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Props to Cabelas
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09/17/16 03:07 AM
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I know that they screw up sometimes and I know they sometimes have the "big box" store mentality, but I've gotten a number of exceptional deals from them over the last few years. Granted I drive by their store twice a day and thus am subject to a little more temptation than I can stand on a daily basis, but even so, they deserve considerable credit for trying to bring us the products and services we want at a reasonable (mostly!) price. I know they aren't saints, but I do believe their hearts are in the right place and that they really are "one of us". Disclaimer: I'm feeling warm and fuzzy because I just bought an exceptional rifle for a very unexceptional price.
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/17/16 03:17 AM
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I really hate to do what I am about to do, because it will be very painful for you.
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/17/16 03:24 AM
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BigPig
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A very unexceptional price leads one to believe you over paid, but if you have a warm and fuzzy feeling then it's all good as long as you are happy.
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/17/16 03:38 AM
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I assure you that no over paying occurred in this case. I'll try to post pictures tomorrow.
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/17/16 04:01 AM
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"Arguing with you always makes me thirsty." -Augustus McRae
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/17/16 11:50 AM
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Custom hay cutting / baling, combining in Southern Dallas / Ellis county; please visit our website or send me a PM for pricing, etc: http://stewart-farms.net/
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/17/16 03:14 PM
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/17/16 03:18 PM
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/17/16 03:22 PM
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I'll have a Cabelas gem to post in a couple days as well!!
They are running 10% off firearms instore or online at the moment.
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/17/16 03:46 PM
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If I lived in a 20 mile radius from a Cabelas, I'd be divorced by now.
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/17/16 04:01 PM
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Every $ I spend (outside of offerings and occasional cash expenditure) is on Cabelas Visa. Doesnt take long to make black card status and rack up Cabelas bucks.
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/17/16 04:03 PM
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/17/16 07:16 PM
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Every $ I spend (outside of offerings and occasional cash expenditure) is on Cabelas Visa. Doesnt take long to make black card status and rack up Cabelas bucks. I'm there, currently have $155 in award points, hummmmm, what to do, what to do...
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/17/16 08:44 PM
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Got a text today from cables. 10% off ammo and free shipping.
It ain't easy being me.
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/17/16 09:36 PM
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If I lived in a 20 mile radius from a Cabelas, I'd be divorced by now. It's not easy, I can tell you. Without wanting to crow too much, I'll just say that I picked up a new Christensen Classic Steel in .30-06 caliber for about the price of a current production standard Model 70 Winchester. Any way that you slice it, it was a smoking deal.
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/17/16 10:45 PM
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There are business owners that pay the company bills with their Cabela's Visa. It certainly didn't happen every day but occasionally one of those people came to the store and bought boats using nothing but points. I personally sold many firearms that were purchased with points.
Don’t roll those bloodshot eyes at me.
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/18/16 12:11 AM
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There are business owners that pay the company bills with their Cabela's Visa. It certainly didn't happen every day but occasionally one of those people came to the store and bought boats using nothing but points. I personally sold many firearms that were purchased with points. Yeah i was chatting with a cashier one day and she was asking what I was planning on buying since I have $700ish. She told me she had a customer with $22,000ish in Cabelas Bucks saving up for a boat.
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/18/16 12:18 AM
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what caliber christen? looking forward to seeing if it will shoot
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/18/16 12:19 AM
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/18/16 01:00 AM
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I'm probably going to sanity check the rifle with factory ammo tomorrow. If the results are reasonable, then I'll put together some reloads with Sierra target bullets and watch what happens.
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/18/16 01:27 AM
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Speaking to using the Cabelas visa -- the rewards program for that card is terrible. You can earn a much higher percentage back using one of the many great cash back cards out there, and you can use cash anywhere. I'm am amazed anyone actually uses the Cabelas visa for anything other than purchases made at Cabelas.
"God made man, but Samuel Colt made them equal."
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/18/16 01:33 AM
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If I lived in a 20 mile radius from a Cabelas, I'd be divorced by now. It's not easy, I can tell you. Without wanting to crow too much, I'll just say that I picked up a new Christensen Classic Steel in .30-06 caliber for about the price of a current production standard Model 70 Winchester. Any way that you slice it, it was a smoking deal. Steel is so overrated and last year Sweet gun
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/18/16 05:12 AM
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Never heard of that gun, but it looks damned good and you can't go wrong with a 30/06.
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/18/16 05:41 AM
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Speaking to using the Cabelas visa -- the rewards program for that card is terrible. You can earn a much higher percentage back using one of the many great cash back cards out there, and you can use cash anywhere. I'm am amazed anyone actually uses the Cabelas visa for anything other than purchases made at Cabelas. Do you know what the percentage is for black card holders?
Don’t roll those bloodshot eyes at me.
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Re: Props to Cabelas
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09/18/16 06:40 AM
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Speaking to using the Cabelas visa -- the rewards program for that card is terrible. You can earn a much higher percentage back using one of the many great cash back cards out there, and you can use cash anywhere. I'm am amazed anyone actually uses the Cabelas visa for anything other than purchases made at Cabelas. Do you know what the percentage is for black card holders? Did you read the last sentence of my post? I get using the card when you buy something at Cabelas. However, like I said in my last post, I don't understand why anyone uses the Cabelas visa for anything but purchases at Cabelas. Yeah, you can get 5% back on purchases at Cabelas if you have a black card, but unless you are spending a bunch of money at Cabelas each month, then there are literally dozens of cards that are better options for overall return on your spending. You brought up the example of people using the card for company purchases and eventually buying a boat. Unless their company is making significant purchases from Cabelas (which would not be the case for virtually any company), getting 5% back for Cabelas purchases isn't helping them earn more rewards overall. They are getting 1% back on their company spending, and could have done way better than that with other cards. They could have used a cash back card, earned more rewards, and then bought the boat wherever they wanted, including Cabelas. What I am saying isn't rocket science, it's simple math. Most people who use the Cabelas card simply don't consider the other options or realize that they aren't maximizing their return.
"God made man, but Samuel Colt made them equal."
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