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Ajcrash · 09-09-2006, 10:01 AM

Saw this article in the NRA newsletter yesterday:

Car dealer: An armed driver is a happy one

By Billy Bruce
DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER

The TV and radio ads are true: Buy a truck. Get a free gun.
A creative marketing campaign conjured up by Prestige Nissan General Sales Manager Dan Crumpler offers buyers of used or new Nissan SUVs or trucks in August a choice of a Remington 1187 shotgun or a Remington 700 rifle.
"We've given away five or six guns already," Crumpler said Monday at the Thomasville-based dealership. "The guns retail for about $699 each, so it's a good deal, especially with dove season starting Labor Day weekend and with deer season starting in early October."
Crumpler's phone rings. A potential buyer wants to come up and work a deal on the truck and free gun offer.
"Yeah, come on up... we'd be more than glad to work with you on that," Crumpler tells the caller.
The marketing campaign has drawn interest from potential customers/hunting enthusiasts in Alabama, Georgia and Florida, Crumpler said. He advises potential buyers not to show up at the Thomasville dealership with expectations of driving away in a new truck with rifle in tow.
"Oh, I couldn't give the guns away here at the dealership. They'd put me in jail for that," Crumpler quips. "We give you a certificate for the gun, and you have to take it over to Kevin's Guns and Sporting Goods to pick up the gun. Of course, first you have to pass all of the local, state and federal requirements for purchasing a gun. That's why we let Kevin handle it."
Kevin's has outlets in Thomasville and Tallahassee. The gun coupons are good at both stores, Crumpler said.
In Georgia and Florida, there's no waiting period on long guns. Rifle or shotgun purchasers submit to a federally required criminal background check. Handgun purchasers in Florida must wait three business days to buy the gun unless they have a concealed weapons permit, a clerk at Kevin's Tallahassee store said.
The background check for a rifle buyer might take an hour, if that, Crumpler said.
"We're not going to run out of guns. Kevin has plenty," he said. "Kevin also has a store in Tallahassee. Our coupons are good there too."
Crumpler says he's an avid hunter, Georgia-born, who took the Thomasville job after working for a Nissan dealership in South Carolina. He says his creative marketing schemes, like the gun giveaway, have enabled him to double and triple sales.
"I'm always trying to think up new and innovative ways to get new customers," he says. "This gun idea just sort of came to me. I know a lot of hunters around here. Hunters want guns. And hunters need trucks. It was a no-brainer, really. But it's working."
Fred Young of Bainbridge, Ga., is a happy truck customer who says he heard about the truck-gun deal on the radio.
"Bainbridge is about 45 minutes from Thomasville and Tallahassee, so I decided to find out if Thomasville really does have cheaper prices," Young said. "I was looking for a truck. Prestige gave me a whole lot more truck for my money, and a gun to boot. Or should I say, a gun to shoot?"
Young hasn't redeemed his coupon for a Remington shotgun yet, but he plans to give the gun to a friend as a birthday or Christmas present. "I'm not an avid hunter, but I have some very good friends who are," Young said. "The gun was just a bonus."
Thomasville's booming growth has inspired Nissan to expand the Prestige dealership. By February or March 2007, the lot inventory will have tripled, once the expansion is complete, Crumpler said. Craig Hornsby, owner of Prestige Nissan in Thomasville, also owns Prestige Infiniti in Tallahassee, he noted.

nightraider · 09-10-2006, 07:10 AM

=\ Gotta buy a Nissan huh.

SLCDave · 09-11-2006, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by nightraider

=\ Gotta buy a Nissan huh.

Nobody has to buy anything.

nightraider · 09-11-2006, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLCDave

Nobody has to buy anything.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ajcrash

The TV and radio ads are true: Buy a truck. Get a free gun.

Actually you need to buy a Nissan truck or SUV (In August) according to the article in order to get a "free" gun.

SLCDave · 09-11-2006, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by nightraider

Actually you need to buy a Nissan truck or SUV (In August) according to the article in order to get a "free" gun.

Actually, nobody is making anyone do anything. You could buy something used, and with the money you saved you could buy several guns. Or, you could be happy with the truck you have, and buy however many guns your budget and/or credit card allows. It's a perk to those buying the Nissan trucks, but nobody is forcing anyone to buy anything.

nightraider · 09-11-2006, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by SLCDave

Actually, nobody is making anyone do anything. You could buy something used, and with the money you saved you could buy several guns. Or, you could be happy with the truck you have, and buy however many guns your budget and/or credit card allows. It's a perk to those buying the Nissan trucks, but nobody is forcing anyone to buy anything.

Are you kidding me, stop trying to start something. My comment was CLEARLY for the "free" gun offer in the article, yours was just not needed at all. I was simply saying "gotta buy a Nissan truck" in order to recieve the free gun.

SLCDave · 09-11-2006, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by nightraider

Are you kidding me, stop trying to start something. My comment was CLEARLY for the "free" gun offer in the article, yours was just not needed at all. I was simply saying "gotta buy a Nissan truck" in order to recieve the free gun.

