Dick’s customer service drove me away long ago, when they still carried guns. I went for camping and hiking gear then, and the stores gradually had fewer and fewer staff who knew anything, more and more bored teens behind the register. They closed their climbing wall and reduced the quality of outdoor gear.
Cabelas is going the same route. The Red Head clothes are nowhere near as good as their old line of outdoor clothes, and the gun section is shrinking.
They are struggling with the internet as all retailers are, last time I was in one I was looking for a turkey call. The idiot was trying to sell me a duck call because he didn’t know where the turkey cals were.
End up they didn’t have any, seasonal item. Turkey season was in two weeks.
As far as I'm concerned they went out if business when they screwed everyone on the Black Friday Remington 700 deal about 15 years ago. Haven't been to one since.
I refuse to step foot in known antigun supporting businesses. I wish other supposed "pro gun" folks would do the same. We are ur own worst enemies by supporting these companies with our money.
Dick’s started out as a small hometown hunting and fishing store in Binghamton NY, close to where I grew up. It was THE place to go for outdoor sports and the locals were proud of it when Dicks started to grow into more and more local stores. Eventually they got big and moved Corporate offices to Pittsburgh.
I see Dicks now as having abandoned their legacy of hunters and outdoor sportsmen, which is where my disappointment lies. I no longer shop there and haven’t since Sandy Hook and their reaction to it.
Dick’s started out as a small hometown hunting and fishing store in Binghamton NY, close to where I grew up. It was THE place to go for outdoor sports and the locals were proud of it when Dicks started to grow into more and more local stores. Eventually they got big and moved Corporate offices to Pittsburgh.
I see Dicks now as having abandoned their legacy of hunters and outdoor sportsmen, which is where my disappointment lies. I no longer shop there and haven’t since Sandy Hook and their reaction to it.
I need to research more on background on companies like that... I never really liked shopping there, went more for sporting goods stuff, bought my 10/22 takedown there years ago because it was a NH store, tax free, and they gave me a good deal cause it was a closeout and had a scuff on the stock.
I bought ammo there maybe half dozen times when they had bricks of .22lr for like $30 back in the dryer years, otherwise, I just don't like the stores that much. I hate to say, I'd rather give my money to walmart.
I still love cabelas and bass pro for the sheer variety, and they're fun stores to go to. always well staffed and friendly people as well
I went to the local P%icks to find a miniature leatherman walked in turned around and walked out with no intention of returning,this was before their being stupid.
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