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Has midway USA become “cabelas done right”?
They carry about everything now. Free shipping.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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Really expanded their offerings over the last few years.
I am MAGA.
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Campfire Tracker
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I don't see them opening retail stores like Cabelas.
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Mary Cabela at a function a couple of years ago. She was heartsick at what had happened to their brand name after the merger. Hopefully, Larry Potterfield can pick up the gauntlet and run with it.
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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Campfire Ranger
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It’s crazy. Was just looking at garmin chart plotters, on midway.
Great sales too. My first stop anymore for optics and reloading.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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I don't see them opening retail stores like Cabelas. They would be better not too.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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I have bought something from them about every 3 weeks for several months now. My last was a Vortex scope and some taps. They remember my birthday every year and give me a nice discount on what ever I buy. It's gotten too easy.
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For liberals and anarchists, power and control is opium, selling envy is the fastest and easiest way to get it. TRR. American conservative. Never trust a white liberal. Malcom X Current NRA member.
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Campfire Ranger
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Mountain House is 25% off btw.
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Midway is building a new facility right now. Will dwarf the old one by a mile. Luckily it’s 5 minutes from my brother’s place. I have him go pick up my orders.
He went over yonder way
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Mary Cabela at a function a couple of years ago. She was heartsick at what had happened to their brand name after the merger. Hopefully, Larry Potterfield can pick up the gauntlet and run with it. Dick and Mary were nice people and AVID hunters and world adventurers. They were in camp ahead or behind me a few times in RSA or Cameroon. J- I know you've spoken with Larry Potterfield several times. I know there are those here that hammer him on shipping costs, but I thank him for keeping many of us shooting. He had an interesting story about trying to keep that Fajen and Bishop brands alive after they failed.
"The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017
"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo
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Campfire Regular
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Mary Cabela at a function a couple of years ago. She was heartsick at what had happened to their brand name after the merger. Hopefully, Larry Potterfield can pick up the gauntlet and run with it. as Mary pocketed the money
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Campfire Sage
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I buy from Midway USA pretty regularly.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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I’d say their business model finally caught up to the times...they’ll only get bigger.
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Been ordering from them for over 8 years, never a complaint.
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Campfire Outfitter
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I sure hope Midway does not build stores. Too much overhead that has to be passed on in prices. I buy from midway half dozen times per year, and mostly on sale/discounted stuff.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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I’d say their business model finally caught up to the times...they’ll only get bigger. Rather spend my money with potterfield than bezos.
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Potterfield has it down. No reason to have retail locations when you can ship correctly. People bitch about shopping costs but most of the time they don’t know what shipping actually costs. It’s not just what the usps or fedex charges, but packaging, time, printing, labeling, and handling. Done correctly it’s not cheap, nor is it easy. We (mainly my wife) box and ship 5-50 orders a day and sometimes that’s all she gets done. We spend A LOT of money on shipping and packaging so I can only imagine what a place like that would be.
Currently, and probably forever more, I’m in the fugg Cabelas crowd. I didn’t like Bass Pro and then they ruined Cabelas. I don’t bother with either now. Scheels is about the only big box outdoor retailer I’ll go in now.
Brick and mortar is great for locals, but Amazon has ruined most of that. I see people in our store checking prices against Amazon, and that’s fine, because they’re almost always the same or cheaper. What chaps my ass is when you hear them say that they’ll just throw it on their order with the other crap they need and get it all delivered. God forbid that you have to actually carry something to the front, or let us do that for you, and support a small business that pays taxes to your town and donates to your kids.
Sorry, I wondered off onto my soapbox, but it’s just a fact of life anymore. Carry on...
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Campfire Kahuna
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They got golf shorts and marshmallow circus peanuts?
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My buying from MidwayUSA has picked up since they started to offer free shipping on $49+ purchases most mid-weeks. Prompt shipping; good order communication. What's not to like? Now, if only USPS would deliver my packages to my address instead of to the house of the same number on a different street! Happens frequently, and I get their stuff, too.
"Keep your mouth shut, work hard. Life is tough. Work through it.” -- Stetson Bennett, Quarterback, Georgia Bulldogs
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The Potterfields have been extremely generous with supporting youth shooting sports. Extremely generous. Check out MidwayUSAFoundation for details.
What you do today is important, you are trading a day in the rest of your life for it.
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