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Posted: 7/27/2015 3:37:26 PM EDT
This sucks - they only opened in December and they closed in mid-July apparently.
 I know there's a lot of CTD hate here, but I enjoyed having more selection. If the prices are too high, I won't buy. The best thing is that their catalog prices for accessories were great, and you could order from the store and have it shipped to your home for FREE. This really sucks and I'm sad they're gone. The only thing I can figure is that corporate expanded too quickly and had money problems. The store in Lewisville closed a few months ago. |
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Posted: 7/27/2015 3:45:59 PM EDT
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Or the fact they screwed over the entire gun community by price gouging and lost so much business that they couldnt recover from it.
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Posted: 7/27/2015 3:50:19 PM EDT
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I think the one in McKinney closed last month,or so.
In this web based time we live in, some opinions got spread much faster than ever before.I think it took a toll on them. They hurt themselves,to a point. I was not a customer. |
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Posted: 7/27/2015 3:58:41 PM EDT
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It is my understanding that they are going to all online sales. But I dont buy from them anymore, so it makes no difference for me.
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Posted: 7/27/2015 4:04:27 PM EDT
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I don't like seeing it either, even though I only went there once and hadn't been back since then... More choice and more competition is a good thing...
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Posted: 7/27/2015 4:16:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Or the fact they screwed over the entire gun community by price gouging and lost so much business that they couldnt recover from it. Why am I not surprised that the first post in this thread is one of the asinine "But gouging!" type?  |
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Posted: 7/27/2015 4:17:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It is my understanding that they are going to all online sales. But I dont buy from them anymore, so it makes no difference for me. But if that is the case, why open the store 6 months ago only to close it right back up? |
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Posted: 7/27/2015 5:33:48 PM EDT
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But if that is the case, why open the store 6 months ago only to close it right back up? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It is my understanding that they are going to all online sales. But I dont buy from them anymore, so it makes no difference for me. But if that is the case, why open the store 6 months ago only to close it right back up? They worked on getting the store open for close to 6 months. The prices were OK at the store, you can get a little better online, but then you pay shipping. I liked if you ordered online at the store computers you could get ammo shipped to your home for no shipping charge. Order a couple cases of slugs and shipping adds up pretty quick. |
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Posted: 7/27/2015 5:55:49 PM EDT
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Or the fact they screwed over the entire gun community by price gouging and lost so much business that they couldnt recover from it. Ignorance abounds. 
1. CTD never "gouged" anyone. 2. CTD never "screwed" anyone. 3. Anyone who paid $60 for a PMag from CTD deserves our ridicule, not CTD. The entire firearms industry has been hurting for the last year and a half. The huge surge in sales from Obamapanic Part I and Part II is over and sales have returned to pre Obama levels. This means excess inventory, slow sales, layoffs and gun stores closing. Take pride that you and Mayor Bloomburg are celebrating another gun store closure. |
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Posted: 7/27/2015 5:57:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/27/2015 6:16:07 PM EDT
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This sucks - they only opened in December and they closed in mid-July apparently. Not sure what that says about Round Rock gun owners vs. McKinney gun owners, but I see it as a positive for RR/GO. |
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Posted: 7/27/2015 6:31:54 PM EDT
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Not sure what that says about Round Rock gun owners vs. McKinney gun owners, but I see it as a positive for RR/GO. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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This sucks - they only opened in December and they closed in mid-July apparently. Not sure what that says about Round Rock gun owners vs. McKinney gun owners, but I see it as a positive for RR/GO. Nah........anyone dumb enough to pay CTD prices is dumb enough to drive right down the road and pay the same at Cabela's. 
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Posted: 7/27/2015 6:43:20 PM EDT
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Where was there a CTD in Lewisville?
I got a very nice 75 page ad catalog last week. Retail locations are expensive to operate. Just another trunk slammer now. Where are they based? Will we pay sales tax in Texas? |
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Posted: 7/27/2015 6:43:57 PM EDT
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It's almost as if they've made some poor business decisions...perhaps decisions that pissed off customers...lots of them.
