Airsoft In Retail Stores
 

So I've seen Crappy Tire airsoft...

I've even seen WalMart airsoft....


Shit, I've seen those dollar store airsoft guns too....





But....




Today knock-off airsoft reached a new low.

I walked into the local 'San Francisco' store. For those of you who don't have the honeor of little biddy gracing your local mall, let me explain. This store is filled with cheap, crappy, shitty products of all shapes and sizes from your local asian sweat-shop. Imagine 'Spencer's Gifts'.... well, this is the original version of that store.... except that Spencers actually has somewhat funny and entertaining gifts, not cheap knocked-off shit.

Just what will you find at the SF store? A collection of about 50 INCREDIBLY sexist and racist shirts, bongs, pipes, rolling papers, those shitty plaster-cast statues of an Eagle's head blowing out the side of a dream-catcher. Anyhow, I digress, as usual.............


I recently walked into the FS store today... walked past your typical collection of $150 pocket-bikes, the big glass cabinet of blunt shoddily-made swords, and past a wall of plastic guns.

WHOA.... back-peddle a sec! Plastic guns?! What the shit are these doing here? Don't the owners of this crappy little company know the clientelle that is frequented in here? Yours truely excluded... [/end ego]. This is the location in the center of town, on the edge of 'The Slums' where the down-and-outers typicall reside and die from heroine OD's. Right when I walked past, I saw two little kids about 15 or 16 years old gawking at the guns saying (not a SINGLE world of a lie) "dude, we could scare the shit out that fucker at the Macs store" (7-11 style of store).


Longer story short... I bought two. hahaha

A CYMA pistol of some sort (hey, $18 for a laser with pressure sensor, 50 bb's, and a rail-mounted light... can't go wrong! the pistol is just an added extra) along with a WELL brand M16 springer for $40 (heh heh, I should simply sell it to some Just-18'ers saying it's a GREAT gun.... hell, I could probably make $100 off of it!)

So there ya go, watch out for even MORE shitty bb guns to flood out onto the streets, thanks to the San Francisco stores of Canada.

GO CANADA!

San Francisco?? You've got to be kidding me. LOL I thought they exclusively sell like halloween costumes and party apparel.

And over-all shitty products that are mass produced by the million and horribly put together and equal to those late night commercials for 'start your own business!'

And so on.

I remember walking into a San Fransisco store when I was little and seeing a rubber ***** on a shelf. Not knowing what it was, I picked it up and showed it to my mom and she just about had a heart attack lol. It shut down a few years later though.

You know once these types of stores started selling knock off swords and daggers it was really only a matter of time before they started selling crappysoft aswell. Hell, I've run into the occasional dollar store that sells "airsoft".

You know, if they have them locally, I may buy a few to use as display pieces in the courses/demos I give.

SF has SOME funny shit BUT most of it (like 99.99%) is junk and crap. I would have loved to see those kids get tried for robbery at the macs store, but it probably won't happen. You've got some fucking retarded kids out there doing stupid shit because they think it's funny and they don't realize the concequences like a "criminal record" for example *gasp* now they can't get a good job, they have to work crappy ass jobs on graveyard shifts, living a few dollars above the poverty line.

SF, I salute thee for seperating the retardedly dumb from the general public! :salute:



You know honestly when I saw that this thread had to do with SF stores I was seriously hitting my head on me desk. "Oh god! They found away to make a dildo shoot BB's!"... -.-

Aquamarine-- I did the same damn thing but here in kingston its San Diego, Pretty much the same as San Frandisco. I lost it out side the store, because kids always enter this place to buy cheap bongs and now they have access to the softair guns, I too did a double take and when I did I noticed M4 with the sliding stock off, some sort of glock and a couple more pistols.

The reason why I lost it was this little store is in our major mall and its 16-17 yr old kids working there so they wont/don't check ID's I know because I watch kids buy the bongs all day. Plus the guns are cheap- $10 for the Glock, 20 or 40 for the rifle.

