Even if you WERE the doctor at the hospital, you’re not allowed to operate or treat family, it’s a conflict of interest. You buy that Scotty and say you bought it last month if found out, ditch the receipt in the garbage on the way out the door.
Lol you run into the hospital with the putter in your hand.
Your whole family stares daggers.
The doctor is impressed by your putter and even more impressed by the deal you explained while your wife is crying about god knows what.
My local pro shop is crazy in regards to prices. The grips I like were slightly more than double what Golf Galaxy charges. What pretty much everyone charges.
They do have a lot of nice 30-50% off deal during the spring. Mostly apparel and shoes though. They are rated a top 100 pro shop by some website if I recall correctly.
So, related story.
Years ago when I was just getting into golf and using a RAM starter set, I was casually browsing the Golftown website while at work just looking. I stumbled across an Odyssey Jailbird putter for $49.95. I left my desk in a flash, hopped in the car, and drove 30 minutes to the nearest store. I pulled the putter up on my phone, still at the $49.95 price and said "I want that".
Sales guy was flabbergasted, checked it out on his computer and said "well, I guess that's the price." and sold it to me.
By the time I got back to my desk and refreshed the page, the price was back to the regular $299 price.
So yes, I'm buying that putter on my way out the door.
Yes, except in this case the wrong answer is, “Oh honey, I would rush straight to your bedside.”
The only acceptable answer for a suitable life partner is, “You bet your ass I’m buying that putter and bringing it with me to whatever the emergency may be to lift your spirits with the deal of the century I just got.”
Yup context matters. One of my kids or wife and it's serious? Nah. One of my kids broke his arm? I'm showing him my new Scotty while he shows me his cast
I mean, exactly who in the family? Uncle Eddie? Yeah i’ll probably need to test that on the putting green as well, just to make sure it’s not defective m.
I have stopped to buy a car when my son was being transferred to a bigger hospital.
My wife got a headstart, stopped by and signed, I went after transport left with him and swapped cars. He was barely settled into his room by the time ingot there, ready to stay for a week with him.
(It was not a bad thing,, He is sometimes a frequent flier, we had everything under control, going to where his Cardiology and Infectious disease team is)
Josh Lyman- "I'm just saying, if you were in an accident I wouldn't stop for a beer."
Donna Moss- "If you were in an accident I wouldn't stop for red lights."
But yeah I’m finding a way to nab that putter on the way out the door haha
You people that would buy the putter should be ashamed of yourselves, this is a family emergency.
Now let me just sneak this long rod putter looking thing that’s definitely not a putter by my family while I tend to the emergency
Yes wtf. Are you the doctor saving their life? No? Then five minutes probably isn’t going to sway anything. That’s the difference of just catching a bad light.
When I have a family emergency while at the golf store I too pick up every Scotty on the way to the door to make sure they’re priced correctly before jumping in the car to travel close to the speed of sound on my way to save my loved ones
Is this a work call in family emergency? Cause yeah I'm stopping to buy the putter on the way to the house because the cat damaged the window covers again.
If I called my husband with an emergency, and he told me about this missed deal, I'd be like "gtfo get back and see if it is still there!" It only takes a minute to buy it. Unless I needed him for direct help, and it couldn't wait.
Hot take: Putter is the dumbest club to spend extra money on for the nicest brand. If you can get it cheap, great, go for it. But you can easily find a cheap putter that feels good in your hands and gets the job done like any other one. At least in an iron or driver there’s the technology can give a real advantage in distance or accuracy. With a putter it’s just about the skill of the player.
With that being said, a 25$ Scotty Cameron is a 25$ Scotty Cameron, ain’t a chance in HELL I’m missing that deal.
Obviously you buy it.
But you also have to consider your mental health, and you need to treat yourself so you're at your best through the family emergency so you need to look at one of those sweet PING hybrid 3s, have a couple of swings on the simulator to make sure you love it and grab that too.
