The concept of sale escapes Cabela's

**Glenn E. Meyer** · November 17, 2012, 09:13 PM

Having some gift cards to Cabela's, I go to their site to see if there are ammo sales.

Here's a great deal.

Remington® UMC Mega Pack Pistol Ammunition

Regular Price: $65.99 - $104.99
Sale Price: $65.99 - $104.99

Quite a few other sales like that - har, har , har.

After seeing that they advertise guns which they only have 4 of in the whole country, what does one expect?

chiefr · November 19, 2012, 11:17 AM

Seems every other day, Cabelas send me emails of sale items. Plus a sales catalog every other week. IMHO they are overpriced. I quit buying from them many years ago.
Having gift cards is another story, like use it or lose it.

Reminds me of a B-day gift certificate from Gander Mountain a few years back. I have long avoided GM due to exorbitant prices and poor customer service thus redeeming my gift certificate was an ambivalent experiance. I ended up buying smokeless powder for around $35 a pound.

jmortimer · November 19, 2012, 11:55 AM

Hopefully it was a typo, but I like Cabelas

**Glenn E. Meyer** · November 19, 2012, 05:31 PM

I soured on Cabela's when I found that they were advertising guns that they did not have in stock on their internets ads. In fact, when I pushed them, they had only 4 in the whole country. I suggested that it was not right to advertise them. They disagreed. I said it was bait and switch. After several interchanges, you might think they could did one up for me. Nope.

Also, I had cargo pants that fell apart very quickly and they said that was normal wear - BS. Wouldn't make good on them either - as compared to LLBean, for ex.

myg30 · November 23, 2012, 11:41 AM

I too think they are over priced. Some guys dont price shop, they just buy what they want. Bass pro is another one that is to high on guns, reloading powders etc.. Gander mtn., I cant afford to look at their catalogs or go into one of their stores.
Thank goodness we have choises, buy where we want and spend where we want.
Black friday deals are a joke ! Mostly !

Mike

johnwilliamson062 · November 24, 2012, 12:10 PM

For a while I really liked them. The retail experience they offer in their stores is pretty good.

I have a credit card from them and as a result they send me e-mailswith items before they go on sale to the general public or are put in the bargain cave. Items in this flier are the only thing I have ever found they are competitive on. The interest rate on the credit card is also 9.99% Can't complain about that.

JWT · November 24, 2012, 10:07 PM

I enjoy browsing in their stores but never buy anything. Their prices tend to be truly ridiculous.

If you have a Sportsmans Warehouse they have much better pricing than either Bass Pro or Cabela.

noelf2 · November 27, 2012, 04:55 PM

I only buy from Cabelas when I can combine cabelas visa rewards with free shipping or a "$30 off purchase of $150" or the like. Doing that, I've gotten some pretty sweet deals.

spacecoast · November 28, 2012, 08:23 AM

Same as noelf2 here... their regular prices are high, but when I have a gift card, qualify for free shipping and shop their sale prices the deals come out pretty good. I also like the free container they include with bulk ammo purchases, I have four of them now.

langenc · November 29, 2012, 11:31 PM

Free shipping on everything now till Christmas and maybe a few days after..

November 17, 2012, 09:13 PM	#1
Glenn E. Meyer Staff Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 13,152	The concept of sale escapes Cabela's Having some gift cards to Cabela's, I go to their site to see if there are ammo sales. Here's a great deal. Remington® UMC Mega Pack Pistol Ammunition Regular Price: $65.99 - $104.99 Sale Price: $65.99 - $104.99 Quite a few other sales like that - har, har , har. After seeing that they advertise guns which they only have 4 of in the whole country, what does one expect? __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. http://www.teddytactical.com/archive...05_Feature.htm Being an Academic Shooter http://www.teddytactical.com/archive...11_Feature.htm Being an Active Shooter

