Cabelas Rant..

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This just happened on their website "chat now" thingy.

Lance M.: Hi, my name is Lance M.. How may I help you?
david : i am trying to check out and select in store pickup, but i do not see the in-store pickup option
Lance M.: It is on the shipping address page.
Lance M.: The last option should be In-Store-Pickup.
david : there is no option there, i only see "my billing address" or "another address"
Lance M.: Select another address
david : ok... its asking me for details, name, address, city. do you want me to put in the store's physical address?
Lance M.: <span style="font-weight: bold">One moment please while I transfer you to someone who is versed in the Customer Service area.</span>
Dave W: Hi, my name is Dave W. How may I help you?
Lance M. has left the chat.
david : im trying to check out and select in store pickup and there is no instore pickup option that i can see.
Dave W: How many items are you ordering?
david : depends how you quantify that; 10 packages of 100 primers.
david : 1 item, 1000 items...
Dave W: I was merely asking how many items to narrow down the problem area.
david : right. and i don't know how to answer you. it's 1000 primers. they are sold in packs of 100
Dave W: That answers my question.
david : let's move on.
Dave W: Primer cannot be shipped to the store for in-store pickup due to the hazardous nature. They must be shipped UPS ground.
david : im confused - they are sold in the store already which makes me resonably sure that you in fact do ship them to your stores.
Dave W: That is correct. They are sold in the store already. Primers, as well as all hazardous material require specific shipping procedures which are in-store pickup method is not approved for.
david : ok so, you sell them in the store, but i can not in-store pick them up?
Dave W : That is correct.
david : and if i goto the store will the price be the same as the website?
Dave W: Yes, with the hazardous shipping charges. If not, typically the store will honor prices from our website.
david : please go back and re-read what you just typed.
Dave W: Would you like to talk to someone else?
david : dear god no. i'll get it sorted out.


I was going to pick this up at the store.. I do 99% of my shopping online but figured I could avoid the hazmat fee. It's going to be worth the money now.
 
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"They are sold in the store already. Primers, as well as all hazardous material require specific shipping procedures which are in-store pickup method is not approved for."

So obviously you need to wear a hazmat suit in order to buy them in the store.
 
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I’ve got to be fair and give Cabelas a positive jab on top of my original post. I went to the physical store today and asked for an 8-lb bottle of Varget knowing they didn’t have them in store. I then used that to ask if I could order it and have it delivered to the store for pickup. They had some very valid reasons why they don’t carry them in-store and can’t have them sent in special order so I asked him if I could buy (8) 1-lb bottles for the cost of a 8lb jug based on Cabelas.com price. This came out to (+/-) buy 7 get one free.

Everyone I spoke with in the store was very knowledgeable and helpful, they called a manager over and I explained to him I wanted to get an 8 1-lb bottles for the cost of a 8lb bottle which he initially said he could not do due to unit pricing, etc… We talked a bit more and I left the store with 8 bottles for the 8lb jug price online, and I also left with 2000 primers at a cost less than advertised on the website (2x1000 packages)

Good onsite experience.
 
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no... the don't keep 8lb jugs in the store because they are only allowed to store X-lbs of powder per store, per storage bunker, and 8lb jugs really impact the amount of units they can store in inventory. It makes sense so thats why stores don't carry the 8-lb jugs. This makes perfect sense to me after talking with the manager for a while.

I had no idea the lengths they have to go thru to store black powder; they have specific bunkers for it and they are no joke.
 
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they made it work for me, i don't think they will do it again, but power valley has it for $40 less than cabela's internet price so even with the hazmat fee i'll do powder valley next time. They did beat powder valley on primers
 
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you can't beat "the Man" at his own game
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