT.
Please keep it from getting personal, guys. I've said he seems like a nice guy, hell, I've been in his store couple dozen times, bought some 22" bolts from him awhile back, Sims limbsavers, some other stuff, no problem with his business or his attitude.
All I know, all I have posted, is that whomever I spoke to on the phone was very hesitant when I spoke to them, and told me that he couldn't do the job. When I asked him why, he asked me where I bought it. I told him I bought it from and individual, and he said, "sorry, but we can't do that."
I asked him, why not, you mean you can't do a simple cable/string change, even when I have the new cables and string, and all he said was "no."
Not trying to run anybody down, but i talked to somebody on the phone, and that is the gist of the conversation. Neither he nor I was in the least bit argumentative or snappy or anything else. It's his business, he can do anything he wants to, I respect that.
And I will go there again when I have any equipment needs.
some of you guys need to lighten up some.
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#317236 - 07/28/07 06:34 PM
Re: Chattanooga area crossbow owners--important in
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sgtwebb1
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Well,let's just get to the bottom of this right now.Turk just happens to be my dad and I bet if you walked in his shop tomorrow you would see several brands of bows there to be worked on.So that just blows the "only service what I sell" story right out of the water.I have talked to him about this and he doesn't recall telling anybody he only services what he sells.More than once he has been called at home about a broken down bow,and went and reopened to get the people taken care of,so customer service is at the top of his list.It's a sad day when a man working six and seven days a week can't make a living without somebody trying to bring him down.Especially somebody who doesn't have the correct facts.
Lighten up, I am NOT trying to run anyone down, least of all a local small businessman.
I told the truth, and like I have said before, he can do whatever he wants to, it's his business, and I respect that.
All I know is that whoever I spoke to on the phone asked me where I got the X-bow, and when I told him I'd bought it from and individual, it was then that he told me he couldn't work on it, even though I told him I had new factory cables and string.
Ain't going to get into a pissing contest here.
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#318002 - 07/29/07 11:36 AM
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Team Browning
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Call him back and tell him Nannerhead said to fix it. :-)
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#318105 - 07/29/07 02:06 PM
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