Well salmontracker I don't work there nor would I ever want to stand behind a counter and help a bunch of know it all fishermen day in day out, Not my idea of fun. But on the other side of the counter, if I'm not fishing there's no better place for me to be other than a tackle shop, and OE is one of my favorites. When chrome/22 posted I went into shock and started to shake and sweat it felt like I was going to hurl, like a boozer who found that his favorite bar was closing. I then regained my composure and called down there to get the low down. To my relief their just moving, in the next year or so that is,and I don't know where.
As to my A$$hole statement, it was toward anybody who goes into any store with a chip on their shoulder and treats the counter persons like $&!+, thats how their going to be treated right back,that's not how you hookup with a discount!!.I've seen this happen a few times there and other places. Like you said, I don't know your hookup so I can't comment on the beef you have with them, from your strong statements it must have been a major altercation.

OE's not a mom and pop, but it's not a chain either. I've been to many stores in the last 25 years throughout the northwest, and in my opinion OE's one of the best. Just my .02