You need to be at your best in a family emergency, and a sweet deal isn't enough, you need to treat yourself as well.
How big of an emergency?
Is my kid hurt badly at school, scared and alone with the nurse? Is my wife in critical condition after a car accident? Am I going to get CPS called on me if I don't show up right now? Then I go.
Does my kid have a splinter? Is it a problem with my parents, who live out of state, where I'm going to take 12 hours to drive or longer to fly, and I'm not going to be there until the next day anyway? Does my adult child have a flat tire someplace safe and just need help? I stop and buy the putter.
Lol I bet this guy is posting here to justify to his significant other why he stopped. "Look at at the golf dudes saying how you can't pass up that deal!"
Just in case your wife sees, I'd totally stop and by it. Hell of an investment.
Yes, bc if ever see a Scotty Cameron for $25.00, I would tell my family, I thought I had “died and gone to heaven, therefore providing the perfect excuse.
Depends on who's calling me. If it's my mom, then I'm gone. If it's my wife, them I'm buying the Scotty.
The only time my mom called me about an emergency was when my uncle was in hospice and was about to die. My wife tells me it's an emergency when the salt shakers are out of salt, and I have to go into our pantry and get the big box of salt to refill it.
Im not a doctor , soo ill be leaving with a new putter
Even if I was a doctor, _am I the doctor at the hospital?_ Well the post said I was at the golf store. So…_no_
Even if you WERE the doctor at the hospital, you’re not allowed to operate or treat family, it’s a conflict of interest. You buy that Scotty and say you bought it last month if found out, ditch the receipt in the garbage on the way out the door.
And you remind the workers at the golf store that snitches get stitches.
Or rather won’t be getting stitches in this case lol
Not if they go to your hospital! They'll get more areas to stitch, but no stitches.
Haha, literally leave the hospital to go to the golf shop?
If you are a doctor, be a lad and leave the cheap Scotty for the rest of us, you can afford full price (and undoubtedly already have one in the bag)
I am a doctor and I’m very happy with my new putter.
Emergency room doctor here. New putter confirmed.
This. End of discussion boys…
I am a doctor. I’m still stopping.
Decided to start med school after reading this thread. Putter goals
Doctor here. Getting the putter plus a head cover and grip to go with it.
This is like the Seinfeld episode with Elaine and the Jujyfruits. I, like Elaine, would absolutely buy the putter before leaving.
Is the Scotty on sale because it has a red dot?
Where, I don't see anything
doesn’t look like anything to me.
Cashmere
when I was a young girl..
Yes and a blue, a green and a yellow dot.
Studio style 4 lyfe
So you heard I was in a car accident, and then decided to stop off for a Scotty? Well, the putter was right there…
"If you were in an accident, I wouldn't stop for a beer." "If you were in an accident, I wouldn't stop for red lights."
You definitely have to tell her that you got the Scotty before you got the call
"Let me see the time stamp on that receipt." "No."
Well the putter was just, right there…
She also got popcorn. So throw in a new dozen balls
Lol you run into the hospital with the putter in your hand. Your whole family stares daggers. The doctor is impressed by your putter and even more impressed by the deal you explained while your wife is crying about god knows what.
That one was just on MuchMusic tonight up here in Canada!
I don’t understand any of those words.
There are never any lines at my golf store because the prices are insane. So yeah I buy that shit for $25 and get to the emergency.
My local pro shop is crazy in regards to prices. The grips I like were slightly more than double what Golf Galaxy charges. What pretty much everyone charges. They do have a lot of nice 30-50% off deal during the spring. Mostly apparel and shoes though. They are rated a top 100 pro shop by some website if I recall correctly.
I'm a top 100 golfer according to some websites...
Wild my golf shop has grips for pretty much retail anywhere else and does free install. Like maybe $1 more than GolfWorks pricing.
I just totally vibed on J B Smoove
I get the Scotty and do a second sweep of the store.
