Jensen's is closing for good. Looks like there liquidating there stock and closing the doors. Really sucks they were the top shop up this way for years.
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Jensen's is closing for good. Looks like there liquidating there stock and closing the doors. Really sucks they were the top shop up this way for years.
After around 2006ish, I rarely saw their ads, listings (gb, ga, armslist, etc) nor forum activities.
Really sorry to hear that, was my go to store for a long time but haven't been going there recently due to limited product on hand. Seamed they were trying to hold on to see if the market would recover.
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Supposedly everything will be marked down to 10% above cost.
http://www.timescall.com/news/lovela...lose-its-doors
Unfortunately, saw this happening about 6-8 months ago.
Between online sales and no threat of an anti gun as CIC sales across the board have been flat. Wouldn't be surprised to see other places cut back on inventory, personnel as well as hours.
Had to look at the link... down here south of the Palmer Divide we have never heard of the place
Wonder where Shea and .... always forget the asian guys name will end up. Been there longer than the owners/management have.
Jer will be happy.
That's too bad, I bought a lot from them in years past. But in the last few times I stopped in over the last few years, their shelves just seemed very bare and sad. With the two Liberty stores opening up and having a better inventory, the writing was on the wall for a while.
It's hard to be happy for any failure in this industry you want to be successful. Especially since I know a few of their employees who are good people and will now be w/o a job.Quote:
Originally Posted by hurley842002
It was mismanaged from the moment it was bought out and unfortunately the writing was on the wall since then IMO. I wish they would have valued their customers more and maybe I'd still have a LGS I could spend lots of time and money in and maybe they'd still be in business. They thought they were too big to take care of the customers that took care of them and it came back to bite them. Can't say I'm surprised in this age when everything can be had online cheaper. If you don't offer exemplary customer service to those who are willing to pay a premium for it, what do you really offer? I know once I started making all of my purchases online to the lowest bidder I saved a boat load of money. Makes me wish I had done so sooner since I thought I was investing in a local relationship that would value my loyalty which wasn't the case. The Liberty stores opening up & a Republican in office were just the nail in the coffin but that hole was being dug years ago through continued efforts in the wrong direction.
I know not everyone shares my view though. I wish nothing but the best for the employees.
Took me to the tenth post to figure out what Jensen’s was.
Jeff.Quote:
Originally Posted by fitz19d
I always had a 50/50 experience with them. some were better than others. Either way, it sucks seeing a long time store like this (or any gun store) close down. I was just talking to a co-worker about them too.
True story... I ran into the guy who owned(?) or was part owner of Jensen's at some point in the past at a small gun shop in Orofino some time in the early spring of 2017. We looked at each other and both had that "I know you" look on our faces. For the life of me I can't remember his name. But he moved up here several years ago to get away from the rat race.
I quit going after new guy took over.
Jeff. he's also a reserve Deputy with the Larimer County Sheriff Department so maybe he'll take this opportunity to go full-time. I don't know though. Hopefully he and Shea both land on their feet as they're both awesome dudes.Quote:
Originally Posted by fitz19d
Bob?!? You ran into Bob in Idaho?! That's awesome man! He was the original owner and is indeed named Bob Jensen; the store's namesake. His plan for many years was to sell that joint and move to Idaho which is exactly what he did. He talked about selling forever and it wasn't until a heart attack gave him the scare he needed to move on to greener pastures. I'm glad he did finally sell as he seemed super stressed running that joint which I could definitely understand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
I think it's funny that we had a bob sighting somewhere in Idaho. Small world.
For some reason 'Bob sighting in Idaho' made me laugh, a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
Yeah, I guess it was Bob. We only talked briefly and I don't remember much of the conversation.
Bob was a real character, I only talked with him maybe 20 plus times. He never held back what was on his mind.
Saddened to hear this. They were always helpful to me and my father.
You cannot sell things you don't have on hand and a lot of firearm purchases are via window shopping. They have had almost no stock since being bought out.
I stopped going after the buy out, customer service was not there, inventory selection was less and prices were higher than other shops. The last thing I bought there were some targets about two years ago, stopped in about a month or so ago and did not get a good vibe.
Sorry to see them go but someone will fill the hole they leave.
Honestly, most of the time its the rent that kills most places. They can float for a while but a small interruption in their sales ( big box stores, election etc) sometimes is the nail in the coffin.
I wondered why they took over the other two units to the west of them and thought that was a stupid move. You have to sell a lot of merch. in order to pay for that square footage.
I might swing over there and see if there is something that I'm needing.
No great loss IMO.
Always had "Meh" experiences with them.
Straw that broke the camels back with me was when I called looking for a DSA Para FAL in '05. Bob's sister answered the phone (Barb?), I asked if she could check availability and price. "I'm really busy right now and I don't have the time!" and hung up the phone.
