Cheaper than Dirt, I didn't know?

[hang fire]

Years ago, CTD had aftermarket Bersa M85 and M23 magazines for sale at a pretty steep price. I called and asked if they were of a quality to work without problems, they said all feedback was positive in that regard.

I ordered three of each and when received, they were junk, had nothing but jams and stove pipes, I called and said I wanted to return, they said as they had been used they could not accept a return. I asked who was the mfg, was told they were out of business and CTD had bought their last remaing stock.

Since that time, CTD has been numero uno on my $*#@ list.

 

[hang fire]

Cheaper Than Dirt is no longer cheap, I have found most of the items quite pricey, I prefer Midway with my C&R discount

Midway's shipping costs have gotten way out of hand. I go to Graf's if they have what I want, free shipping with a small handling fee.

About the same number of items and weight, shipped 20 bucks from Midway and 8 bucks from Graf's.

 

[JustinJ]

As far i'm concerned their name is false advertising to begin with. I live in Texas and our dirt aint that expensive.

 

[candr44]

I use to check their web site often but when I shopped around I always found someone with a better reputation and price. They never were cheaper.

During the ammo shortage of 2008 Cheaper Than Dirt's prices were way out of line with demand and their competition. They showed their true colors of unbridled greed while AIM Surplus and Walmart didn't raise their prices unless their suppliers raised prices, and yes you could get ammo from AIM and Walmart if you kept a close eye on their stock.

Gun owners keep a close eye on government regulations and taxes so they don't make ammo so artificially exspensive no one can afford to shoot anymore. Then along comes Cheaper Than Dirt doing what we try to stop the government from doing. What really gets me is some gun owners on here think its ok to be so greedy that you set prices way out of line with your cost, competition, and demand. Then try to rationalize it with "supply and demand" or "there's no such thing as too high a price if someone is willing to pay it". People who do business like that will make gun ownership only for the rich and I'm willing to bet most gun owners here aren't rich.

If other people want to spend their money at Cheaper Than Dirt that's their business but they won't be getting my business because the price is too high.

 

[JohnBT]

I don't see a problem with a store setting high prices on cars, bread, guns or whatever. It's a free country and I don't have to buy from them. It also cuts down on the number of places I have to check before I buy. Shortens my nearly unmanageable favorite list, too.

Btw, have you checked the actual price of dirt these days. It's gone up a lot.

John

 

[303tom]

I just call my buddy at Midway, tell him what I need, he calls me or sends me a E-mail when its in & I drive down & pick it up...............

 

[Cheaper Than Dirt!]

We understand the confusion between the catalog, website, brick and mortar stores, and catalog pickup window.

Cheaper Than Dirt! owns and operates the catalog and internet retail sales. It also operates a catalog pickup window inside Cheaper Than Dirt Outdoor Adventures for products in the paper catalog that are in the Fort Worth warehouse.

Cheaper Than Dirt Outdoor Adventures at I-35 and 820 is owned and operated by a separate company. We are paid a licensing fee for the use of the Cheaper Than Dirt name. They can purchase products from us and carry many of the same items, but we do not control their inventory or pricing. There is no overlap of staff.

Cheaper Than Dirt Guns! in McKinney, Texas is set up as a separate company, but shares the upper management of Cheaper Than Dirt!. We have control of this store.


We are now offering products from a number of warehouses on our website. Each warehouse is a separate company not under the control of Cheaper Than Dirt!. This allows each warehouse to set their own prices, including shipping. Each company competes with the other on many of the same products, and manages their inventory and prices. Each has their own agreement with their shipping company. We hope to have a better system in the future that will allow lower shipping costs, but at this point it is still in discussion.

 

[7thCavScout]

I was going to place an order with them for an M1 Carbine Canvas Sling and Oiler. At $19.97 I thought they where at little high but I was okay with it. And then.......$15.41 for shipping & handling. Ummm, no thanks CTD.

 

[chevyman097]

Maybe they should be renamed "expensive as heck".

 

[Legion489]

Personally, I have not found CTD to be all that cheap. High prices and horrific shipping do not generally make me all that happy. There for I usually shop at Grafs and Brownells. When ever I have had a problem with a product from either company, I call and say "I have had a problem with an item I bought from you" and all is taken care of, quickly, easily and politely. Other companies I have dealt with, such as one with a "love it or return it for your money back" guarantee have turned out to be total rip offs.

Read more at LegionFiveReportBlog.

 

[gym]

I bought the inexpensive 556 ammo in 72 grain and with shipping it was still less than walmart who didn't have any other than 55 grain.

 

[7624452]

Their shipping charges are totally unreasonable, so I quit looking at their ads.

 

[atomd]

Their pricing isn't very good to begin with but their shipping is just plain ridiculous. Every single time I wanted to order 2 or 3 items, one item was in a different warehouse and they wanted another 8 or 9 dollars to ship it. No thanks.

They were also the worst as far as raising prices after the shortages following the last presidential election. They wanted $50 for pmags and such. I am a big free market guy...and it's their right to charge even $1000 a piece for them...but it's also my right to not buy stuff from them because of it. Even if they had a good price I would pay a little more elsewhere to avoid dealing with them.