If we have to do that legal shit again to prove what airsoft is so we can legalize it instead of being in a gray zone, We have to make sure we tell who ever the difference between soft air and airsoft.

Anyways my rant

Went, saw, got one of the cheap Well M4s they sell.
At the store in Orleans, they will not sell to anyone under 18, and ask for ID, name, and address/phone number.
They are painfully aware of kids asking to buy those to screw around.

As airsoft guns go, they are pretty crappy. But for simple display/demo where just looks are needed, they do the trick.

At a game, I would not trust that gun to do anything except make the opponents laugh.

I have never heard of this "San Francisco" store. If this store is in Ottawa then il be damned, cheap stores equiped with cheap airsoft = not good. I don't know where this store is, so if it is in Ottawa or around Ontario then maybe we should expect to see cheap airsoft popping around other stores around the area as well.

Man I sure hope this doesn't end in disaster...

Black_Orchid wrote:
Its only a matter of time before D-ROC gets a wiff of this thread.
cheers
:-D

I'm surprised it's taken him this long :rolleyes:

They are already out at Crappy Tire and Wallyworld (aka Canadian Tire and Walmart), so not surprised to see other retail chains picking the up and retailing them now as well.

It's San Diego at Place d'Orleans.
And as said, they ask for ID, and take down your coordinates. They will not sell to anyone under 18, and they check pretty well as they are used to idiots who want to buy knoves and swords.

It good to hear they are asking for proof of age, unfortunately with it being in there I can see more parents buying them for their kids still (more so then Crappy Tire and Wallworld as they are most likely more visible (not everyone walks down the gun aisles).

Should be interesting to play some games at the Ottawa fields though with all those around now :P I know its fun shooting at Aqua with his spring shotty when his G36 runs out of ammo.

I don't recall the last time I've seen a 'parent' in there... at least a parent that was over 25 years old. Sigh.

I still owe you a few shots for that WiseOwl.... darn you.

well i think we're fucked i was in a SF not to long ago aside from the dildos (aqua want me to mail u one?) and dumb shit (i.e bongs, shirt and random crap that makes u wunder who buys it) i'm yet to see and airsoft gun of any kind but if i see one i'll make sure to buy it and put it to good use as triple back-up or a boredem pillow shooter. plus i'll make sure i tell the local boys of that so we can buy out the stock to keep johnny dump shit from getting killed.

I told the store owners about the laws for Replicas, basic version. So now if a parent buys it, they know they must supervise it's use at all times. They will also tell buyers those things cant be used in public at all.
The owners will not sell to anyone whom they suspect will simply hand it over to a kid brother/cousin.
The ID/name taking is a big deterrent. So at least I must commend them for trying. They dont just look at your ID, you fill a form.
It's not a perfect system, but to be honest we here face the same problem; parents buying and then letting the kids have them. No real way to prevent that, is there?

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so they just hav a wall of guns eh...
i'm definitely revisiting them for that reason~

.........me? you? pretty well everyone on this board??

Beat me to it damn you Torn...... 8)

Wait a minute? you guys can't be serious... Wallmart gots cheap softairs too!? I mean, Canadian tire has a hunting section but a Wallmart in canada? man... sorry guys, im just surprised here.

our san francisco store went out of bizz. It use to have 2 people underpants and furry handcoufs.

*****SORRY FOR THE DOUBLE POST DIDNT MEAN TO!
 

it is called "airstrike" at walmart. They have shotguns and pistols. I think i might get the pistol because it comes with one of thoes targets that hold the bbs. :D


When my gun still worked my dad when and bought the bbs at walmart for me and when it said check for id she had no idea what for. So most of the people there have no idea what they are.

Cheap airsoft? Sold! Any locations near Toronto?

(Im not being sarcastic either, I want a cheap display piece or two for the basement).

