OK - that's it for me!! Tonight was the last straw. I'm done with this outfit. Take heed of my lesson learned.....if you shop for electronics, better know exactly what you want and what you are getting BEFORE you purchase, or it's going to cost you.
I bought a Raymarine 101 VHS handheld last week. Took it home. Charger didn't work. Took it back next day. Cool...100% refund/exchanged for another. Took replacement home to charge, and then to fishhouse on FL. Tried firing up the weather channel, but nothing but static received...unless I walked outside. Then to compare, I fired up the old Hummingbird handheld right next to it, and out spews the weather clear as a bell. But not on the Raymarine.
So I sucked it up and drove 30 miles to C----- s and got another Hummingbird earlier today. Then went back to return the Raymarine. Being honest, I said it may work fine for someone, but not good enough reception for me. Well, since it wasn't "broken", it cost me 10% ($20) in restocking fee to return it. I was shown the small print on the return counter for electronics, but of course that wasn't mentioned when you're shopping and buying at the electronics counter. So cost me $20 to pay someone to walk that crappy, overpriced, but not broken, radio back to the electronics counter - all packed back up just like when I bought it. Nice little profit. And the last one they'll get from me. As so often we are all warned... beware....and read the small print.
I have a few days off so hopefully fish 4 days in a row from sunrise to sunset. Likely two or three lakes a day depending on the bite. I won't fish any well known opener lakes until the weekday.
I might have missed a guess, but here are the ones that I noted:
JerkinLips – March 27th, then April 7th
Brianf. – March 28th
Bobberwatcher – April….
MikeG3Boat – April 10th
SkunkedAgain – early April, then April 21st
Definitely a tough year for guesses, as it seemed to be a no-brainer early ice out. Then it got cold and snowed again.
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OK - that's it for me!! Tonight was the last straw. I'm done with this outfit. Take heed of my lesson learned.....if you shop for electronics, better know exactly what you want and what you are getting BEFORE you purchase, or it's going to cost you.
I bought a Raymarine 101 VHS handheld last week. Took it home. Charger didn't work. Took it back next day. Cool...100% refund/exchanged for another. Took replacement home to charge, and then to fishhouse on FL. Tried firing up the weather channel, but nothing but static received...unless I walked outside. Then to compare, I fired up the old Hummingbird handheld right next to it, and out spews the weather clear as a bell. But not on the Raymarine.
So I sucked it up and drove 30 miles to C----- s and got another Hummingbird earlier today. Then went back to return the Raymarine. Being honest, I said it may work fine for someone, but not good enough reception for me. Well, since it wasn't "broken", it cost me 10% ($20) in restocking fee to return it. I was shown the small print on the return counter for electronics, but of course that wasn't mentioned when you're shopping and buying at the electronics counter. So cost me $20 to pay someone to walk that crappy, overpriced, but not broken, radio back to the electronics counter - all packed back up just like when I bought it. Nice little profit. And the last one they'll get from me. As so often we are all warned... beware....and read the small print.
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