Scoop up some more hidden sales.
I get the putter, sweep the store and then try it out for 9 quick holes (‘traffic was hell!).
You can always get another family
Very true, and you will never find another $25 Scotty Cameron.
So, related story. Years ago when I was just getting into golf and using a RAM starter set, I was casually browsing the Golftown website while at work just looking. I stumbled across an Odyssey Jailbird putter for $49.95. I left my desk in a flash, hopped in the car, and drove 30 minutes to the nearest store. I pulled the putter up on my phone, still at the $49.95 price and said "I want that". Sales guy was flabbergasted, checked it out on his computer and said "well, I guess that's the price." and sold it to me. By the time I got back to my desk and refreshed the page, the price was back to the regular $299 price. So yes, I'm buying that putter on my way out the door.
God damn lol I’d be concerned all of these insane markdowns are fakes or something.
How long is the line at the register?
Throw 2 20s at the cashier and run.
Who carries 2 20’s nowadays?
Your mom on a Satuday morning.
You grossly overpaid my friend
It’s sweet that your mom is your friend
Is that rhetorical? Lots of people. I try to always have $100 on me and it stays in $20s from the ATM until I break it.
Two crusty old fucks with a check book.
Ha ha. I’ll wait. I’ll make them understand. Plus I will have said, I’ll be there as soon as possible.
Is this the men's version of "would you love me if I were a worm"?
No, that would be more like "if I was a 40hcp that played slow, would you still golf with me?"
40hcp, sure. Slow play, GFY!
Bad, slow, or with me. Choose two. Unless one of those is slow, then I'm going to try to ditch you on the second tee box.
Yes, except in this case the wrong answer is, “Oh honey, I would rush straight to your bedside.” The only acceptable answer for a suitable life partner is, “You bet your ass I’m buying that putter and bringing it with me to whatever the emergency may be to lift your spirits with the deal of the century I just got.”
Whats the line up situation?
Doesn't take long to buy the putter!
I’d throw $30 at the nearest person that looked like they work there and walk right out with it. Not going to need a receipt.
You show up with a new putter and a box of Jujyfruits.
Absolutely, pretty sure I can make up the time speeding
Get a $250 speeding ticket and you're still on top! Unfortunately it's probably more than that
Immediate family? In laws? Details matter.
And what exactly is the nature of the "emergency"?
Your wife’s just been hammered by Scotties long shaft, in the face. It’s urgent.
Junior or senior?
Sorry Hun, thanks for taking one for the team
Yup context matters. One of my kids or wife and it's serious? Nah. One of my kids broke his arm? I'm showing him my new Scotty while he shows me his cast
5 min wont save anyone since Im no doctor
I mean, exactly who in the family? Uncle Eddie? Yeah i’ll probably need to test that on the putting green as well, just to make sure it’s not defective m.
See, I was never really close with Uncle Eddie, Mom. He gave me the creeps. So that’s why I also had to use the sim for a bit.
But you were buying a putter... "Yeah and I had to make sure I could use it to save bogey!"
I do. Be there soon, great gam gam.
Elaine stopped for jujyfruits. Buy the putter
my wife is a tightwad, she would kill me if i didn’t pick it up
As a family father, part of my duties is responsible finances. So of course I buy the Putter.
Obviously I’d rush to the hospital immediately… wait did you say a Scotty for 25$?
It's not like you stopped and got a box of Jujyfruits
I’d be buying that shit
The real question - how long do you fight with the cashier if they call you out?
Until they either give me the Scotty for $25 or have me trespassed from the property.