Hmmm...naah they're wonderful...they just probably lost a big bag of money or something. Hey, lets go set up a gofundme account so that they can have their well deserved "it's a wonderful life" moment...since they always treated everybody great and all...
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Posted: 7/27/2015 6:49:10 PM EDT
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Nah........anyone dumb enough to pay CTD prices is dumb enough to drive right down the road and pay the same at Cabela's. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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This sucks - they only opened in December and they closed in mid-July apparently. Not sure what that says about Round Rock gun owners vs. McKinney gun owners, but I see it as a positive for RR/GO. Nah........anyone dumb enough to pay CTD prices is dumb enough to drive right down the road and pay the same at Cabela's. Or Gander Mountain on the opposite corner of the same intersection where CTD was (I35 and Louis Henna/TX45)... |
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Posted: 7/27/2015 6:50:21 PM EDT
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Where was there a CTD in Lewisville? I got a very nice 75 page ad catalog last week. Retail locations are expensive to operate. Just another trunk slammer now. Where are they based? Will we pay sales tax in Texas? Yes, you have to pay sales tax if you order from CTD and ship to a TX address. |
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Posted: 7/27/2015 6:53:46 PM EDT
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It's almost as if they've made some poor business decisions...perhaps decisions that pissed off customers...lots of them. Hmmm...naah they're wonderful...they just probably lost a big bag of money or something. Hey, lets go set up a gofundme account so that they can have their well deserved "it's a wonderful life" moment...since they always treated everybody great and all... Right or wrong, their price increases during the panic times, even if not actually "gouging" did piss off a lot of people... and a lot of those people have very long memories. FWIW, the one time I went to the RR CTD store it was quite busy... sales must have fallen off a lot or something. |
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Posted: 7/27/2015 7:00:21 PM EDT
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Where was there a CTD in Lewisville? ... Wasn't....it was in McKinney (hidden behind several other businesses) |
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Posted: 7/27/2015 7:03:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's almost as if they've made some poor business decisions...perhaps decisions that pissed off customers...lots of them. Hmmm...naah they're wonderful...they just probably lost a big bag of money or something. Hey, lets go set up a gofundme account so that they can have their well deserved "it's a wonderful life" moment...since they always treated everybody great and all... If people hated CTD then it surely wasn't reflected by the attendance at the store. It was always busy - that's not the hallmark of a store about to go under unless something else was in play. |
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Posted: 7/27/2015 8:50:28 PM EDT
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If people hated CTD then it surely wasn't reflected by the attendance at the store. It was always busy - that's not the hallmark of a store about to go under unless something else was in play. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It's almost as if they've made some poor business decisions...perhaps decisions that pissed off customers...lots of them. Hmmm...naah they're wonderful...they just probably lost a big bag of money or something. Hey, lets go set up a gofundme account so that they can have their well deserved "it's a wonderful life" moment...since they always treated everybody great and all... If people hated CTD then it surely wasn't reflected by the attendance at the store. It was always busy - that's not the hallmark of a store about to go under unless something else was in play. |
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Posted: 7/27/2015 9:00:48 PM EDT
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The store in McKinney was busy right up until the time they shut the doors, but no one was buying anything that I saw. FWIW Cabela's or Academy ammo prices were never at CTD levels. During the time CTD was open they had a 325 round box of Federal Target Grade Performance 22 LR ammo for $99 and right across 75 Academy had the very same box for $17.95...go figure.
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Posted: 7/28/2015 12:19:04 AM EDT
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Remember the Antique 20 rd Colt mag?
It seems to me that $120.00 was gouging. Hopefully, no one bought one. |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 8:44:34 AM EDT
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Why am I not surprised that the first post in this thread is one of the asinine "But gouging!" type?
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Or the fact they screwed over the entire gun community by price gouging and lost so much business that they couldnt recover from it. Why am I not surprised that the first post in this thread is one of the asinine "But gouging!" type?
There's no shortage of socialists in the firearms community. |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 10:40:28 AM EDT
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I miss the old Sportsmans Warehouse. I used to grab reloading stuff there from time to time.
