Cabelas Labor Day Sale.....Meh..

[Rsadams]

I have basically gave up , I went for their last sale and they had nothing on the shelves on a Tuesday or Wednesday... I had more powder and primers than they did... Not even a box of Sierra bullets in a caliber I wanted... As a matter of fact not one thing I needed was on the shelves... Least you could do if you're going to charge that much is have the stuff.... I did find a Savage magazine I needed cheap in the bargain cave... Hard to stay in business if you don't have anything to sell , I wonder if that's Bass pros idea , they bought Cabela's to get their hands on their bank...

 

[Milo 2.0]

If anyone thought the merger or takeover was going to end well for the consumer, enough said. IMO Cabela's started tanking 10 yrs ago, BPS long before. For the last 15 yrs since shooting has really became my only hobby, I have separated my self from Cabela's, they just weren't a specialty store.

It does sadden me to see this, they had good lines of their own clothing in the day. When I fished yr around, and used them heavily, it was rare I did not carry a credit card balance, sometimes way more than a guy should have.

I recall making the pilgrimage to the Sidney store, always fun, going into these satellite stores to me is a PIA. Wasting 45 minutes to an hour to buy a 3 pack of socks is a big time suck.

 

[JFrank]

When I was a kid we had a Wig Wam and a Piggly Wiggly store, they had everything it seemed
They even had a jingle ( you can buy more at the Wig Wam store)
I miss mom and pops stores

 

[bigstick6017555]

Have you ever tried to buy a gun at Cabela's?

Two years ago I went to their store in Hamburg, PA with cash ready to buy a rifle they had advertised. I really wanted the rifle but I wanted to inspect it first. I had to take a number to receive any service. I was number 80 something. They were calling number 50 something at that moment for the next man up. I couldn't even examine the rifle while I waited; I had to wait until my number was called. As I watched a salesman nervously fidget showing a rifle to a potential buyer I left the premises. By the way, this was not a weekend either. Haven't bought anything there since.

Worked out well for me however. I got a Tikka T3 Hunter 308 instead at my local shop which was having a sell. I now deal exclusively with a local gun shop, prices are good, service is excellent and there is no pressure. I use the Cabela's sales notices as toilet paper at the cabin. Great for that.

Cabela's is a great place to visit to see the displays and have lunch but buying a gun there is pure agony; at least it was for me. Also their prices on powder, primers, and bullets are about 20% higher than my local gun shop if Cabela's even has what you want in stock. Then there is their absurd checkout system, standing in line about 100 yards long waiting for the next cashier. Pure agony again. At a 25 mile one way drive to the place the agony increases.

I don't get it - you would think a major chain like them would have excellent management - from what I've seen they don't.

I am from your same area, remember the Army & Navy store on the 5th street hwy. That is what i called re-loader heaven. Sad day when they gave it up

 

[Papa Charlie]

Sad thing, I use to like going to Cabela's. No more.

 

[snert]

I last bought at Cabela's in 2004. Got some decent hunting clothes at the Bear Cave and then they made up for it by stealing me blind on the boots out front.

I have no interest in cheap chinese smokers, pre-packaged sausage, Cabelas koozies, Bass boats that cost more than my house, and 37 variations of the same overpriced plastic stocked factory rifle sold to me by a guy who last worked at Starbucks.

I now buy from boutique sellers, LGS, and from guys here. Mostly guys here. No need to go to the junk store when I can buy used good stuff here from guys who share the interest in quality firearms. I buy my bullets here when someone lists a few leftovers. I like leftovers

 

[Kevin Taylor]

I live in Nebraska, long enough to remember the one Cabela’s in downtown Sidney. Met Dick there, he sold me a tent stove. Live in Kearney now, haven’t been in the local store for over 2 years.

Just not the same.

 

[Uthink Uknow]

What's a Cabela?

 

[chop house]

Since bought out by Bass Pro, I've seen very few good sales at either store.

employees at local store told me that since bps took over a lot of things changed: their employee discount was no longer offered on the shooting/hunting side of the store. the $20 off $150 coupons i could get anytime i walked in the door are no longer offered. and cs has taken a hit also, imo.

if there is one piece of shooting related advice... don't bother -ever- with the $179 padded folding shooting bench. I got one some time back for $99 and hate it even at that price!!