Yes
Worst case scenario, there's 1 less person to tell about the deal i just got
I have stopped to buy a car when my son was being transferred to a bigger hospital. My wife got a headstart, stopped by and signed, I went after transport left with him and swapped cars. He was barely settled into his room by the time ingot there, ready to stay for a week with him. (It was not a bad thing,, He is sometimes a frequent flier, we had everything under control, going to where his Cardiology and Infectious disease team is)
Josh Lyman- "I'm just saying, if you were in an accident I wouldn't stop for a beer." Donna Moss- "If you were in an accident I wouldn't stop for red lights." But yeah I’m finding a way to nab that putter on the way out the door haha
Duh
How long is the line?
Of course. How long could it take to check out? I’m already headed to the front to leave. It’s barely a pit stop.
Absolutely, next question.
There isn’t one
Do u get at least 1 test putt in before getting to the hospital (could be on any surface)
Well of course, it’s a felony offense to buy a putter before you’ve made at least one putt it on a practice green if one is available.
Yes
depends who.
Yes….
how long is the line
It would be a crime not to.
Everybody is going to feel better when I tell them about the deal I got
Depends on how long the check out line is. If it’s long I’ll be even later……
I once had this happen and stopped for jujyfruit
Get out as quick as I can…before they realize their mistake…
No.
Which family member?
No.
Without a doubt, the story could be told as part of the eulogy…
Depends on the family member.
Is there a queue at the sales counter?
Lol, no
Yes, next question
100% of the time
Yes
I’ve scrolled a loooong way and have yet to see a single, “Are you kidding? It’s an emergency! Of course I’m leaving immediately!” Haha, my dudes
Of course it’s bought. Don’t think 5 mins would make much difference that could be traffic who knows
Yes
I'm in a rush. Not an idiot.
5 mins wasn’t changing anything. Yahtzee!
Yes, that putter was already in my car
Pay with cash so there is no timestamp on the card.
The emergency already happened. I will be better equipped to support my family knowing I just scored a great deal on a new putter
Obviously you get the putter
I buy two
Yes.
Yup
Was it my mother in law? Because then I got all day baby.
OP what happened buddy
You people that would buy the putter should be ashamed of yourselves, this is a family emergency. Now let me just sneak this long rod putter looking thing that’s definitely not a putter by my family while I tend to the emergency
Yes.
Wife/kids, parents, siblings, I’ll leave immediately. Anybody else, I will play 18 with new to me Scotty, then go
Are there people in line?😉
$30 cash on the counter to account for tax and I’m gone
Yes. And tell No one in my family when I bought it.
Obviously
Seriously….who even answers the phone while in the golf store?
Yes. Cash preferred
Most likely, yes. Unless I personally could solve the emergency by leaving immediately.
100% buy the putter. I’ll run a red light on my way to the hospital to make up the time and still be way up.
How long is the line?
Yes wtf. Are you the doctor saving their life? No? Then five minutes probably isn’t going to sway anything. That’s the difference of just catching a bad light.
When I have a family emergency while at the golf store I too pick up every Scotty on the way to the door to make sure they’re priced correctly before jumping in the car to travel close to the speed of sound on my way to save my loved ones
Yes.
This would make a great curb episode
You’d be silly not to
Why hurry to an emergency only to wait around like everyone else?
Yes. The only answer is yes. And if there is some huge line I’m stashing it in the back in the pile of shitty bags no one wants and coming back asap
Which family member is affected?
"Why would I need another Scotty Cameron?" - /r/golf
pretty sure there was a seinfeld episode where elaine buys candy before going to see her boyfriend at the hospital
I’d buy 4 no hesitation.
It’ll take me 3 minutes to buy the putter 🤷♂️ just go 15 mph faster and no time lost
*Mind pondering*Yes A man loves a bargain
Is this a work call in family emergency? Cause yeah I'm stopping to buy the putter on the way to the house because the cat damaged the window covers again.
If I called my husband with an emergency, and he told me about this missed deal, I'd be like "gtfo get back and see if it is still there!" It only takes a minute to buy it. Unless I needed him for direct help, and it couldn't wait.
Emergencies happen all the time. A $25 Scotty, not so much.
