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I asked them to verify the mag box length on a 308 Montana, the guy put me on hold and about 10 minutes later responded, "that is proprietary information and we cannot disclose that over the phone"...dumbest fk'n thing I have heard today, maybe this year!
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It's code for "I don't know and I'm too lazy to find out."
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They could tell you but then they'd have to kill you.
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Nothing like some stellar customer service
Buy once, cry once.
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It's code for "I don't know and I'm too lazy to find out." Yep.
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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Maker of the Frankenstud Sling Keeper
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Thanks X2, I knew ya'll would have the answer but didn't want to ask such a trivial question that could be answered by a phone call.
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"that is proprietary information"! John Burns is now working for Kimber?
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They make a nice 300 WSM.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time by the blood of patriots and tyrants.
If being stupid allows me to believe in Him, I'd wish to be a retard. Eisenhower and G Washington should be good company.
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That proprietary mag length is fugging priceless. I can't believe they actually said that.
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You had to do the "ish" thing didn't ya.
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Trump Won!, Sandmann Won!, Rittenhouse Won!, Suck it Liberal Fuuktards.
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Well yeah, I have had them measure anywhere from 2.81-2.83
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I asked for the barrel length and got the same answer.
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You had to do the "ish" thing didn't ya. Of course he done the "ish" thing. If it was exact, he'd be getting arrested by the proprietary information enforcement swat police right now.
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I asked them to verify the mag box length on a 308 Montana, the guy put me on hold and about 10 minutes later responded, "that is proprietary information and we cannot disclose that over the phone"...dumbest fk'n thing I have heard today, maybe this year! Well I was going to email them this thread... but no email listed on their website. So I emailed it to their Human Resources team instead. In the interest of science... er customer service. Not listing a general info email address on your "Contact" page is about the dumbest f*cking thing a company can do. Especially when you're selling $1,000+ products to people who might not have the time to wait on hold on your precious phone line. And the initial response better be from an employee who is not in the unemployment line. I can understand that response if you ask about the metallurgy of the magazine box. Sounds like they lost a potential sale. Now I know never to do business with them after hearing everyone else's horror stories about QC. Now CS (customer service) to boot.
It's about like this:
"Do you puff peters?"
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"NAZI!!!"
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Kimber has a history of snatching mediocrity from the jaws of excellence.
“Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them.” ― G. Orwell
"Why can't men kill big game with the same cartridges women and kids use?" _Eileen Clarke
"Unjust authority confers no obligation of obedience." - Alexander Hamilton
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Thanks X2, I knew ya'll would have the answer but didn't want to ask such a trivial question that could be answered by a phone call. See, you got double the education you were looking for today. 1. Mag box length (expected) 2. Kimber CS can't answer trivial questions This is an important business lesson, folks. If you don't know the answer, just be honest with your customers. If you really want to blow their skirts up, get some contact information from them, find the answer to said question and call them back.
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Kimber has a history of snatching mediocrity from the jaws of excellence. Forbes is giving them a serious run for the money, though.
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Kimber has a history of snatching mediocrity from the jaws of excellence. Forbes is giving them a serious run for the money, though. Hmmm.....One bunch of rude-azz yanks endeavoring to create a bigger goat-[bleep] than another bunch of rude-azz yanks. Who'da thunk it? I'd grown fond of the "Swedish Method" myself.
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