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Posted: 7/28/2015 10:58:34 AM EDT
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I miss the old Sportsmans Warehouse. I used to grab reloading stuff there from time to time. Yeah, when they first opened in Round Rock that store was great... cheap prices, plentiful selection... then the chain got in financial trouble and they had issues getting enough stock. From what I heard from people who worked there it was because they were behind to most of their suppliers and so they could only get stock if they pre-paid for it, where most stores get a lot of their stuff net-10 if not net-30 or more on the float. |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 11:22:40 AM EDT
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It was too bad the Mckinney store closed as more gun stores are always better. Of course I can apply logic and reason to make a purchase based on cost and availability versus irrational emotional impulses.
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Posted: 7/28/2015 11:33:48 AM EDT
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They had small parts which is what I actually liked about the store. No one else around here seems to stock the small parts that I may need/want to pick up on the weekend. Quantico Tactical works if I'm in Killeen for some reason - but that's not often.
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Posted: 7/28/2015 11:51:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They had small parts which is what I actually liked about the store. No one else around here seems to stock the small parts that I may need/want to pick up on the weekend. Quantico Tactical works if I'm in Killeen for some reason - but that's not often. Right - you need something RIGHT NOW and CTD had it for your AR. But hurr durr - gouging!  |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 11:54:52 AM EDT
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I bought ammo from them once for a good price years ago. It seemed like everytime I tried to order more than one item it ALWAYS had to ship from multiple warehouses with multiple shipping charges, which killed it for me. I've never shopped in one of their retail stores, do normally have a good variety of parts and accessories?
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Posted: 7/28/2015 11:58:36 AM EDT
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Right - you need something RIGHT NOW and CTD had it for your AR. But hurr durr - gouging!
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They had small parts which is what I actually liked about the store. No one else around here seems to stock the small parts that I may need/want to pick up on the weekend. Quantico Tactical works if I'm in Killeen for some reason - but that's not often. Right - you need something RIGHT NOW and CTD had it for your AR. But hurr durr - gouging!
There is NO ONE anywhere close to me that carries small parts, I have to order everything which is a pita. |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 12:03:05 PM EDT
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Right - you need something RIGHT NOW and CTD had it for your AR. But hurr durr - gouging!
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They had small parts which is what I actually liked about the store. No one else around here seems to stock the small parts that I may need/want to pick up on the weekend. Quantico Tactical works if I'm in Killeen for some reason - but that's not often. Right - you need something RIGHT NOW and CTD had it for your AR. But hurr durr - gouging!
Yep. Pretty much. I highly doubt that's why they closed though. It was probably a combination of shitty location and shitty clientele (which goes with location  )
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Posted: 7/28/2015 12:54:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There is NO ONE anywhere close to me that carries small parts, I have to order everything which is a pita. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: They had small parts which is what I actually liked about the store. No one else around here seems to stock the small parts that I may need/want to pick up on the weekend. Quantico Tactical works if I'm in Killeen for some reason - but that's not often. Right - you need something RIGHT NOW and CTD had it for your AR. But hurr durr - gouging! There is NO ONE anywhere close to me that carries small parts, I have to order everything which is a pita. That still not gouging!! you do not need a part.. When your house is blown down from a hurricane/Tornado You Need a Place to live, you need clothes, you need water/food. You do not NEED a BCG right fucking now. I do not know if you are an idiot or troll master 11. But damn Bro harden the fuck up. |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 2:49:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That still not gouging!! you do not need a part.. When your house is blown down from a hurricane/Tornado You Need a Place to live, you need clothes, you need water/food. You do not NEED a BCG right fucking now. I do not know if you are an idiot or troll master 11. But damn Bro harden the fuck up. Even during your catastrophe scenario: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS GOUGING. |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 2:57:14 PM EDT
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If you're near Austin, GDS carries everything - big and small...
GDS Enterprises 321 W Ben White Blvd # 202 Austin, TX 78704 Quote HistoryQuoted:
There is NO ONE anywhere close to me that carries small parts, I have to order everything which is a pita. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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They had small parts which is what I actually liked about the store. No one else around here seems to stock the small parts that I may need/want to pick up on the weekend. Quantico Tactical works if I'm in Killeen for some reason - but that's not often. Right - you need something RIGHT NOW and CTD had it for your AR. But hurr durr - gouging!