 

[Nature Boy]

Sounds like Cabela’s is filling the gap left by Gander Mountain’s demise. Over priced, understaffed and low inventory. Not a roadmap for success

 

[shoot4fun]

I live in Nebraska, long enough to remember the one Cabela’s in downtown Sidney. Met Dick there, he sold me a tent stove. Live in Kearney now, haven’t been in the local store for over 2 years.

Just not the same.

I've been in the stores in Kearney and Sidney. It seems that the Cabela's people wanted to make a better impression everywhere but their home state of NE. I have long preferred Cablea's merchandise and people over BP. I lived less than two miles from BP for ten years and doubt I made ten trips in there for my personal shopping (more for my industry employer). The Cabela's stores in my territory were always much easier to deal with. They always were more willing to make use of the resources I had to offer.

 

[bobinpa]

You can sum it all up with one word...... GREED

 

[spencerhenry]

I used to buy a ton of stuff from cabelas, hardly ever from bass pro. But, their quality on clothes and especially boots started going down hill a long time ago. I still use their credit card, its a really good card, but is going away in the next few months.
I have hundreds of dollars in "points" and I struggle to find something worth buying, especially when I can buy it for 30% less from someone else.

 

[Texas10]

Sounds like Cabela’s is filling the gap left by Gander Mountain’s demise. Over priced, understaffed and low inventory. Not a roadmap for success

Locally here, just outside of Austin, TX, I've seen Sportsman's Warehouse, Gander Mountain and Cheaper Than Dirt stores open and then close a few years later. In the case of CTD, close after only 6 months. Dicks has merged with Field And Stream and has new stores side by side nearby, and I suspect will be closing one of the two within a year. And this in an above average income area. I see a lot of Teslas, Lamborghinis, Ferrari's, and Land Rovers as well as the usual plethora of Mercedes.

So what's going on? Answer: a generation of video game kids who never spent an afternoon out in nature. They don't shoot, hunt, fish, fly, hike, bike, swim or even observe. They just stare at their phones...for hours.

 

[Immike]

I went there a couple weeks ago with gift cards, searching for something around $100. Left with vortex 10x32 binoculars for $99. Not excited as I was when they opened and bass pro was already off my list. The personnel are really nice but those prices....
If it wasn’t for gift cards I think they would be struggling.

 

[K22]

I am from your same area, remember the Army & Navy store on the 5th street hwy. That is what i called re-loader heaven. Sad day when they gave it up

I sure do remember, it was a sad day when they closed. I bought several rifles there and all my reloading supplies. Now I have to travel to Lebanon to get my reloading supplies but it's worth the drive, their prices are good and they almost never run out of supplies unless there is a political scare. If you want the name of the shop PM me and I give it to you.

 

[Rsadams]

Locally here, just outside of Austin, TX, I've seen Sportsman's Warehouse, Gander Mountain and Cheaper Than Dirt stores open and then close a few years later. In the case of CTD, close after only 6 months. Dicks has merged with Field And Stream and has new stores side by side nearby, and I suspect will be closing one of the two within a year. And this in an above average income area. I see a lot of Teslas, Lamborghinis, Ferrari's, and Land Rovers as well as the usual plethora of Mercedes.

So what's going on? Answer: a generation of video game kids who never spent an afternoon out in nature. They don't shoot, hunt, fish, fly, hike, bike, swim or even observe. They just stare at their phones...for hours.

I also live outside Austin , the store in Buda is going down fast.... It was a ghost town last time I was there during their last sale and they had nothing on the shelves.... Gander mountain was a joke....

 

[#40Fan]

But, you can get a 6.5 quart fish fryer for under $30!

Just saw a commercial for Cabelas.

 

[Dos XX]

I do like that they aren't afraid of wearing their second amendment pants.

I was there a few weeks ago and there was a large table set up right in the entrance with a large banner saying,"Join The NRA". There were two guys manning the table. Earlier this year, they were advertising on tv for their Second Amendment Week Sale.

I am not fond of the bassification of the store either.

 

[muleman69]

I used to buy a ton of stuff from cabelas, hardly ever from bass pro. But, their quality on clothes and especially boots started going down hill a long time ago. I still use their credit card, its a really good card, but is going away in the next few months.
I have hundreds of dollars in "points" and I struggle to find something worth buying, especially when I can buy it for 30% less from someone else.

WOW I hear you, have lots of points but what to use them on? Over priced Items PLUS shipping