I only give this store one star because zero is not an option. What a jerk in that place! \r
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Knowing exactly what I wanted to buy, I went into Flying Pig in Forest Grove looking for a specific amp. I had the audacity (apparently) to ask the grouch behind the counter if he sells that brand/model. Without a yes or no, he asked what guitar I planned to use with it. Fair question, I suppose, but his condescending tone and expression seemed to imply that I was unqualified to state what I need without his approval. I told him it varies and what 2 guitars I play most often (one has single coil pickups and the other one uses humbuckers - they're very different).\r
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The response, and I remember it well, was ""Well anyone can walk in here empty handed and say they play anything."" Essentially indicating that I was bragging and dropping brandnames. Conversation over. I left and ended up buying the amp used on Craigslist, glad that I didn't pay him the $650-700 retail they go for new.\r
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So I'm glad that FP didn't get my money. \r
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But I'm really sad when friends tell me they bought things there, and that they also thought the guy was a straight up demeaning grouch. Some of my buddies at PU call him the ""Ogre."" None will return. We go other places where we're treated like musicians, not pests who don't belong in his sour little world with ""Don't Touch"" signs on everything.\r
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I just wish they'd all asked me first. ZERO customer service skills at Flying Pr*ck. Unless you truly enjoy being insulted, try other stores in Forest Grove, Hillsboro, Portland, Montana, anywhere else!
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