There is NO ONE anywhere close to me that carries small parts, I have to order everything which is a pita. |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 2:57:16 PM EDT
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Even during your catastrophe scenario: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS GOUGING. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That still not gouging!! you do not need a part.. When your house is blown down from a hurricane/Tornado You Need a Place to live, you need clothes, you need water/food. You do not NEED a BCG right fucking now. I do not know if you are an idiot or troll master 11. But damn Bro harden the fuck up. Even during your catastrophe scenario: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS GOUGING. Yes, there is https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/cpd/price-gouging Price Gouging
Price gouging is illegal, and the Office of the Attorney General has authority to prosecute any business that engages in price gouging after a disaster has been declared by the governor. The attorney general has issued stern warnings about price gouging to businesses in times of disaster, but you should still be on your guard. §17.46(b) of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act provides that it is a false, misleading or deceptive act or practice to take advantage of a disaster declared by the Governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, by: 1. Selling or leasing fuel, food, medicine or another necessity at an exorbitant or excessive price; or 2. Demanding an exorbitant or excessive price in connection with the sale or lease of fuel, food, medicine or another necessity. Sustained high gasoline prices have prompted price gouging complaints. A number of factors contribute to the current high cost of gasoline. The cost of crude oil is the primary one. The price at the pump also includes how much it costs to deliver the oil the refineries, the refining cost, distribution cost, taxes, and the retail station's operating cost. When storms like Hurricane Katrina and Rita damage the Gulf Coast's refining capacity, prices can rise even higher. In most cases the current price at the pump is not due to price gouging. However we are prepared to act quickly if gas prices in a Governor declared disaster area spike beyond what the normal market forces set. If you feel that you are being unfairly charged for goods or services such as drinking water, food, batteries, generators gasoline or towing, raise the issue of price gouging with the provider. Speak to them respectfully but be frank. If you are unable to resolve the matter, file a complaint with our office. |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 3:28:24 PM EDT
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Why am I not surprised that the first post in this thread is one of the asinine "But gouging!" type?
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Or the fact they screwed over the entire gun community by price gouging and lost so much business that they couldnt recover from it. Why am I not surprised that the first post in this thread is one of the asinine "But gouging!" type?
Economic illiteracy, it's not just for breakfast anymore. Txl |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 3:41:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: That still not gouging!! you do not need a part.. When your house is blown down from a hurricane/Tornado You Need a Place to live, you need clothes, you need water/food. You do not NEED a BCG right fucking now. I do not know if you are an idiot or troll master 11. But damn Bro harden the fuck up. Even during your catastrophe scenario: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS GOUGING. Yes, there is https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/cpd/price-gouging Price Gouging Price gouging is illegal, and the Office of the Attorney General has authority to prosecute any business that engages in price gouging after a disaster has been declared by the governor. The attorney general has issued stern warnings about price gouging to businesses in times of disaster, but you should still be on your guard. §17.46(b) of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act provides that it is a false, misleading or deceptive act or practice to take advantage of a disaster declared by the Governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, by: 1. Selling or leasing fuel, food, medicine or another necessity at an exorbitant or excessive price; or 2. Demanding an exorbitant or excessive price in connection with the sale or lease of fuel, food, medicine or another necessity. Sustained high gasoline prices have prompted price gouging complaints. A number of factors contribute to the current high cost of gasoline. The cost of crude oil is the primary one. The price at the pump also includes how much it costs to deliver the oil the refineries, the refining cost, distribution cost, taxes, and the retail station's operating cost. When storms like Hurricane Katrina and Rita damage the Gulf Coast's refining capacity, prices can rise even higher. In most cases the current price at the pump is not due to price gouging. However we are prepared to act quickly if gas prices in a Governor declared disaster area spike beyond what the normal market forces set. If you feel that you are being unfairly charged for goods or services such as drinking water, food, batteries, generators gasoline or towing, raise the issue of price gouging with the provider. Speak to them respectfully but be frank. If you are unable to resolve the matter, file a complaint with our office. That is an idiotic law; simply because our own government is too stupid to understand economics doesn't mean it's actually gouging. Texas: I am disappoint. I was actually unaware we're pandering to morons and passed a law like that. |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 3:55:37 PM EDT
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Jade Helm closed CTD....
