Adios Academy
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I see exactly what the OP is upset about, but I think he’s hurting himself by “forever”. I think it’s a pretty cool store, but not so cool that I won’t shop online. Recently Bought a G33 and wanted a pocket holster for hiking fishing etc. Bam- in and out of Academy in 5 minutes. Gander mountain closed I was disappointed. I didn’t buy much gun stuff there, but it was there if I wanted too. Now that option is gone. I don’t like it when gun stores go under. Perhaps you can show leniency and reduce their sentence to 45-60 days.
My Academy is clean, well stocked and staffed with knowledgeable employees. Great BBQ and Golf sections.
My Academy is clean, well stocked and staffed with knowledgeable employees. Great BBQ and Golf sections.
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You bring up a serious point! Just what is TAM annoyed about? I am trying to decide what is the minimum number of annoyances and peccadilloes one must have to be a curmudgeon. I have 856 and counting. I may be qualified.G26ster wrote:You and TAM are causing me to question my status as a curmudgeon. What's the point of getting old and not being able to complain about everything, and be perpetually "annoyed?"Abraham wrote:I think with every day, I'm lucky to be above ground as I'm well past the 'sell by date' of my life. In my family we tend to croak early...
My Dad died at 58 if that indicates much and I'm quite a bit beyond that age.
Don't count on living some imagined X numbers of years left either. Your number (and mine too for that matter) may be up in the next moment. Aortas go in an instant, dead right now heart attacks occur daily throughout the world, fatal car accidents, and no, I need not go on. You get my message.
So, much like TAM, I avoid getting too exercised by misfortune. Am I always Gandhi like in my response to things that annoy/aggravate...no, of course not.
What I don't do is dwell on them...they will pass. Kinda like a kidney stone.
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I am quickly joining this crowd--specially after The Supreme Court of the United States decided it was more important to resolve issues with a "gay wedding cake" than it was to grant cert in the Maryland case and further refine Heller and the law pertaining to the Second Amendment.puma guy wrote:You bring up a serious point! Just what is TAM annoyed about? I am trying to decide what is the minimum number of annoyances and peccadilloes one must have to be a curmudgeon. I have 856 and counting. I may be qualified.G26ster wrote:You and TAM are causing me to question my status as a curmudgeon. What's the point of getting old and not being able to complain about everything, and be perpetually "annoyed?"Abraham wrote:I think with every day, I'm lucky to be above ground as I'm well past the 'sell by date' of my life. In my family we tend to croak early...
My Dad died at 58 if that indicates much and I'm quite a bit beyond that age.
Don't count on living some imagined X numbers of years left either. Your number (and mine too for that matter) may be up in the next moment. Aortas go in an instant, dead right now heart attacks occur daily throughout the world, fatal car accidents, and no, I need not go on. You get my message.
So, much like TAM, I avoid getting too exercised by misfortune. Am I always Gandhi like in my response to things that annoy/aggravate...no, of course not.
What I don't do is dwell on them...they will pass. Kinda like a kidney stone.
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They may have the right but that still stinks for the OP.
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Online ordering through box stores seems to be hit or miss. I've had many more issues ordering from Walmart.com than anywhere else although Kohls messed up an order so badly once that we actually canceled our store credit card with them over the whole fiasco.
Keep in mind also that for the Remington rebate on the range bucket, the purchase had to be made by 11/27. I'm not sure if that would have ended up qualifying or not. That said, I very much understand the frustration. I just find that raging against giant corporate stores generally isn't worth the aggravation.
Keep in mind also that for the Remington rebate on the range bucket, the purchase had to be made by 11/27. I'm not sure if that would have ended up qualifying or not. That said, I very much understand the frustration. I just find that raging against giant corporate stores generally isn't worth the aggravation.
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I'm going to echo sgammo, ammo depot and freedom munitions. I've been using reman 124gr for 9mm and it's been flawless so far.
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https://www.orrtactical.com/BBYC wrote:I buy a lot of my ammo at Academy. They aren't the cheapest but prices are usually reasonable and they're convenient. That's about to change.
I ordered three range buckets from Academy on Black Friday. They sent a confirmation email. They charged my credit card. Then last week I got an email saying they cancelled my order and won't honor their advertised price. They're refunding my payment.
So I'm done with Academy. From now on I'm buying ammo in bulk online. Everything else I buy at Academy can also be bought online, except guns. I need a local FFL for that, but even paying transfer fees I don't think I'll lose money overall.
So, adios Academy.
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I also think shopping at a business that won't uphold their end of a deal, if it's inconvenient for them, isn't worth the aggravation. Why waste time patronizing Academy when there are more reliable businesses? That's doubly true when I'm finding out those more reliable companies are often less expensive. I'm mature enough to delay gratification to save time and money.SQLGeek wrote:That said, I very much understand the frustration. I just find that raging against giant corporate stores generally isn't worth the aggravation.
Some of you feel differently and that's your choice.
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No argument from me there! I won't darken Kohl's doors again myself. I wish they cared but they don't so no money from me.BBYC wrote: I also think shopping at a business that won't uphold their end of a deal, if it's inconvenient for them, isn't worth the aggravation.
We're just little people but we can vote with our wallets.
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