My letter to Cheaper than dirt

[akgriffin]

I would like to say it has been a great experience doing business with your company, but alas I have to stop for the following reasons.

1. you pulled all your firearms in a knee jerk reaction to the CT shooting, I did read some where at you would restart selling firearms again, but alas the damage is done. If you are going to roll over every time you think the government is going to do something ie, pull all firearms and reevaluate your company policy,
2. I understand business, but the outright over inflation of firearm equipment and accessories is over the top piracy and a slap in the face of all the people who used your company.
Again I want to state that I loved the quick shipping, great costumer support, and before the shooting the great affordable prices. I hope you have received more of these types of letter and emails showing how your company offended so many gun owners. Maybe in the future if you can show your customers that you will stand on principles an not pull equipment and price gouge you might have some returning customers.

Thank you for your time

Charles A Griffin

I would like the forums opinion on this. Do yall feel the same, or do you think i overreacted?

 

[abajaj11]

The company is clearly in it for the money, like most for-profits. The top management of CD is not in any way dedicated to the second amendment or to the very large firearm owner community in the US. they have demonstrated this with their knee jerk reactions and profiteering ways.
My guess is the lower level employees are enthusiastic firearm owners and 2A supporters. Do you want to punish them? Up to you.
I personally am willing to give the 80% of employees there a pass and not punish them for the sins of their top managers. Just another corporation run by greedy, short sighted managers with no core values but likely good employees.
Just my 2 cents.

 

[kinggabby]

Personally I think when things like this happen ( any shooting ) that the gun community needs to stick together and that means from manufacturing, LGS ( sales ) and buyers. If we do not have the entire gun world united we will truly fold and lose more rights.

 

[Dukester]

The company is clearly in it for the money, like most for-profits. The top management of CD is not in any way dedicated to the second amendment or to the very large firearm owner community in the US. they have demonstrated this with their knee jerk reactions and profiteering ways.
My guess is the lower level employees are enthusiastic firearm owners and 2A supporters. Do you want to punish them? Up to you.
I personally am willing to give the 80% of employees there a pass and not punish them for the sins of their top managers. Just another corporation run by greedy, short sighted managers with no core values but likely good employees.
Just my 2 cents.

That logic is so flawed it isn't even worth telling you why..

 

[Dukester]

I mostly read this forum and never post. I joined to post a reply to you letter. CD is a company based on profit. They did not stop selling guns because of some sort of knee jerk reaction to the Newtown shooting. They were purely maximizing thier profit ratio. It is in thier letter about resuming gun sales on Tuesday. They were going to sell out on Ammunition and other gun related products, combined with Christmas orders, they could not keep up with sales, so they stopped selling guns (hold them for later sales at a higher price). Besides, when they start selling on Tuesday, they can jack thier price to what ever the market has stabilized at. They will be the only major distributor with lots of firearms for sale. I think it is the smartest business move they could make.
I am not defending CD's business strategies, but they are in business to make money.

Therefore, your thesis for why they stopped selling guns is wrong. If you want to write them a letter they might actually pay attention too, then you need to discuss their prices, and ignoring the thier loyal customers needs. If you attack CD with a false thesis then they won't even read it.

Since its safe to assume you aren't there to hear CD's reasoning first hand, you are attacking a " false thesis" with an arrogant assumption.

 

[loudshirt]

Yeah I think for profit companies should never raise prices based on demand and current market value.

 

[Buddhaman]

I think when your name is CHEAPER Than Dirt, you should keep things cheaper than most other places. They should change their name to Cheaper Than Gold.

 

[Dukester]

I am not arrogant, it is in CD's letter about why they stopped selling firearms. All businesses make decisions based on the bottom-line. Therefore, I assume you are a keyboard commander, looking for a virtual fight, I won't play.

Awwww shucks!

 

[indi]

Awwww shucks!

Lmao!! Play nice or DETENTION!!

 

[BamaAlum97]

The company is clearly in it for the money, like most for-profits. The top management of CD is not in any way dedicated to the second amendment or to the very large firearm owner community in the US.

Is there a reason other than "for the money" for a business like this to be in operation? When my wife and I started a business several years ago we didn't do it to stand for a principal...we did it to make extra money. Should CTD operate at a loss to show support for the second ammendment? That wouldn't last very long as they would soon be broke...

If you don't like the company, do your business elsewhere. All of the belly aching about prices is making people sound pathetic. I'm really bummed that things are going the way they are...but sheesh...maybe we should ask the feds to come in a start regulating the prices of guns...yeah...that's it...a mandatory price freeze to keep those greedy business owners from making money...who cares that day 1 of MBA school you are told that the top priority of any for-profit business to maximize shareholder value...they shouldn't be allowed to do it when it is for guns...or ammo...or milk...or anything else I want to buy...