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Posted: 7/28/2015 4:21:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: That still not gouging!! you do not need a part.. When your house is blown down from a hurricane/Tornado You Need a Place to live, you need clothes, you need water/food. You do not NEED a BCG right fucking now. I do not know if you are an idiot or troll master 11. But damn Bro harden the fuck up. Even during your catastrophe scenario: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS GOUGING. Yes, there is https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/cpd/price-gouging Price Gouging Price gouging is illegal, and the Office of the Attorney General has authority to prosecute any business that engages in price gouging after a disaster has been declared by the governor. The attorney general has issued stern warnings about price gouging to businesses in times of disaster, but you should still be on your guard. §17.46(b) of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act provides that it is a false, misleading or deceptive act or practice to take advantage of a disaster declared by the Governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, by: 1. Selling or leasing fuel, food, medicine or another necessity at an exorbitant or excessive price; or 2. Demanding an exorbitant or excessive price in connection with the sale or lease of fuel, food, medicine or another necessity. Sustained high gasoline prices have prompted price gouging complaints. A number of factors contribute to the current high cost of gasoline. The cost of crude oil is the primary one. The price at the pump also includes how much it costs to deliver the oil the refineries, the refining cost, distribution cost, taxes, and the retail station's operating cost. When storms like Hurricane Katrina and Rita damage the Gulf Coast's refining capacity, prices can rise even higher. In most cases the current price at the pump is not due to price gouging. However we are prepared to act quickly if gas prices in a Governor declared disaster area spike beyond what the normal market forces set. If you feel that you are being unfairly charged for goods or services such as drinking water, food, batteries, generators gasoline or towing, raise the issue of price gouging with the provider. Speak to them respectfully but be frank. If you are unable to resolve the matter, file a complaint with our office. |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 5:12:54 PM EDT
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Never mind.
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Posted: 7/28/2015 5:18:37 PM EDT
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Think too many people jumped into the gun industry the last several years to try to make some money with the Obama panic buying sprees. Now the market has bottomed out a bit and the market is flooded. Everyone and their mother makes AR's now and there seem to be a lot more gun stores now. I passed by a gun store today in Cedar Park and they had a guy out on the street holding one of those big arrow signs with "Gun Store" printed on it. Don't think I've ever seen a gun store go to that level to try to get customers in the door.
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Posted: 7/28/2015 5:42:11 PM EDT
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So you can not gouge an ar part... Humm Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That still not gouging!! you do not need a part.. When your house is blown down from a hurricane/Tornado You Need a Place to live, you need clothes, you need water/food. You do not NEED a BCG right fucking now. I do not know if you are an idiot or troll master 11. But damn Bro harden the fuck up. Even during your catastrophe scenario: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS GOUGING. Yes, there is https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/cpd/price-gouging Price Gouging
Price gouging is illegal, and the Office of the Attorney General has authority to prosecute any business that engages in price gouging after a disaster has been declared by the governor. The attorney general has issued stern warnings about price gouging to businesses in times of disaster, but you should still be on your guard. §17.46(b) of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act provides that it is a false, misleading or deceptive act or practice to take advantage of a disaster declared by the Governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, by: 1. Selling or leasing fuel, food, medicine or another necessity at an exorbitant or excessive price; or 2. Demanding an exorbitant or excessive price in connection with the sale or lease of fuel, food, medicine or another necessity. Sustained high gasoline prices have prompted price gouging complaints. A number of factors contribute to the current high cost of gasoline. The cost of crude oil is the primary one. The price at the pump also includes how much it costs to deliver the oil the refineries, the refining cost, distribution cost, taxes, and the retail station's operating cost. When storms like Hurricane Katrina and Rita damage the Gulf Coast's refining capacity, prices can rise even higher. In most cases the current price at the pump is not due to price gouging. However we are prepared to act quickly if gas prices in a Governor declared disaster area spike beyond what the normal market forces set. If you feel that you are being unfairly charged for goods or services such as drinking water, food, batteries, generators gasoline or towing, raise the issue of price gouging with the provider. Speak to them respectfully but be frank. If you are unable to resolve the matter, file a complaint with our office. Correct...........and that's why hilarity ensues when someone posts OMG! OMG! GOUGING! CTD is GOUGING! |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 5:49:58 PM EDT
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That is an idiotic law; simply because our own government is too stupid to understand economics doesn't mean it's actually gouging. Texas: I am disappoint. I was actually unaware we're pandering to morons and passed a law like that.
