They do not want retail counter people talking about their discounts. if someone is caught buying for others in most cases they are kicked out of the program for life.
Vortex is no different in that regard than Leupold, Nikon, Trijicon or about all others.
I used to work behind a gun counter as a p/t job, and this is true.
I've worked behind the gun counter at a sporting goods store and have several friends and coworkers who do currently. The discounts I got and they get are from the sporting goods store where they work, not the manufacturers/importers.
We had the option of buying through the store and getting a reasonable discount, or ordering direct from the manufacturer/importer. The discount was better direct from the manufacturer, but we were limited to a certain number of items per year, going that route.
