That still leaves 118 hours in a week to return a call or send an email. Just common courtesy imho.
I'm sorry, No one is perfect and some people have a life outside of work and bowling...
As I stated before, in the past, I've gone out of my way to help bowlers here find tough to locate NIB old stock. I don't work for Dave and this isn't something that Dave is set up to deal with.
He runs one of the largest volume pro shops in the state and does not need to sell equipment over the internet or phone to remain competitive.
Former Exempt, if you or your buddy want customer service for internet sales feel free to stick to online retailers since that's what they are structured to deal with. I see hard to find balls on eBay all the time...
Mr. O'Connell, your shop is listed on Facebook, so I'm sure your business practices are going to be structured differently than Mr. Spohn's since he is not actively online to the same extent you are.