What are your thoughts?
- mossyisland
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What are your thoughts?
On dick's dropping scentblocker because of a gospel card being put in sleeves on products?
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Re: What are your thoughts?
My thoughts are I don't reckon I'll be shopping at Dick's from here on out.
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AGREED +1^
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Re: What are your thoughts?
Unlike GH22, I've never liked Dicks to begin with. 

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Re: What are your thoughts?
On a serious note I just never liked buying sporting goods from a place called Dicks. Guess I'm crazy hahadeltadukman wrote:Unlike GH22, I've never liked Dicks to begin with.
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I'll take a stand on this....I'll never set foot in a Dick's store, ever again....I looked back at my credit purchases there, last year, and it was over $1,100, and that's not counting the cash purchases.....they'll never get another red cent from me, ever again.




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If Dick's Sporting Goods wants to make an economic decision based on religious doctrine, that is their right. However, they must not become upset if others of us do the same.
By the way, do they know just how many outdoors themed companies espouse Judeo/Christian principles? (Trijicon, Duck Commander, at least half of the promotional television programs on the Outdoor channel, etc.) You get my point.
I just can't help but think that, if this is in fact true, they are pulling a "Target" type stunt. And we all know how effective and well received THAT fiasco has been.
Food for thought.
By the way, do they know just how many outdoors themed companies espouse Judeo/Christian principles? (Trijicon, Duck Commander, at least half of the promotional television programs on the Outdoor channel, etc.) You get my point.
I just can't help but think that, if this is in fact true, they are pulling a "Target" type stunt. And we all know how effective and well received THAT fiasco has been.
Food for thought.
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SPORTING GOODS STORE DROPS SCENTBLOCKER AMID GOSPEL CARD CONTROVERSY
After ScentBlocker chose to include a gospel card with each garment, one sporting goods store refused to continue selling the clothes.
ScentBlocker, a premier company within the outdoor industry, has found itself the subject of controversy. While the brand is known for serving the most dedicated and skillful hunters in the world, a major sporting goods store recently refused to market any ScentBlocker products.
Scott Shultz, President and CEO of Robinson Outdoor Products, offered testimony regarding the decision:

This move has dealt a major financial blow to the ScentBlocker family. Do you agree with DSG’s decision to discontinue ScentBlocker products in their stores? We invite you to share your opinion.
A big thanks goes to Robinson Outdoors, along with Brad Clay at Final Descent Outdoors, for their assistance.
After ScentBlocker chose to include a gospel card with each garment, one sporting goods store refused to continue selling the clothes.
ScentBlocker, a premier company within the outdoor industry, has found itself the subject of controversy. While the brand is known for serving the most dedicated and skillful hunters in the world, a major sporting goods store recently refused to market any ScentBlocker products.
Scott Shultz, President and CEO of Robinson Outdoor Products, offered testimony regarding the decision:
Last summer, a buyer from Dick’s Sporting Goods, whom we knew well, called to ask our sales people if they were familiar with the gospel card that is found in a ScentBlocker jacket pocket.
Eventually the call came to me. The question was, “please tell us that these cards are not in all ScentBlocker garments in all of the Dick’s Sporting Goods stores?”
I verified that they were and that we received innumerable positive responses from customers appreciating our courage to state our beliefs.
Dick’s asked if these cards could be removed and I indicated that was not a realistic option. I felt as those cards are part of our ministry to our customers and they should not be removed.
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The gospel card included with select Scentblocker garments.
Later, I was informed that the card was a big problem at Dick’s Sporting Goods, and they had decided to completely eliminate ScentBlocker from their floor assortment for 2016.
Ironically, Under Armour produced a garment that had a printed shoulder patch with the listing of “God, Guns and Liberty” and Dick’s Sporting Goods sold that garment.
Also, one the biggest superstars in the NBA, Steph Curry, used to hand write Phil 4:13 “I can do all things” [thru Christ who strengthens me] on the side of his basketball shoes. Under Armour commercialized those shoes because they were so popular and Dick’s Sporting Goods continues to sell the shoes like crazy.
Over the years consumers have expressed great appreciation for the little card. I believe if hunters, sportsmen and women knew this injustice, it would be similar to the Chick-fil-A deal when good people rose up to support a company that was threatened for their Christian values.

This move has dealt a major financial blow to the ScentBlocker family. Do you agree with DSG’s decision to discontinue ScentBlocker products in their stores? We invite you to share your opinion.
A big thanks goes to Robinson Outdoors, along with Brad Clay at Final Descent Outdoors, for their assistance.
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It's their business to run how they wish and I could care less how or why they choose to carry or not carry certain brands. Won't change my shopping at Dick's, which is rare to begin with. However, I can't say that I have much respect for the likes of Scent Lok or Scentblocker anyway. Both companies have lost major lawsuits for false advertising. Regardless of religious beliefs, snake oil salesmen eventually get what's coming to them and there ain't no amount of gospel cards gonna change that.
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Must not be too big of a deal for Dicks as they still have the products for sale online. It does look like they have a lot of it marked down and trying to get rid of it. The article said that they plan to completely eliminate all Scentblocker products from the floor products. They did not mention eliminating from online business. I have not been in Dicks lately but I will check it out. If they tell me that they have stopped selling it then I will take all of my business to Academy just down the road.
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I suggest you write them and tell them why.dukluk wrote:I'll take a stand on this....I'll never set foot in a Dick's store, ever again....I looked back at my credit purchases there, last year, and it was over $1,100, and that's not counting the cash purchases.....they'll never get another red cent from me, ever again.![]()
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I never put much stock in ScentBlock technology anyway. Hunt the wind, and you won't need to spend an extra few hundred bucks on clothes that you really can't prove whether or not they actually work.
As for Dick's, they are free to do as they please. I rarely go in their Flowood store because I still prefer to shop at Discount H&F.
As for Dick's, they are free to do as they please. I rarely go in their Flowood store because I still prefer to shop at Discount H&F.
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NyssaAquatica wrote:I never put much stock in ScentBlock technology anyway. Hunt the wind, and you won't need to spend an extra few hundred bucks on clothes that you really can't prove whether or not they actually work.
As for Dick's, they are free to do as they please. I rarely go in their Flowood store because I still prefer to shop at Discount H&F.
Nice plug. I thought Discount closed or was about to? At any rate, you can find just as many that would prefer not to deal with that arrogant azzhat in Discount as well, Wes or something like that.
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Yeah, their Facebook says like they closed in April; I haven't been by since early this year so I guess I missed their closing announcement. And Wes definitely got more grumpy as the time went by, even with folks that had shopped there for years.deltadukman wrote:NyssaAquatica wrote:I never put much stock in ScentBlock technology anyway. Hunt the wind, and you won't need to spend an extra few hundred bucks on clothes that you really can't prove whether or not they actually work.
As for Dick's, they are free to do as they please. I rarely go in their Flowood store because I still prefer to shop at Discount H&F.
Nice plug. I thought Discount closed or was about to? At any rate, you can find just as many that would prefer not to deal with that arrogant azzhat in Discount as well, Wes or something like that.
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