Dick's Sporting Goods

[Allen]

Still living up to it's name.

THE place to go for all your golf balls, tennis balls and sports underwear needs.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/17/dicks-sporting-goods-to-destroy-all-unsold-firearms-pulled-from-shelves-after-parkland-shooting.html

[S.A. Boggs]

Shouldn't this have read "goof balls" instead. If this is a publically traded stock and I owned any I would sell due to one thing. The management chose to destroy returnable stock to make a negligible political statement that will soon be forgotten. Profit was taken from the stockholder for what, a foolish decision and this is how this should be looked at.
Sam

[clintonhater]

Still living up to it's name.



What's its name should be: ATHLETIC Goods. Better yet: Yuppie Goods.

But destroying those guns is a GOOD thing--it means the manufacturers can make more of them, rather than take back old stock!

[Clark Howard]

Simple dem posturing.

[leftyo]

all they've done is throw away money, and cost themselves customers. think ive been in one two times, wasnt impressed, so no big loss as far as a retailer goes.

[blackhawknj]

On my Boycott List. The LGSs meet all my needs.

[macPA]

why do they even have their field and stream division? oh ya will be just stream soon

[dryheat]

I went into one once. All polyester running shorts and sneakers. Thousands of sneakers. Oops, I mean running shoes.

[JB White]

A couple of weeks ago I went to a Dick's store in Dupage County IL to check out 10/22's. They were on sale below $200. No jacked up Cook/Chicago consumer sales taxes and no Cook County "violence taxes" on arms and ammunition. ($25 per firearm and 15c per round on ammunition). The employees were the gun savvy types, so the policy comes strictly from Dick's corporate so far as I can tell. They took another 20% off if I signed up for a Dick's credit card. That OTD price was hard to beat so I took it.

The bad: Don't take the extra money off by putting it all on the point of sale CC. Their APR is 29%! Talk about juice loans.... Shredded the CC as soon as it arrived.
Also, do not give them a primary e-mail address. In spite of what they might tell you, your inbox will get clogged with tons of Dick's sales spam. Use a junk account address.


As already mentioned, corporate PC posturing is costing them. Not us or the gunmakers. Would any of us here actually go to a Dick's store when in the market for another AR-type rifle? Who are they alienating money-wise? Looking at it from a bean counter's perspective, it's cheap advertising to announce their destruction opposed to standing tall against a boycott from their main preppie consumer base. It's all marketing strategy and write-offs.
I'm not condoning their actions. I just don't see it as being anything major in the grand scheme of things. It's simply an inventory shift until things cool down again.

[Vern Humphrey]

What's its name should be: ATHLETIC Goods. Better yet: Yuppie Goods.

But destroying those guns is a GOOD thing--it means the manufacturers can make more of them, rather than take back old stock!

Nope. It's name should be "Dicks R Us."

[Griff Murphey]

A lot of rural law enforcement agencies could have benefitted from those guns as patrol rifles. But I guess law enforcement is the "enemy of the people" and not in line with the liberal way of thinking.

[clintonhater]

A lot of rural law enforcement agencies could have benefitted from those guns as patrol rifles. But I guess law enforcement is the "enemy of the people" and not in line with the liberal way of thinking.

Better semi-autos than the M16s DOD is giving away by the truckload, along with armored vehicles, etc.; don't know why rural agencies can't get their share.

Although, given the caliber of many of the folks hired by small town & backwoods county agencies, more firepower doesn't seem such a good idea.

[JohnMOhio]

I have gone in at least 6 or so visits just to see what they had in stock. At no time did I ever see any AR style rifle on the rack. This would be over the last 3 years. Nothing new at our location.

John

[holdover]

Purchased two firearms from them over the years, each time they would not let me carry the firearm from the gun dept to the register, then from the register out the door, the salesman had to handle it. The salesman was a retired PO and apologized for their policy. I also used the CC discount for the first purchase, the salesman said to cut it up when it came and pay the balance when the bill came. 29% is highway robbery..

[Allen]

Purchased two firearms from them over the years, each time they would not let me carry the firearm from the gun dept to the register, then from the register out the door, the salesman had to handle it. The salesman was a retired PO and apologized for their policy.

Now while Dick's never seems to hesitate making a "dick" of themselves this must be an industry wide thing. Perhaps it's something their insurance requires for liability sake. Back in the 90's I bought a Ruger 10/22 from WalMart and the salesman escorted me to the front register and stayed there till I paid and left the building. About 20 years ago I bought some 22LR ammo from Academy Sports and they did the same thing. I asked the salesman "why don't you just hold a gun up against my head till I leave?".

[JB White]

Dick's did the same thing with me. The manager was upfront about it as we were walking out. "Sorry about this but it's corporate policy". I was already aware of that but it was nice of her to mention it. Further conversation revealed complaints from shoppers, "afraid for their lives" upon seeing someone walking about the store with a gun in a box. :icon_rolleyes: She mentioned something about security too. Thieves grabbing a gun from a shopper while on the property and making off with it.
They have no problem holding onto it until you decide to leave. So, you can buy it and continue to shop if you so choose but you cannot have it until escorted to the door.

[Former Cav]

I got walked out the door with a 270 winchester Weatherby rifle back in 94 at a WallMart.
but of course, that was in "nice liberal minnesota"

[S.A. Boggs]

I got walked out the door with a 270 winchester Weatherby rifle back in 94 at a WallMart.
but of course, that was in "nice liberal minnesota"

I simply tell them that I am armed and will guard them, gets quite a look from some other's a grin.
Sam