Cheers,
Alex

In Oshawa we have the San Diego. I never go there due to the reason of what they sell

Ok so I've never seen one of these stores before, but seriously, San Francisco??? They named their store after the gayest city in America. Maybe if the store was at Church and Wellesley and they sold dildos and shit then it would make sense. But a dollar store in a bunch of suburbs, that's just stupid. And they sell bongs too? that's just retarded. If I want a bong i'll go to Kensington market, atleast there I can get a bong and if I ask the right questions I can get the shit you put in bongs over the counter. Not exactly legal but that place isn't the most sophisticated area in Toronto. This store sounds like a bunch of bullcrap on sale, no thanks for me.

San Francisco stores are the funniest thing I've ever walked past because everytime I do, I see underage kids in the back of the store flipping through the 'poster displayer' which is basicly full of pornstar posters.

With what SF sells, I think it makes Aqua's and Droc's Top 10 Places to Shop.

San Francisco stores are also a name of a clothing chain, depends on what part of Canada you are in.
Near Ottawa, it's San Diego.
Same store really.

lol, isnt that where you get all your dildos to fire at noobs w/ your m203 aqua?

Shit, I thought San Fransico went out of buisness!

So just how shitty are these items?

Let's see... the magazine on the M4 enjoys falling out. Isn't that cute?

Oh yea, forgot the main reason Im posting....

http://www.pozland.com/airsoft/IMG_1219.JPG
Here's the pistol in box form. As you can see, FILTHY cheap.

http://www.pozland.com/airsoft/IMG_1220.JPG
Somehow I don't trust that 'MSRP'

http://www.pozland.com/airsoft/IMG_1221.JPG
And here she is, yet again.

http://www.pozland.com/airsoft/IMG_1222.JPG
A bit better of a shot

http://www.pozland.com/airsoft/IMG_1223.JPG
HOLY SHITTY QUALITY BATMAN!

http://www.pozland.com/airsoft/IMG_1224.JPG
At least there's one redeeming feature... I needed an emergency light for my car.

http://www.pozland.com/airsoft/IMG_1225.JPG
And onto the big guns... sorta.

http://www.pozland.com/airsoft/IMG_1226.JPG
In the box..
-10 bb's
-magazine
-collapsable stock (which doesn't stay 'out' very well)
-Laser (with dead batteries)
-PEQ (with 2 blue LED's)
-Foregrip (actually can be used on normal rails!)
-'goggles' (ha!)
-2 Chinese branded AA batteries which exploded shortly after I put them into the PEQ... seriously, not to sound racist but what the FUCK is up with shitty Chinese products these days????
-screwdriver & screws (to affix the laser sight & PEQ onto the rails)

http://www.pozland.com/airsoft/IMG_1227.JPG
http://www.pozland.com/airsoft/IMG_1228.JPG
http://www.pozland.com/airsoft/IMG_1229.JPG
Yay.

http://www.pozland.com/airsoft/IMG_1230.JPG
All of the accessories - oh, forgot to list the sling.

http://www.pozland.com/airsoft/IMG_1231.JPG
Super high quality... when there's a lightning bolt going through '555'... you know it's good!

http://www.pozland.com/airsoft/IMG_1232.JPG
http://www.pozland.com/airsoft/IMG_1234.JPG
In all it's glory... well... whatever Glory there is.

http://www.pozland.com/airsoft/IMG_1235.JPG
http://www.pozland.com/airsoft/IMG_1236.JPG


So there you have it.
Top quality shit at rock bottom prices.

i thought shag died with the 70's

:D


There's a SF store in the mall here in Freddy Beach... I'm gonna pop in tomorrow to see if they have any of these beasts.

Aqua, I saw that EXACT same pistol in England at every 'sporting goods' store I could find, they sold for about £5. (about $10 Canadian). I didn't buy one (for obvious reasons), but they were everywhere.

