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Re: Cheaper Than Dirt! suspends firearms sales
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 6:45 pm
by RPB
Beiruty wrote:No one is shutting dows gunbroker.com this is where I hang a lot.
gunbroker
gunsamerica
gunauction.com/
texasguntrader.com/
pennygunauctions.com/
gunbiddler.com/
ammoengine
dark parking lot behind Jack-in-the-Box
WalMart parking lot ...
I might be forced to look around and accidentally find find better prices than I used to pay
Re: Cheaper Than Dirt! suspends firearms sales
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:18 pm
by carlson1
From Bud's
We are sending this email to any and all customers who have placed an order on
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We sincerely apologize for any delay you may have experienced, or might be experiencing right now. Please be advised that although we admittedly cannot respond to every phone call, email, or Live Chat at this time....we continue to process and ship orders normally and will contact you if there is any issue with your order. If your order status indicates "processing" or "shipping" for an extended period of time....there is NOTHING wrong with your order, that simply means we have everything we need to ship your order and we are simply busy shipping orders that were received prior to yours. If you do not hear from us otherwise, your order will be processed and shipped in the order in which it was received.
For any customer who purchased a firearm with guaranteed delivery prior to Christmas as indicated with this icon we do commit to have those firearms delivered to your FFL no later than December 23, as we do not want to assume your dealer will be open on December 24th, Christmas Eve. This obviously only applies to customers whose orders have not already shipped, and many others will be delivered prior to December 23rd, we are just referring to the very last of the Christmas orders received.
The firearms that were marked with this icon when purchased will only be shipped after every Christmas firearm has been shipped. We did our very best to advise everyone of possible 2-3 week shipping delays for these items via icons, banners, and pop up messages during the checkout process. Once again, many orders will be shipped in less than 2-3 weeks, we are just referring to the worst case scenario.
Again, we do apologize for our inability to provide everyone with the level of service you deserve during this extremely difficult time.
We do appreciate your business and the confidence you have placed in us by selecting
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We appreciate your patience,
Team Buds
Re: Cheaper Than Dirt! suspends firearms sales
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:48 pm
by longhorn_92
A-R wrote:DaveT wrote:Couldn't help but notice that at the same time CTD announced a suspension of gun sales, they jacked the price of a PMag up to $60.00.

I just confirmed this. I can't stand opportunists. The gun sales thing I could dismiss as a business decision
But this is just ripping people off and is the straw that breaks this camels back ... buh bye CTD
They just raised M855 (1,000 rounds) by $300. Cheaper Than Dirt?... my foot!
Re: Cheaper Than Dirt! suspends firearms sales
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:01 pm
by Frankie
There is now a Boycott Cheaper Than Dirt Facebook page with 8000+ likes
https://www.facebook.com/BoycottCheaperThanDirt
and the less popular Stand Against Cheaper than Dirt with 90+ Likes
https://www.facebook.com/StandAgainstCh ... ref=stream
Reading the comments on their facebook page, most people are not happy with them right now.
Re: Cheaper Than Dirt! suspends firearms sales
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:10 pm
by urnoodle
I've been watching the 'likes' on CTD facebook. They are losing 'likes' at a rate of 1000 per every 20min. I don't know what they started with but they should be getting the message.
Re: Cheaper Than Dirt! suspends firearms sales
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:24 pm
by Stripes Dude
Aw shucks....the only thing they ever had decent prices on was cheap Russian ammo. Pmags were always overpriced, guns were cheaper at academy.
I will miss my Saturday afternoons in their store, standing shoulder to shoulder with the window shoppers, and trying to get helped by one of their know it all sales people dressed like SWAT officers.
Re: Cheaper Than Dirt! suspends firearms sales
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:36 pm
by Munk
Stripes Dude wrote:Aw shucks....the only thing they ever had decent prices on was cheap Russian ammo. Pmags were always overpriced, guns were cheaper at academy.