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That still not gouging!! you do not need a part.. When your house is blown down from a hurricane/Tornado You Need a Place to live, you need clothes, you need water/food. You do not NEED a BCG right fucking now. I do not know if you are an idiot or troll master 11. But damn Bro harden the fuck up. Even during your catastrophe scenario: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS GOUGING. Yes, there is https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/cpd/price-gouging Price Gouging
Price gouging is illegal, and the Office of the Attorney General has authority to prosecute any business that engages in price gouging after a disaster has been declared by the governor. The attorney general has issued stern warnings about price gouging to businesses in times of disaster, but you should still be on your guard. §17.46(b) of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act provides that it is a false, misleading or deceptive act or practice to take advantage of a disaster declared by the Governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, by: 1. Selling or leasing fuel, food, medicine or another necessity at an exorbitant or excessive price; or 2. Demanding an exorbitant or excessive price in connection with the sale or lease of fuel, food, medicine or another necessity. Sustained high gasoline prices have prompted price gouging complaints. A number of factors contribute to the current high cost of gasoline. The cost of crude oil is the primary one. The price at the pump also includes how much it costs to deliver the oil the refineries, the refining cost, distribution cost, taxes, and the retail station's operating cost. When storms like Hurricane Katrina and Rita damage the Gulf Coast's refining capacity, prices can rise even higher. In most cases the current price at the pump is not due to price gouging. However we are prepared to act quickly if gas prices in a Governor declared disaster area spike beyond what the normal market forces set. If you feel that you are being unfairly charged for goods or services such as drinking water, food, batteries, generators gasoline or towing, raise the issue of price gouging with the provider. Speak to them respectfully but be frank. If you are unable to resolve the matter, file a complaint with our office. That is an idiotic law; simply because our own government is too stupid to understand economics doesn't mean it's actually gouging. Texas: I am disappoint. I was actually unaware we're pandering to morons and passed a law like that.
The Texas legislature fully understands economics........and once you sit through a hurricane or two you'll know why its a good law. |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 6:18:56 PM EDT
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Texas: I am disappoint. I was actually unaware we're pandering to morons and passed a law like that.
Texas isn't the only state with such laws. They are geared more towards incidents like natural disasters and emergencies where people are in serious need of certain items. Would you like it if there was a disaster in your area to where there was no electricity and no drinking water and the local stores started charging prices so high for water and gas that you could no longer afford them for your family because you weren't as rich as some of the other people in town? Or how about plywood to board up your home for a hurricane that is coming? Should Home Depot/Lowes/McCoys start charging $500 per sheet of plywood because they know the demand has now skyrocketed? Sure, some rich people with expensive homes would pay that much if needed, but what about everyone else? In that case it's not an issue of there being a low supply, that would just be taking advantage of a serious need of local people. That kind of price gouging is much different than what some people allege against companies like CTD. Gun parts & ammo are things we may want, but not things we need, especially during buying sprees that were self inflicted by gun owners. |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 7:58:30 PM EDT
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Texas isn't the only state with such laws. They are geared more towards incidents like natural disasters and emergencies where people are in serious need of certain items. Would you like it if there was a disaster in your area to where there was no electricity and no drinking water and the local stores started charging prices so high for water and gas that you could no longer afford them for your family because you weren't as rich as some of the other people in town? Or how about plywood to board up your home for a hurricane that is coming? Should Home Depot/Lowes/McCoys start charging $500 per sheet of plywood because they know the demand has now skyrocketed? Sure, some rich people with expensive homes would pay that much if needed, but what about everyone else? In that case it's not an issue of there being a low supply, that would just be taking advantage of a serious need of local people. That kind of price gouging is much different than what some people allege against companies like CTD. Gun parts & ammo are things we may want, but not things we need, especially during buying sprees that were self inflicted by gun owners. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Texas: I am disappoint. I was actually unaware we're pandering to morons and passed a law like that.
