Remington/Bushmaster Concerns

[Brick Stone]

Hi all,

Hope that I am about to vent in the proper place...here goes.

I recently attended a Remington/Bushmaster Armorer school in NY (NYTOA conference to be exact), whereat I was told about a "VIP Purchasing" program. The instructor, Ken Nickerson (seems like a nice guy), told us all that once we completed the course, we would have the opportunity to purchase a Remingto/Bushmaster product at a greatly reduced rate (46% off of MSRP is what I was told). Sounds like a great deal, no?

So after not hearing from Remington/Bushmaster for a couple of months, I sent an email to inquire about the program. Spoke with a guy there, Ed O'Malley, who called me and gave me all the ins and outs, and it sounded as advertised...which was good.

I then received a call back from Ed, who regretfully told me that I was not eligible for the VIP program because I attended a "Free" course. I say, "huh, I paid $300 for the course". He was very apologetic, and directed me to call Ken Nickerson, which I did. Ken explained to me that the course I attended was a "free, write off" course...what that meant was that they donated a course to the NYTOA in return for....something I guess. And, that although he had explained that I (and everyone else in the course) was eligible for the VIP program, that since my course was this caliber, sorry no cheap gun for you.

Not an offer to make good, not an offer for anything to replace my feeling of having just gotten screwed.

Anyone else hear of this?

[Spiggy]

keep corresponding with them, speak with everyone possible followed by documentation documentation documentation.

[pc_load_letter]

I'd post over at ar15 dot com in the industry section. See if anyone else has any thoughts. Sometimes company reps post in the threads there.

So to whom did your $300 go to? If it was to Bushmaster\Remington, then you should get the discount.

[Brick Stone]

I've posted to some other forums, just to get some feedback on this issue. Truthfully, I was not in love with any of their products, but a good deal is something to be grabbed...I feel like there was an integrity break down, and I don't think that's any way to run a service industry.

The fee that I paid went to the NY Tactical Officer's Association...and if the deal was that I was not eligible for the VIP discount, then don't tell me how I will be eligible, and then pull the rug out by saying, "oh yeah, I probably shouldn't have mentioned that during the class".

You know what I mean?