I will miss my Saturday afternoons in their store, standing shoulder to shoulder with the window shoppers, and trying to get helped by one of their know it all sales people dressed like SWAT officers.
This quote is so good it needed to be repeated.
Re: Cheaper Than Dirt! suspends firearms sales
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:46 pm
by GeekwithaGun
Munk wrote:Stripes Dude wrote:Aw shucks....the only thing they ever had decent prices on was cheap Russian ammo. Pmags were always overpriced, guns were cheaper at academy.
I will miss my Saturday afternoons in their store, standing shoulder to shoulder with the window shoppers, and trying to get helped by one of their know it all sales people dressed like SWAT officers.
This quote is so good it needed to be repeated.
Guess I'm now glad I never made it to one of their stores
Re: Cheaper Than Dirt! suspends firearms sales
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:54 pm
by baldeagle
I have zero interest in an AR15. Never have had. Don't know what I'd do with one. But now I'm thinking about getting one just because the government has me so angry about stealing our rights. If for no other reason, I'll buy one just because they don't want me to. And I'll get some of those "hi capacity" magazines too, because they don't want me to.
This is getting totally ridiculous.
Re: Cheaper Than Dirt! suspends firearms sales
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:56 pm
by Stripes Dude
geekwagun wrote:Munk wrote:Stripes Dude wrote:Aw shucks....the only thing they ever had decent prices on was cheap Russian ammo. Pmags were always overpriced, guns were cheaper at academy.
I will miss my Saturday afternoons in their store, standing shoulder to shoulder with the window shoppers, and trying to get helped by one of their know it all sales people dressed like SWAT officers.
This quote is so good it needed to be repeated.
Guess I'm now glad I never made it to one of their stores
You weren't missing anything. Fun to go to at first, but after the awe of hundreds of guns on the wall wore off, and the reality of their prices and tactical salespeople set in, I typically ended up leaving frustrated.... but with at least one box of Tulammo just so I didn't feel like I was wasting money on gas and my valuable time.
I've bought two guns at the Academy across 75, right after leaving CTD not a half mile away. My S&W Sigma was $20 cheaper at Academy, and my Sig was $50 cheaper.
So if CTD is cheaper than dirt, what does that make Academy? Cheaper than sludge? Alright, enough corny jokes.....

Re: Cheaper Than Dirt! suspends firearms sales
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:58 pm
by Stripes Dude
baldeagle wrote:I have zero interest in an AR15. Never have had. Don't know what I'd do with one. But now I'm thinking about getting one just because the government has me so angry about stealing our rights. If for no other reason, I'll buy one just because they don't want me to. And I'll get some of those "hi capacity" magazines too, because they don't want me to.
This is getting totally ridiculous.
Think about the investment value. Prices for "pre ban" will skyrocket. Just like NFA restricted fully autos that are transferable.
Re: Cheaper Than Dirt! suspends firearms sales
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:03 pm
by GeekwithaGun
I'm glad to have decided to purchase one before all this craziness started
Re: Cheaper Than Dirt! suspends firearms sales
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:17 pm
by RSJ
Time to support your local gun shop!
Re: Cheaper Than Dirt! suspends firearms sales
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:34 pm
by koconcept
Stripes Dude wrote:Aw shucks....the only thing they ever had decent prices on was cheap Russian ammo. Pmags were always overpriced, guns were cheaper at academy.
I will miss my Saturday afternoons in their store, standing shoulder to shoulder with the window shoppers, and trying to get helped by one of their know it all sales people dressed like SWAT officers.
And I thought i was the only one that experianced that. Or got nervous because 30 bandidos bikers are hanging out inside the gun store.
Re: Cheaper Than Dirt! suspends firearms sales
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 11:03 pm
by Divided Attention
Clint and Heidi Smith of Thunder Ranch posted that there are two Cheaper Than Dirt. The Ft Worth Store is a separate entity from the online/.com The .com has suspended sales and upped prices, the store has not.