Texas isn't the only state with such laws. They are geared more towards incidents like natural disasters and emergencies where people are in serious need of certain items. Would you like it if there was a disaster in your area to where there was no electricity and no drinking water and the local stores started charging prices so high for water and gas that you could no longer afford them for your family because you weren't as rich as some of the other people in town? Or how about plywood to board up your home for a hurricane that is coming? Should Home Depot/Lowes/McCoys start charging $500 per sheet of plywood because they know the demand has now skyrocketed? Sure, some rich people with expensive homes would pay that much if needed, but what about everyone else? In that case it's not an issue of there being a low supply, that would just be taking advantage of a serious need of local people. That kind of price gouging is much different than what some people allege against companies like CTD. Gun parts & ammo are things we may want, but not things we need, especially during buying sprees that were self inflicted by gun owners. It is the idiot neckbeards that cleaned out all the supplies after getting all jacked up by the media and the retards on the internet. The one place CTD really screwed up was on ELECTION night '08 pulling the sight down and going up the new prices..I was like yeah let's fan the flames!! I thought it was more stupidity than gouging. That night NO ONE NEEDED a new P Mag! Wanta raise the price, then sit on them.
If there was a real panic, go to retail price and limit the buyer to 3-4 mags a week, that would stop the neckbeard from maxing out his credit card and cleaning out a supplier that may not get anymore supplies in for a couple of months. As far as real gouging, if I owned a gas station especially on say a hurricane evacuation route, it would be illegal to raise a gallon of gas from say $3 to $30 a gallon, but as I read the law I could limit everyone to say a 10 gallon purchase at $3 a gallon. That way 'everyone' has a chance at some gas. I never hated CTD, I bought if they had what I wanted at a price close to what I could buy it for elsewhere. Last year CTD was very generous at many of the big 3 gun matches, I got quite a few $50 gift cards of the prize table, I did appreciated that. In my opinion what happened was the stores especially the Round Rock store was in a pretty 'high rent' shopping center, and they spent a lot remodeling the insides for a very nice store, but playing the help, rent etc. is rough competing against internet 'stores' that are in a warehouse or some one's garage. |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 8:21:56 PM EDT
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Texas isn't the only state with such laws. They are geared more towards incidents like natural disasters and emergencies where people are in serious need of certain items. Would you like it if there was a disaster in your area to where there was no electricity and no drinking water and the local stores started charging prices so high for water and gas that you could no longer afford them for your family because you weren't as rich as some of the other people in town? Or how about plywood to board up your home for a hurricane that is coming? Should Home Depot/Lowes/McCoys start charging $500 per sheet of plywood because they know the demand has now skyrocketed? Sure, some rich people with expensive homes would pay that much if needed, but what about everyone else? In that case it's not an issue of there being a low supply, that would just be taking advantage of a serious need of local people. FWIW, Home Depot/Lowes/McCoys can charge $500 per sheet of plywood, as most disasters are not declared till just before or after the Hurricane has hit, so it is legal. Market pricing ensures supply. Sorry you did not plan ahead or have enough money, prepare better next time. It is not like hurricanes hit without a week of warning. I was stuck behind enemy lines for Sandy (PA/NJ), watching those unprepared morons was pure entertainment and equally sad. Nothing dumber than a guy in a $100K car wearing a Rolex and flip-flops in 6 inches of water trying to buy 5 gallons of gasoline. Get your priorities in line dumb ass. Should nanny state BigGov also limit the quantity you can buy to prevent hoarding? Should retailers be allowed to suspend returns to prevent stockpiling? The simplest solution to fix all these issues is to allow the market to right itself without socialist intervention. Imagine the shit-fest you all would have if guns/ammo were added to the price-gouging list above. Folks piss themselves right now when Wal-Mart limits you to two boxes. Wait till Obama limits you to 10 rounds of ammo. Fortunately there is still no limit on tin foil, or heads would explode. |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 8:25:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The Texas legislature fully understands economics........and once you sit through a hurricane or two you'll know why its a good law. Thanks for posting the most stupid thing I've read all day week month. Thank you for supporting policies that make it worse on everyone. http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2013/10/price-gouging-and-the-poor/ |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 8:43:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryHowever we are prepared to act quickly if gas prices in a Governor declared disaster area spike beyond what the normal market forces set. Are they saying supply and demand aren't normal market forces? |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 8:44:47 PM EDT