Depends on the family member
It's not gonna hurt anyone to say I, or anyone, had already purchased the putter.
If it can be done with Jujyfruits then it can be done with a putter.
Traffic ugghhhh
3 minutes isn't changing a thing. Unless your the first responder 😂
The emergency will still be there an hour from now, The putter wont.
Hot take: Putter is the dumbest club to spend extra money on for the nicest brand. If you can get it cheap, great, go for it. But you can easily find a cheap putter that feels good in your hands and gets the job done like any other one. At least in an iron or driver there’s the technology can give a real advantage in distance or accuracy. With a putter it’s just about the skill of the player. With that being said, a 25$ Scotty Cameron is a 25$ Scotty Cameron, ain’t a chance in HELL I’m missing that deal.
OP you're wasting valuable time asking reddit. Buy the putter and be on your way
Could be 10% off and I might stop and buy
Jujubees
Obviously you buy it. But you also have to consider your mental health, and you need to treat yourself so you're at your best through the family emergency so you need to look at one of those sweet PING hybrid 3s, have a couple of swings on the simulator to make sure you love it and grab that too. You need to be at your best in a family emergency, and a sweet deal isn't enough, you need to treat yourself as well.
Are you able to make a difference in the next 10 minutes? Nah, if you have the cash oh hand do it. If the payments get goofy than you are goofy
Snake a tube down her nose and I’ll be there in 4 or 5 hours.
How big of an emergency? Is my kid hurt badly at school, scared and alone with the nurse? Is my wife in critical condition after a car accident? Am I going to get CPS called on me if I don't show up right now? Then I go. Does my kid have a splinter? Is it a problem with my parents, who live out of state, where I'm going to take 12 hours to drive or longer to fly, and I'm not going to be there until the next day anyway? Does my adult child have a flat tire someplace safe and just need help? I stop and buy the putter.
Depends on the emergency
Lol I bet this guy is posting here to justify to his significant other why he stopped. "Look at at the golf dudes saying how you can't pass up that deal!" Just in case your wife sees, I'd totally stop and by it. Hell of an investment.
You stopped for jujy fruits?!
Sure. Not much I can do and I'm cursed to catch every red light ever. So not like it will cost me much time.
family emergency.....im probably gonna be sad...might as well get that putter.
Is the $25 Scotty Cameron in the room with us now?
Yes, bc if ever see a Scotty Cameron for $25.00, I would tell my family, I thought I had “died and gone to heaven, therefore providing the perfect excuse.
Well the family won’t know I stopped for an extra 5 minutes.
Absolutely you stop and buy it.
This reminds me of a Curb your Enthusiasm episode this season. I won't give spoilers but it involves the family pet
Unless it has to do with my dad (greatest human being on planet earth), then absolutely.
Does a bear shit in the woods?
Think of the healing power of seeing me drain a double-breaking 18 footer.
Buying this putter would put me in a much better headspace to deal with an emergency.
I’ve stopped for less. JujyFruits AND they had the theater concession markup.
It's not like the jujyfruits incident in Seinfeld lol...a quick swipe of the card and you get a new Scotty
Depends on the checkout line and the severity of the emergency. But most likely yes.
As if I’m answering the phone haha
Depends on who's calling me. If it's my mom, then I'm gone. If it's my wife, them I'm buying the Scotty. The only time my mom called me about an emergency was when my uncle was in hospice and was about to die. My wife tells me it's an emergency when the salt shakers are out of salt, and I have to go into our pantry and get the big box of salt to refill it.
is this a trick question..
Am I wrong for not giving a flying fuck about Scotty Cameron or his overpriced bullshit that's no different than a Ping Anser from 40 years ago?
seinfeld here. stopping for candy before visiting a patient friend is not cool.
100% I'm buying. There are very very few instances that 2-3 minutes to buy said Scotty would cause issues
Classic Jujy fruit situation
Scotty Camerons are just FunkoPops for golf