I called back and told her if she didn't have the time to find out for me, I didn't have the time to come and spend my money there.
Jeff. Jeff was the absolute "go-to" guy for all NFA stuff. Definitely gonna miss all those guys and gals up there. Definitely sad news.Quote:
Originally Posted by fitz19d
That would have been Marilyn, the sister, and while she always treated me ok, she was bad for business.Quote:
Originally Posted by BPTactical
I think John wanted to succeed, but he had a much different way of running things, much different from Bob.
I feel very sorry for the employees that are losing their jobs.
I read the article and it is easy to blame the box stores for your woes, but I worked a small speciality store when a big box store came into town, we did not try and compete with the loss leaders, we let them have that, pretty soon we had more business than ever cuz we could still compete on everything else and had more knowledgeable staff. People would come from miles around to visit the box store and then come to our store to purchase.
But we made sure we had merchandise to purchase, Jensens has been lacking in that for quite some time.
Bought my first AR and a case of ammo there when they were still on 4th street. I never had a bad experience there.
This pretty much mirrors my experiences there.Quote:
Originally Posted by wctriumph
I would stop by every few months, but was always underwhelmed my their firearm selection and customer service.
Trying to expand their retail business into higher margin “tactical” gear was not a wise business decision given the saturation of that market segment with E-commerce.
I wondered that too - I would go in on Saturdays and still there wasn't much traffic.Quote:
Originally Posted by bryjcom
He was super stressed because he was a wound too tight new yorker, who never assimilated to the (at the time) laid back CO lifestyle. Overtly paranoid everyone was stealing from him. If he wasn't doing it it wasn't getting done, blah, blah, blah.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jer
I liked imitating him when he was running around and ask how he was doing
I'M TOO GODDAM BUSY TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK!
The flip side ..when he was in a good mood and life was smooth sailing. He'd just about give away a gun to get your business. But that was another time and owner.
Before they were on 4th street he had a hole in the wall on the west side of the street on cleveland, just north of 4th. You had 3 people working the counter, Bob, Mike and Pat. If there were 2 customers the third would be standing 1/2 in the shop, 1/2 on the sidewalk.
Bought an M1A from them many moons ago. Hate to see anyone go under, but it happens.
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Bob moved up there after selling the store, ostensibly to retire and develop some land. I spent time and a LOT of money in his store.... got some great deals, and always went back because he did OK by me and he always had a selection of guns not easily found elsewhere. I remember the stores earlier locations, with those three guys. Bob and Pat were great, Mike (the one selling his own stuff in the store) was, and probably still is, a complete idiot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
I had a good relationship with Bob and his sister Marilyn, she always treated me right. The New York style doesn't play well out west, it was sometimes a challenge to deflect Bob's intensity. And yeah, the sarcastic New York approach doesn't appeal to everyone.
It's unfortunate situation, but predictable.
Yeah all of my NFA stuff was via Jensens pre new guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Squeeze
Know if open Wednesday? article indicated closed until thursday for repricing?
Only in there a couple times but both times got good deals and enjoyed dealing with Bob. I think he appreciated my Joisey attitude [LOL]
Sad to see this. Bought a few guns from them between the old and new owner. Haven’t been there in years though.
Meh, no surprise they're going out of business when they are more interested in being assholes than selling guns.
My dad called a few weeks ago to see if they had a Glock 29. They told him they had a used Gen3. He was going to buy the Gen3 but inquired about a new Gen4 just in case they might have one too. The salesman on the phone laughed and told him the 29 Gen4 doesn't exist. Then the salesman suggested that the 10mm was probably too much gun for him anyhow. Too much gun for a champion marksman who carried a gun professionally on the street and was a firearms instructor at a major LE agency. Yeah, good advice Jensen's.
Anyway, Jensen's lost a sure sale that day simply because the skilled "salesman" literally told someone he'd never met and knew nothing about that he SHOULDN'T buy a gun they had in stock.
Dad went a bought the supposedly non-existent Gen4 G29 at Liberty Arms a couple days later. And it's not too much gun ;).
Sad to see this place close. nothing but good experiences.
I called in once asking about a specific firearm and the guy on the phone sounded like he was a doper and told me that Jensen's did not have what I was looking for. 2 minutes later the owner called me and apologized and stated that he had what I was looking for. Needless to say I still drove the 100+ miles from where I was living at the time and still made the purchase.
Has anyone seen the sale prices of accessories? Are they good enough to visit one last time?
I was in on Thursday. The closing sale is 20% off, IMO not worth it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brass
Mike
IMO don't be surprised if this isn't the only closing by spring.