A**hat policy at Cabela's ('n Bass Pro)
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I have not been to either place in years, dont really like big crowds, first I am hearing of the Bass take over. It was fun as mentioned to take the kids when they were small.
Stop by Sportsman's occasionally to grab some one offs I dont want to order off the inter web.
Stop by Sportsman's occasionally to grab some one offs I dont want to order off the inter web.
Ballistic Therapy
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I have only been to Cabelas once and that was because I met someone in the parking lot to make a gun sale.
I have never been to Bass Pro.
It looks like I haven't missed anything.
Almost all of my purchases are either private sales or online.
Every once in awhile I will stop at a gun store if I am driving by and look around.
There is nothing I really want or need so I don't spend much time looking around.
I have never been to Bass Pro.
It looks like I haven't missed anything.
Almost all of my purchases are either private sales or online.
Every once in awhile I will stop at a gun store if I am driving by and look around.
There is nothing I really want or need so I don't spend much time looking around.
They have become a joke. Bass pro always was except for the fishing section. Kinda sad to see Cabela's fall down, but it's half way to LA for me anyways.
There's a tipping point for companies when they get big. They trash what they do, why they do it and who they did it for.
There's a tipping point for companies when they get big. They trash what they do, why they do it and who they did it for.
As a kid growing up in Nebraska it was always a treat to go to the original (and only) Cabela's. It wasn't a shrine to testosterone like today. Their bargain basement could keep you busy for hours. I'm sorry to see it grow so much and fall to Bass Pro. It used to be a shop folks would drive to from miles away.
Bass pro really messed it up..nice scopes for a good price in the bargain cave, coupons that you could use on Firearms, being able to try out the trigger on your next gun..all that went away when bass pro bought them out, I’ve heard the same story from a lot of the different older as in seniority employees..only good thing left is a clean bathroom and the fudge shop...
Somebody did a piece on how bad this merge was for the town of Sidney, Nebr. That was our Saturday entertainment, we’d drive in from the Tech. College do our laundry and hit Cabela’s, then top it off with a movie downtownAZ Husker said:
When I lived right off 103rd Ave. & Camelback, I frequented Cabela's quite often. They have many good deals, but you have to know what you're looking for. You can't just blindly walk in and expect to get a good deal. Someone has to pay for all that taxidermy, inventory, and air conditioning. Cabela's pays for their guns up front in cash, and they purchase in very large amounts. Which is why they have several models in stock at good prices, that the mom and pop shops can't even get. Or else put you on a waiting list for.
I purchased several new guns from them at very good prices. Again, you have to watch for sales, and I ALWAYS used the "$50.00 Off" coupon. They will honor it even on many sale items.... Guns included. Now that we've moved to Lake Havasu City, I strictly do the mail order thing. But if I did buy a gun from them, they will ship to several dealers in the area here. So it's not a big deal.
I've also gotten some good deals at Sportsman's Warehouse. I usually avoid both on the weekends, and shopped early in the morning on weekdays. (I'm retired). I've been there on weekday mornings, and except for the employees and a few other retired guys, I was about the only one there.
As far as the whole, "take-a-number" deal. The only time I ever saw it was when the gun counter was really busy on Black Friday, and up until after Christmas on weekends. And you only needed one to buy, not to browse for ammo and gun related items. So it was never an issue, because I only went gun shopping there on weekdays early to avoid all of that. But I will agree that Bass Pro taking it over, certainly did not improve things the least bit.
I purchased several new guns from them at very good prices. Again, you have to watch for sales, and I ALWAYS used the "$50.00 Off" coupon. They will honor it even on many sale items.... Guns included. Now that we've moved to Lake Havasu City, I strictly do the mail order thing. But if I did buy a gun from them, they will ship to several dealers in the area here. So it's not a big deal.
I've also gotten some good deals at Sportsman's Warehouse. I usually avoid both on the weekends, and shopped early in the morning on weekdays. (I'm retired). I've been there on weekday mornings, and except for the employees and a few other retired guys, I was about the only one there.
As far as the whole, "take-a-number" deal. The only time I ever saw it was when the gun counter was really busy on Black Friday, and up until after Christmas on weekends. And you only needed one to buy, not to browse for ammo and gun related items. So it was never an issue, because I only went gun shopping there on weekdays early to avoid all of that. But I will agree that Bass Pro taking it over, certainly did not improve things the least bit.
Crippledtrigger
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How quickly people forget that Bass Pro was anti AR and anti self defensive handgun and didnt carry either till Remington put camo on a hunting AR. Major Zumbo fudd phuktards.
Never forget what they think of you.
Never forget what they think of you.
I bought a Henry Golden Boy there for Mrs. Flash when I found that they were selling them at the cheapest price I could find anywhere on the net. I bought it with Cabela's Bucks so it cost me nothing.
I've also bought 2 Sig P220s from their gun library, one from the one in Glendale and one from the Internet gun library. Both were rock bottom prices for the guns and both guns were in almost unfired condition.
There are deals there, you just have to be patient and look for them.
Edited to add:
Just bought 5 flats of Winchester AA 20 Gauge from Bass pro online. They have them on sale for $8.69 plus Winchester has a $2.00/box rebate so it comes out to $6.69/box which is a very good deal, especially if you reload AAs.
28 gauge and 410 bore are $8.69/box after the sale and rebate. Shipping is FedEx and free.
I've also bought 2 Sig P220s from their gun library, one from the one in Glendale and one from the Internet gun library. Both were rock bottom prices for the guns and both guns were in almost unfired condition.
There are deals there, you just have to be patient and look for them.
Edited to add:
Just bought 5 flats of Winchester AA 20 Gauge from Bass pro online. They have them on sale for $8.69 plus Winchester has a $2.00/box rebate so it comes out to $6.69/box which is a very good deal, especially if you reload AAs.
28 gauge and 410 bore are $8.69/box after the sale and rebate. Shipping is FedEx and free.
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