tonyride
Don't piss off the red guy
My neighbor was looking for a bike for his son and he bought one from Walmart. While I was helping him with some electrical work at his house he told me he bought a bike for his 5-year-old son and asked me to do a once over for him because he just didn't feel right about the bike. He knows I'm a bike nut which is why he asked me. Long story short I told him to return the death trap to Walmart and get a real bike from a real bike shop. So he did and yesterday he calls me from our local bike shop and asked if the bike the shop recommended was the correct bike for his son and if it is worth the price ($389). I reassured him that the price may seem high but it is worth it because after a year or two when his son out grows the bike it will actually have some real resale value as opposed to the disposable bike they sell at big box stores. Then he texted me and said they're charging a destination fee so I thought they didn't have it in stock and will order it for him but even if that was the case it seemed unusual for that fee. He bought it anyway and his kid loves his new bike and was riding around the neighborhood all afternoon. I took a quick look at it and I knew it was put together right so the shop did its job but charging a destination is news to me. Is this a new thing that's happening now? I'm not naming the shop on purpose but I'm just wondering if anyone has ever heard of or paid that fee for a bike they bought from a shop that was in stock? I've purchased many bikes from many different shops and none of them ever charged a destination fee.
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