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<blockquote data-quote="big_arrow_up" data-source="post: 57003"><p><font color="000000">I am former active duty and now a reservist and I've recieved the random thank you's here and there. You have people like that and then on the other hand you have the vultures that prey on the military such as car dealers (more specifically used car dealers), pawn shops, loan sharks, etc. Since the land around military bases is always worth nothing it is easy for these people to set up shop right next to just about all the bases. Most bases give briefings about this problem to each and every new person that comes in. These sickos really try and use their supposed "gratitude" for their own personal gain. I took a friend of mine car shopping when I was active duty and the salesmen was desperate to get a sale and just couldn't stop with the "thank yous" and based on the final sale price of the car we figured out it was all just an act. I instructed my friend to go elsewhere. For mililtary it's better to go car shopping as far away from the base as you can get. We can usually tell who really means it and who is full of BS. Usually the ones that are full of BS is on the clock. </font></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="big_arrow_up, post: 57003"] <font color="000000">I am former active duty and now a reservist and I've recieved the random thank you's here and there. You have people like that and then on the other hand you have the vultures that prey on the military such as car dealers (more specifically used car dealers), pawn shops, loan sharks, etc. Since the land around military bases is always worth nothing it is easy for these people to set up shop right next to just about all the bases. Most bases give briefings about this problem to each and every new person that comes in. These sickos really try and use their supposed "gratitude" for their own personal gain. I took a friend of mine car shopping when I was active duty and the salesmen was desperate to get a sale and just couldn't stop with the "thank yous" and based on the final sale price of the car we figured out it was all just an act. I instructed my friend to go elsewhere. For mililtary it's better to go car shopping as far away from the base as you can get. We can usually tell who really means it and who is full of BS. Usually the ones that are full of BS is on the clock. </font> [/QUOTE]
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