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The Texas legislature fully understands economics........and once you sit through a hurricane or two you'll know why its a good law. It is not a good law. It has good intentions, but it is a bad law. Take whatever commodity you want to control, food, fuel, medicine, as mentioned above. A hurricane is coming. I am a retailer. I could have 100,000 gallons more fuel, 1000 tons more plywood, more MREs, more ice, more medicine, you name it. But getting these things here in time to help folks will cost ME more. I will need to haul them in from longer distances, pay drivers overtime, etc. But I cannot charge more for them when they get here. So phuck it, I do not bother, and thus folks are screwed once again, by idiot do-gooder politicians, who do NOT understand economics. And this is not a theoretical example. I have family members who operate exactly like this. They run their stores dry and do not re-stock until it is long over, even though they could have double or triple the quantity on hand. This happened in PA/NJ during Sandy. Emergency declared in NJ, supplies ran out fast. Plenty of supplies over in PA. Need fuel? Ice? Not available in NJ but plenty in PA, you will just pay 50% more. You decide which is better, nothing available or pay a little more. |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 8:54:58 PM EDT
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Thanks for posting the most stupid thing I've read all day week month. Thank you for supporting policies that make it worse on everyone.
http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2013/10/price-gouging-and-the-poor/ Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The Texas legislature fully understands economics........and once you sit through a hurricane or two you'll know why its a good law. Thanks for posting the most stupid thing I've read all day week month. Thank you for supporting policies that make it worse on everyone.
http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2013/10/price-gouging-and-the-poor/ Since I'm so stupid...... explain how I knew that laws prohibiting gouging exist and you didn't? 
I could have played the smartass and belittled your post, but I didn't. I simply posted a link to the AG's Office and you get your panties in a wad because you were shown to be wrong. Grow the fuck up then talk to those who've been through a hurricane or two. Once you, your loved ones, your friends and neighbors have gone a few days without water I'll bet your attitude changes real quick. I don't give a shit if CTD prices a Pmag at $100. I do care if someone is trying to sell me a $20 bottle of water. |
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Posted: 7/28/2015 9:19:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Since I'm so stupid...... explain how I knew that laws prohibiting gouging exist and you didn't? I could have played the smartass and belittled your post, but I didn't. I simply posted a link to the AG's Office and you get your panties in a wad because you were shown to be wrong. Grow the fuck up then talk to those who've been through a hurricane or two. Once you, your loved ones, your friends and neighbors have gone a few days without water I'll bet your attitude changes real quick. I don't give a shit if CTD prices a Pmag at $100. I do care if someone is trying to sell me a $20 bottle of water. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: The Texas legislature fully understands economics........and once you sit through a hurricane or two you'll know why its a good law. Thanks for posting the most stupid thing I've read all day week month. Thank you for supporting policies that make it worse on everyone. http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2013/10/price-gouging-and-the-poor/ Since I'm so stupid...... explain how I knew that laws prohibiting gouging exist and you didn't? I could have played the smartass and belittled your post, but I didn't. I simply posted a link to the AG's Office and you get your panties in a wad because you were shown to be wrong. Grow the fuck up then talk to those who've been through a hurricane or two. Once you, your loved ones, your friends and neighbors have gone a few days without water I'll bet your attitude changes real quick. I don't give a shit if CTD prices a Pmag at $100. I do care if someone is trying to sell me a $20 bottle of water. Apparently, you still don't grasp the fact that your state-sponsored socialism doesn't accomplish what you think it does. How can you be so blind to the detrimental effects of price controls? |
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