Gun world at gander in Greenwood

[Gadgetmonster]

Stopped in to have a look. Massive and loaded with guns. I walked the pistol cases off roughly counting as I went. Almost Every brand. Almost Every style. New and used. Counted roughly 450 handguns. Plus long guns. Hellofa store. Still under construction but already loaded with inventory. Prices were high but unmatched inventory.

 

[wizardfitz]

I've seen the 1 in lafayette , huge, they had 3 desert eagles, 1 in gold. Guess we're going to greenwood this weekend

 

[nipprdog]

Seems to be a trend with many GM stores. Are there that many people willing to pay their prices? If so, will that affect LGS prices?

 

[cmamath13]

IMHO options and convenience are very important. A store with lots of options is going to help them win customers. In Greenwood, it right next to Walmart...pretty convenient. Going into a GM is probably a lot less intimidating when compared to a LGS.

Plus, Gander has a price match policy:
If you should find a lower price on an identical in stock item within 14 days at a local competitor, let us know and we will match that price! The competitor must be within a one-hour drive from your Gander Mountain store. This offer excludes rebates, financing offers, misprints, discontinued, clearance, or closeout prices on used, damaged, returned, open box or display merchandise. Stop by the Customer Service counter for complete details.

People want guns and GM has them. Lots of them. Now if they could just get some ammo. Heck, if anyone could get some ammo!

 

[emsdial911]

All the Gander Mountain's are doing the same thing. I went into Castleton one weekend and they had maybe 5 guns, went back the next weekend and the whole back of the store was nothing but gun cabinets and gun racks lining the wall. Fully stocked, they even had 3 cases of used hand guns and 4 racks of used rifles.

 

[jdg0724]

The only reason they have guns on their shelves is for the simple fact that they are all way over priced.

 

[pute62]

Plus, Gander has a price match policy:
If you should find a lower price on an identical in stock item within 14 days at a local competitor, let us know and we will match that price! The competitor must be within a one-hour drive from your Gander Mountain store. This offer excludes rebates, financing offers, misprints, iscontinued, clearance, or closeout prices on used, damaged, returned, open box or display merchandise. Stop by the Customer Service counter for complete details.


I'm still calling BULL***t on this one!

 

[cmamath13]

I don't work for Gander, I just copied and pasted what was on their web site.

 

[Checkfoo]

Plus, Gander has a price match policy:
If you should find a lower price on an identical in stock item within 14 days at a local competitor, let us know and we will match that price! The competitor must be within a one-hour drive from your Gander Mountain store. This offer excludes rebates, financing offers, misprints, discontinued, clearance, or closeout prices on used, damaged, returned, open box or display merchandise. Stop by the Customer Service counter for complete details.


that price match policy verbiage is retarded. Time is subjective, but distance is not. As of now at least for the Ft. Wayne store it is 100NM distance or any big chain store.

 

[Checkfoo]

I'm still calling BULL***t on this one![/QUOTE


Been doing it for 2 years now.

 

[longbarrel]

The only reason they have guns on their shelves is for the simple fact that they are all way over priced.

Don't forget the point that annually, they sell more firearms than Cabela's and Bass Pro combined.

 

[churchmouse]

They may have high prices but even Don is selling guns and has been forever. His prices are at least 50% higher than most everybody's. They are low on inventory like everyone else. The guns are rolling out the front door at GM.

 

[SilveradoII]

I was up North today so I stopped by Cabela's. They had a very big inventory of guns as well. The only ammo they had was shotgun and large caliber rifle. Virtually no handgun ammo.

 

[GunSlinger]

I've personally seen Ganders price match. They matched a very well known LGS with just a phone call by me. The LGS normally stocked this particular model but was out of stock at the time and couldn't estimate when it would be back in stock and what the price would be when it was back in stock. This happened at the Gander in Greenwood during the last 1500 and it saved over $120.00 from the price that Gander had it tagged as.

I can't speak to any other locations, but at least for the Gander in Greenwood the price match is no B/S...even when the LGS is out of stock.

 

[searpinski]

I've had dealings with the store manager of the Greenwood GM. He is a stand up guy (or at least was to me). Is Gander really that overpriced? I know Don's is, but that's not news to anybody.

 

[Trigger Time]

Can't be any higher than the prices I saw in Indy trading post.

 

[djhuckle]

Can't be any higher than the prices I saw in Indy trading post.

Unfortunately, ITP seems to have raised prices more than places like PSS and Bradis. They were a bit higher before the panic, but seem to be less competitive now and their inventory is lacking.

Also, about the price match. There are about 3-4 other threads this past couple weeks about Gander's stocking up (dupe alert) and the price matching is touched in almost every one I believe.

How can you price match with an LGS that doesn't give prices over the phone or may not even be answering? And do you call and put on speakerphone and ask or do they say "Hi this is Gander and we wanted your price on..." Good luck with that one. I suspect that if you know the guys at the LGS, you might be able to get them to tell you - but then you're hurting your buddies back there. They should be more competitive across the board period. The more you move, the greater the discount.

 

[vanguard2010]

If you watch the Gander Mountain sales flyers, their prices are as good or better than anyone else. Last month they had S&W M&Ps for $499 in both 9mm and 40. I havent seen them at that price anywhere else. People get the idea that they are way overpriced and dont check it out for themselves. I was at the store in Dayton last week and they had tons of guns and a lot of ammo in every caliber except .22lr.

 

[nocash84]

I like Gander Mountain, but I havent had the best of luck with their service inthe Firearms section.

 

[jstarbuck]

My husband and I started shopping around about 2 months ago and just bought our guns in the last two weeks. Gander Mountain had a few guns at good prices, comparable to LGS. Some of the other guns were overpriced, sometimes $200 more than LGS had in stock.