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Possible buyout of Cabelas by Bass Pro

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 1:34 pm
by Natty

Re: Possible buyout of Cabelas by Bass Pro

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 2:09 pm
by chevy01234
They have been wanting to/working on buying them out for several years now. I have no doubt it will happen eventually.

Re: Possible buyout of Cabelas by Bass Pro

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 3:23 pm
by stang67
That'll pretty much undo the only good thing about living in south Baton Rouge.

Re: Possible buyout of Cabelas by Bass Pro

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 3:26 pm
by Blackduck
As long as the cabelas quality stays where it is. It is easily twice as good of a value compared to redhead

Re: Possible buyout of Cabelas by Bass Pro

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 5:20 pm
by MSDawg870
I'd heard a rumor we were getting a cabelas around the I-55 and church road area. If so that'd all but bury sportsmans warehouse. They're already competing with 2 bass pros in the area.

Re: Possible buyout of Cabelas by Bass Pro

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 5:37 pm
by booger
That will really screw the pooch.

I don't want a Cabelas anywhere in Mississippi. As it stands now, I can get anything with no sales tax and free shipping (sometimes $5.00).

Once they open a store in the state fuggetaboutit.

Change is bad. :evil:

Re: Possible buyout of Cabelas by Bass Pro

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 6:16 pm
by Wildfowler
MSDawg870 wrote:I'd heard a rumor we were getting a cabelas around the I-55 and church road area. If so that'd all but bury sportsmans warehouse. They're already competing with 2 bass pros in the area.
Are you talking about Gluckstadt Mississippi? If so where is a Sportsmens warehouse in the area?

Thanks

Re: Possible buyout of Cabelas by Bass Pro

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 6:37 pm
by rebelduckaholic
Pretty sure as of right now the church road cabelas is not going to happen. Not saying it won't still happen but right now doesn't appear it will

Re: Possible buyout of Cabelas by Bass Pro

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 11:32 pm
by MSDawg870
Wildfowler wrote:
MSDawg870 wrote:I'd heard a rumor we were getting a cabelas around the I-55 and church road area. If so that'd all but bury sportsmans warehouse. They're already competing with 2 bass pros in the area.
Are you talking about Gluckstadt Mississippi? If so where is a Sportsmens warehouse in the area?

Thanks
I was talking about the Southaven area. But like reb said probably ain't gonna happen.

Re: Possible buyout of Cabelas by Bass Pro

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 2:59 pm
by DuckBoat
Looks like the deal happened. Gonna have to shop elsewhere if they put bass pro/red head quality in everything.

Re: Possible buyout of Cabelas by Bass Pro

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 3:10 pm
by Smoke68
DuckBoat wrote:Looks like the deal happened. Gonna have to shop elsewhere if they put bass pro/red head quality in everything.
Seems like their business model been moving to align with BassPro for at least a couple of years now. I suspect the product quality will, in fact, follow suit.

Re: Possible buyout of Cabelas by Bass Pro

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 3:14 pm
by stang67
Beat me to it. I have been a pretty religious Cabelas shopper since their store opened in Gonzales, LA, about 10 miles from my house. It's been my observation that Cabelas has been heading downhill at a fair clip for the past 3 years. Selection, even online, is lacking. Prices have been higher. Coupons that used to be substanatial and frequent don't show up in my mailbox like they used to. I used to buy from Cabelas before shopping around much. I seemed to always have a coupon to make it the best price. Now I can always beat their sale prices on Amazon or eBay. And more recently they don't have the item I'm looking for, which never used to happen.

Not happy about the BPS deal, but it's been coming.

Re: Possible buyout of Cabelas by Bass Pro

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 7:15 pm
by sondance

Re: Possible buyout of Cabelas by Bass Pro

Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 8:53 pm
by JDgator
People demo products in store and then search for the cheapest price online. Mega outdoor stores will slowly go the way of the indoor shopping mall. Rogers can get me ammo much cheaper than BPS and without me having to take a trip to a retail location.

Re: Possible buyout of Cabelas by Bass Pro

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 7:17 am
by tombstone
This sucks. I have been very happy dealing with Cabelas. Last year my waders leaked after 18 months. Customer service told me they could not replace them due to a new policy on footwear. I sent them in anyway and the people in returns sent me a new pair. Bass Pro is going to ruin them.