Academy Sports + Outdoors

Fire rude employees

Younger male and female working at the gun counter, they were too busy playing to help my husband and I. FINALLY got their attention, I looked at couple different pistols, told the female, ok, I will take this one. Male worker RUDELY stated " you are buying it now?" I said "yes", handed him my drivers license, he RUDELY asked "well, is your address correct?" I said yes. I walked to the register to start my paperwork with the female. My husband asked the young male to look at a shotgun, the young male made sure it was clear, my husband made sure it was clear, then my husband pointed it up at the lights to get the feel, the young male all but yelled that he couldn't do that.. to the extent several of us all turned to look what was going on. My husband handed it back. The female was starting my paperwork & asking me if I knew their policy on returning firearms, that there is no returning them. I said "ok", he attitude just continued to be bad, I looked at my husband and said I don't have to get another gun today, I'll buy one somewhere else, and that this was (sorry) b*******. I got my license, we starting walking to the front of the store & the young male actually came running towards us, moving his hand in a sweeping motion, told us to just leave the store & not to come back. I was astonished... my husband starting saying "hey buddy, what is your name" they young male took off running & hid. We did ask to speak with the manager. Jordan was the managers name & he listened

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