Not quite sure how my post started the discussion about Cabelas shipping fees? Their shipping fee was two dollars less than the place I ended up buying the bracket... The other guy was $252 for the unit $22 shipping. Cabelas was $309 for the unit $20 shipping. The part I couldn't figure out is how a smaller store can sell the bracket for $57 less than Cabelas ($55 cheaper after shipping). You'd think the bigger stores would be able to sell the product cheaper as they must sell more. But them aside... it was the places selling the bracket for 500 bucks that blew me away. Talk about unfair markup.
As far as local sales/purchases... I agree and have said it before that I get a lot of good deals locally. I would say 90% of the items under $200 each are bought locally. After that, I start shopping online for deals. I save 30% or more by doing that and those dollars add up. If I were rich I'd buy everything local... but I'm not... so I have to shop around for the best price. Also, for the most part, I try to make sure I don't buy items on line that will require servicing. For things needing that I would buy local from someone that could fix (or get fixed) the item if needed.
Have a good day... The Penny-Pincher...
I noticed that too... so before I purchased it I called. They sent an email saying the photo was a stock photo from an older model, but that it is indeed the same one offered by Cabelas. Maybe I'm too trusting, but I ordered it on their word. I'll let you know when I get it.
