Cabela's

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by Rockport24

there was an article in the globe about it yesterday, apparently Cabela's in looking for infrastructure help from the state to build the store.

Build your own roads Cabelas, clearly you have the money. Small shops (not just tackle shops) are fading away thanks to companies like this that want tax breaks and infrastructure support. Nothing better then seeing your tax dollars pay for something that hurts you.

[dickmont]

pete, both you and don have got it exactly right. they are just a smaller version of the wallmart plague. what will you give me to run some of your local businesses out of town seems to be their basic approach.

[HESH2]

Cabela's stores are just like wal-mart.been to the one in dundee,michigan.like 6 million visiters a year.motels built arround it,along comes all you food outlets arround it,becomes like a mini town.also bass pro shop in michigan same thing.all stores real close to major highways .

[chris L]

I wish they would stay away . if I want something they sell I get it through the mail with no tax to the state .
guarrenteed to put some shops out of business . wich is the worst thing that could happen . sports authority did it already .

[Saltheart]

Right down the road in North Attlebor they are going nuts. Just put in a #^&#^&#^&#^&s sporting good. About 3 minutes down the road , they just built a new Modell's (?sp).. they are both within 2 minutes of where both Sports Authority and MVP sports went belly up!! Go figure??

[Raven]

whats is modells (sp) ...? i'm assuming: a fishing gear store?

and chris ? you could still order from down south - correct?

[Mr. Sandman]

I don't know...I like Cabela's (but do it all online, never been to a store). They carry gear that the local shop does not and will not carry. I drop plenty with the local guys, that is not the issue.
The nice thing about why I shop at the local shops are THE PEOPLE and the local knowledge you can get from them.
IMO while I hate wallmart...really dislike the whole wallmart idea, the aim of business is to TAKE market share away from the other guy if you can. They are successful at this.
Do you like HomeDepot? They put millions of local hardware stores out of business. (That said, I prefer homedepot because there is nothing worse then going to a local hardware store to find they do not have what you need and you then have to go across town to find it elsewhere....Bigger is better in some cases, this is why the internet is so successfull, you can find what you need and buy it without leaving your home ) One could argue the same thing with fishing shops too....BUT just try and get where the bite is happening from a guy working in a wallmart or from an internet site....yeah you saved 50 cents and got free shipping but you spent all day looking for fish you didn't catch while the guy who dropped a few bucks at the local shop got the dump on where the bite is. I can't tell you how many times local infor I got that morning turned a good day into a GREAT day on the water.

[Saltheart]

Modell's is some generic sporting goods store , like #^&#^&#^&#^&'s , etc. i never heard of it before but they are building a big one on Rt 1 near the BJ's

[Mr. Sandman]

Modells has been big in NY (Long Island) for many years...It appears to be expanding north like a wallmart-cancer.

[chris L]

Originally Posted by Raven

whats is modells (sp) ...? i'm assuming: a fishing gear store?

and chris ? you could still order from down south - correct?

modells is a sporting goods store from New York . I order from them now but wont shop at the store . I wont be part of the the down fall of our local shops . There aint no bait in them stores . When sports authority came to town , I asked the sales clerk if I could get a 1/2 dozen bunker and a dozen eels . the guy looked at me like I was from another planet ( I am ) . " we dont sell that " so I asked him why they came to town and put the local shop out of business .