November 19, 2012, 05:31 PM	#4
Glenn E. Meyer Staff Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 13,152	I soured on Cabela's when I found that they were advertising guns that they did not have in stock on their internets ads. In fact, when I pushed them, they had only 4 in the whole country. I suggested that it was not right to advertise them. They disagreed. I said it was bait and switch. After several interchanges, you might think they could did one up for me. Nope. Also, I had cargo pants that fell apart very quickly and they said that was normal wear - BS. Wouldn't make good on them either - as compared to LLBean, for ex. __________________ NRA, TSRA, IDPA, NTI, Polite Soc. http://www.teddytactical.com/archive...05_Feature.htm Being an Academic Shooter http://www.teddytactical.com/archive...11_Feature.htm Being an Active Shooter

November 24, 2012, 12:10 PM	#6
johnwilliamson062 Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 6,108	For a while I really liked them. The retail experience they offer in their stores is pretty good. I have a credit card from them and as a result they send me e-mailswith items before they go on sale to the general public or are put in the bargain cave. Items in this flier are the only thing I have ever found they are competitive on. The interest rate on the credit card is also 9.99% Can't complain about that. __________________ $0 of an NRA membership goes to legislative action or court battles. Not a dime. Only money contributed to the NRA-ILA or NRA-PVF. Of course, you could just donate to the Second Amendment Foundation I was feeling pretty good, then I looked around and realized I am not swimming or on fire.

November 27, 2012, 04:55 PM	#8
noelf2 Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2008 Location: Stafford, VA Posts: 1,318	I only buy from Cabelas when I can combine cabelas visa rewards with free shipping or a "$30 off purchase of $150" or the like. Doing that, I've gotten some pretty sweet deals. __________________ This message and signature were both made using 100% recycled electrons.

November 28, 2012, 08:23 AM	#9
spacecoast Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: Sunshine and Keystone States Posts: 3,405	Same as noelf2 here... their regular prices are high, but when I have a gift card, qualify for free shipping and shop their sale prices the deals come out pretty good. I also like the free container they include with bulk ammo purchases, I have four of them now. __________________ My guns include S&W and Colt revolvers, Colt and Ruger pistols, Remington 870 shotgun, Henry and Marlin .22LR rifles, Hi-Point 9mm carbine and Lancaster Arms AK. I reload handgun rounds with a Lee hand press, over 18K rounds since Nov. 2009 with nary a squib nor kaboom.

November 19, 2012, 11:17 AM	#2
chiefr Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2010 Location: AR Posts: 776	Seems every other day, Cabelas send me emails of sale items. Plus a sales catalog every other week. IMHO they are overpriced. I quit buying from them many years ago. Having gift cards is another story, like use it or lose it. Reminds me of a B-day gift certificate from Gander Mountain a few years back. I have long avoided GM due to exorbitant prices and poor customer service thus redeeming my gift certificate was an ambivalent experiance. I ended up buying smokeless powder for around $35 a pound.

November 19, 2012, 11:55 AM	#3
jmortimer Junior member Join Date: January 24, 2010 Location: South West Riverside County California Posts: 2,765	Hopefully it was a typo, but I like Cabelas

November 23, 2012, 11:41 AM	#5
myg30 Member Join Date: January 20, 2009 Location: Middle TN. Posts: 29	I too think they are over priced. Some guys dont price shop, they just buy what they want. Bass pro is another one that is to high on guns, reloading powders etc.. Gander mtn., I cant afford to look at their catalogs or go into one of their stores. Thank goodness we have choises, buy where we want and spend where we want. Black friday deals are a joke ! Mostly ! Mike

November 24, 2012, 10:07 PM	#7
JWT Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,824	I enjoy browsing in their stores but never buy anything. Their prices tend to be truly ridiculous. If you have a Sportsmans Warehouse they have much better pricing than either Bass Pro or Cabela.

November 29, 2012, 11:31 PM	#10
langenc Senior Member Join Date: August 19, 2007 Location: Montmorency Co, MI Posts: 1,187	Free shipping on everything now till Christmas and maybe a few days after..