Whatever. I'm not starting anything. I think I've made my point.

Ajcrash · 09-11-2006, 11:24 AM

Geez, I didn't mean to start any hostilities here, I just thought it was some interesting info for someone that might be in the market for a new/used Nissan.

**hobocircus** · 09-11-2006, 12:37 PM

Buy a gun and carjack yourself a vehicle of your choice.
Get a good one Maynard!

oh yeah, a store up the street from me has buy a bicycle and get a free pizza.

SLCDave · 09-11-2006, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by hobocircus

...oh yeah, a store up the street from me has buy a bicycle and get a free pizza.

You know you have to buy the bike, right?

09-09-2006, 10:01 AM	#1
Ajcrash XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,216	Free Remington's in Tallahassee Saw this article in the NRA newsletter yesterday: Car dealer: An armed driver is a happy one By Billy Bruce DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER The TV and radio ads are true: Buy a truck. Get a free gun. A creative marketing campaign conjured up by Prestige Nissan General Sales Manager Dan Crumpler offers buyers of used or new Nissan SUVs or trucks in August a choice of a Remington 1187 shotgun or a Remington 700 rifle. "We've given away five or six guns already," Crumpler said Monday at the Thomasville-based dealership. "The guns retail for about $699 each, so it's a good deal, especially with dove season starting Labor Day weekend and with deer season starting in early October." Crumpler's phone rings. A potential buyer wants to come up and work a deal on the truck and free gun offer. "Yeah, come on up... we'd be more than glad to work with you on that," Crumpler tells the caller. The marketing campaign has drawn interest from potential customers/hunting enthusiasts in Alabama, Georgia and Florida, Crumpler said. He advises potential buyers not to show up at the Thomasville dealership with expectations of driving away in a new truck with rifle in tow. "Oh, I couldn't give the guns away here at the dealership. They'd put me in jail for that," Crumpler quips. "We give you a certificate for the gun, and you have to take it over to Kevin's Guns and Sporting Goods to pick up the gun. Of course, first you have to pass all of the local, state and federal requirements for purchasing a gun. That's why we let Kevin handle it." Kevin's has outlets in Thomasville and Tallahassee. The gun coupons are good at both stores, Crumpler said. In Georgia and Florida, there's no waiting period on long guns. Rifle or shotgun purchasers submit to a federally required criminal background check. Handgun purchasers in Florida must wait three business days to buy the gun unless they have a concealed weapons permit, a clerk at Kevin's Tallahassee store said. The background check for a rifle buyer might take an hour, if that, Crumpler said. "We're not going to run out of guns. Kevin has plenty," he said. "Kevin also has a store in Tallahassee. Our coupons are good there too." Crumpler says he's an avid hunter, Georgia-born, who took the Thomasville job after working for a Nissan dealership in South Carolina. He says his creative marketing schemes, like the gun giveaway, have enabled him to double and triple sales. "I'm always trying to think up new and innovative ways to get new customers," he says. "This gun idea just sort of came to me. I know a lot of hunters around here. Hunters want guns. And hunters need trucks. It was a no-brainer, really. But it's working." Fred Young of Bainbridge, Ga., is a happy truck customer who says he heard about the truck-gun deal on the radio. "Bainbridge is about 45 minutes from Thomasville and Tallahassee, so I decided to find out if Thomasville really does have cheaper prices," Young said. "I was looking for a truck. Prestige gave me a whole lot more truck for my money, and a gun to boot. Or should I say, a gun to shoot?" Young hasn't redeemed his coupon for a Remington shotgun yet, but he plans to give the gun to a friend as a birthday or Christmas present. "I'm not an avid hunter, but I have some very good friends who are," Young said. "The gun was just a bonus." Thomasville's booming growth has inspired Nissan to expand the Prestige dealership. By February or March 2007, the lot inventory will have tripled, once the expansion is complete, Crumpler said. Craig Hornsby, owner of Prestige Nissan in Thomasville, also owns Prestige Infiniti in Tallahassee, he noted. __________________ "The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps." Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945

09-11-2006, 11:24 AM	#8
Ajcrash XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,216	Geez, I didn't mean to start any hostilities here, I just thought it was some interesting info for someone that might be in the market for a new/used Nissan. __________________ "The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps." Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945

09-11-2006, 12:37 PM	#9
hobocircus XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Nevada Desert on a Dry Lakebed. Living in a trailer with thunderstorms looming in the distance. Posts: 3,343	Buy a gun and carjack yourself a vehicle of your choice. Get a good one Maynard! oh yeah, a store up the street from me has buy a bicycle and get a free pizza. __________________ Ported V-10 XD9 Service SOLD Tactical XD9 in Basic Black I like to shoot Wolf ammo out of my Hi-Point pistol and rifle.

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09-10-2006, 07:10 AM	#2
nightraider XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,483	=\ Gotta buy a Nissan huh.