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And I wonder to those guys that forgot the Mom and Pop archery shops/ gun shops etc will wonder where they went if Gander ever closes.:eek:

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I still buy 95% of all my gear from my local pro shop. I'd buy it all there if he had every brand of item I was looking for. Unfortunately he can't stock it all.

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I was at Gander Mountain in Kingston NY recently. I noticed that they really jacked up the prices on all firearms. I'll be shopping somewhere else for sure.

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beleive it or not i got my bow from d i c k s and it was 89 dollars cheaper than gandar. so for now on ill be at dicks i mean most of gandar staff is more educated. but there pricing seems high to me on what i need compared to dicks.

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If and when I buy something for hunting I shop around. I've yet to find anything at Gander that was cheaper then D I C K'S sporting goods. I'd go to Bass Pro in Auburn but really never have the time it takes to drive out there.

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the economy is not good right now,all stores are hurting..
first,all are to expensive..
gm is more expensive than D I C K S,D I C K S is more expensive than wal-mart..

bass pro shop prices are awful,so is cabelas..


all are losers..
then throw in shipping costs,all are in deep trouble..

go into wal-mart and you will find everyone in 1 area..FOOD..

soooooooooooooooooooooooo, a big crash should happen next year in economy,if not sooner............

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OK now I'm done with Gander Mountain. I went to get one of those Steel Skull Plate thingys for and old set of antlers I had. I forget the proper name for them. Anyway they had either white painted or polished steel. I opted for the steel one. They were both hanging side by side with 19.95 tags haning under each one. There was also a large box over head with the same picture, name ect on it but was for some reason 35.00. So I grabbed one from the rack where it said 19.95 and proceeded to the checkout. 2 lines open one was the return desk and the other was cashing people out. After waiting 10 minutes I get rung up and she says %$.00 and some odd cents. I got a couple ohter things. I asked how much it was for the mount kit and she said 35.00. I told her that the tags both said 19.95. She replied ... No not this one. I said forget it I don't want it for that 35.00. She gave me an attitude and litterally threw the item across the counted ( this thing is steel now) and hit some other stuf that people obviusly didn't want and knocked over about 3 or 4 items on the floor. By this tme there was about 6 people behind me all wondering what the heck just happened. I won't spend another dime atGander Mountain.

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I start price shopping at the 2 locally owned shops and then campare prices with DSG and Gander. If the price is close (within a few bucks) and they have what I want, then the local guy wins.If there is a major price difference or the locals do not stock the item....may the best man win! Last year I felt really bad because Ibought my Diamond Triumph bow from Bass Pro. The reason was a no brainerbecause I had won $400.00 in gift cards. ButI had my local guy set it up and tune it for me. He is a Bass Pro dealer that offers a 10% discount on anything in their catalog. I work for a locally owned company and truly appreciate what it means to keepour purchaseslocal. I would say the majority of my purchases are local.I have 2 excellent shops within 3 miles of my house but neither one has a bow range.