Most stores around Newcastle (UK) were telling me that they were having trouble importing the guns into England lately, so all the "top name" brands were rare and hard to find. They had a lot of CYMA and WELL AEGs though, even a few KJW pistols, almost everything was under £25; the AEGs, the GBBs... most springers were less than £8.

It was sooooo hard not to go crazy and buy it all. lol.

hopefully this will end all of the WELL guns discussions/questions that pop up on this board

That IS a Crosman. I own one, and it IS the EXACT same, except it doesn't have a lazer but a CRAP RDS. Other than that and the box, it's the EXACT same.

Either Crosman is rebranding WELL, likely the Crosman AEG is a WELL too.

Or, they are both rebranding Chinese crap from some unknown company.

It looks like something you would find in a Dollar store. Does that writing at the top of the pistol's box say "The best for 5 and up" ? or is it an 8? :P

The pistol reminds me of the stuff that Canadian Airsoft has for sale on their site. I'm going to swing by the SF tomorrow and see if they happen to have this junk their, so I can laugh at the 'guns' (if you can even call it that) and buy the M-16 and use it as a club when I play.

I got one of their M4 copies, just for shits. And it IS crap. But I had to see how crappy they were just to prove that all the newbies who think it's good are deluding themselves.

It claims an adjustable hopup even. I'll be damned if I can find an adjustment system.

The batteries, all 4, were toast.

The laser is a good 3 feet off point of aim, no matter what you do.

The RIS grip is loose.

Almost everything is cheap plastic, with molding errors everywhere.

If anyone brings those to a game, I hope you guys line up to laugh.

Hahah Sigma pistol... wow those look cheap.

I really love the "Haute Qualite Billes", Billes hahah that means marbles...sigh but who am I to complain, id prolly be happy to get my hands on one of those (which I won't).

EDIT
Good job with the pictures though

To us? Yes. To kids and anyone who's unaware of the existence of good airsoft, it's the coolest thing EVER.

Aqua,
Thanks for the pics, hell looks like an interesting wall hanger to me! How much was the M4 (hard to make out the price tag). Did they have anything else?

Cheers,
Alex

my batteries of the laser also exploded after a bit of use
but the best thing i found with these spring pistols is that the slide exposes the bb when pulled back like in gbb's
thats a lot cooler than the kwc ones which doesn't even have an opening

ancorp, the M4 is about $45 at the Ottawa store.

Hey I resent that, some chinese knockoff stuff is good quality, to list a few: Addidas, The North Front, Nikee, Swiss Geer.

Sure their not as good as their real counterparts, but you can't beat the prices vs quality of these items, (if i wanted to buy a $1500 shipley suit I could go to china to get a $50 shipley suit which isn't as good quality but at least I saved $1450 and I'm only using this suit like 10 times anyways).

Knock off crap is still... well... knoced off CRAP

Thanks Graylocks.
Well thats not bad of a price for the Canadian market... still quite pricey for a toy gun like plastic moulds, and a bunch of springs... ;)

Cheers!
Alex

I had $40 to toss away, and honestly that's what I did.
It's useless except for a conversation (giggle) piece, or a perfect example of what not to buy.

and how much would you have spent on the ticket?

And after a quick trip to the local 'Wholesale Sport' store, I noticed they had a bunch of those clear mini MP5's, a few clear MP5K springers AND 3 of the clearn M4A1's. One thing I didn't know until I looked at is that the M4 is that even though it's an electric soft-air rifle, it runs off a gravity-fed magazine (the bb's are held in the 'scope') and the battery (an ugly looking one like you'd see in an R/C car - basically a big square) is held in the magazine which is also clear.

They really look like total crap but for those of you who are into that sorta thing (I know there's a few of you on here who are), they appear to be a 'steal' of a deal. The MP5K is $55 and the M4 is $75. Go hard!

hahah. gotta love clear-soft ,eh? TM EBBs are as far as I'll go(in terms of "giggle pieces")... I hope >_O;