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tru-oil notice
Posted by:
john timberlake
(---.triad.res.rr.com)
Date: December 11, 2006 02:19PM
i was a walmart to get some tru-oil. there was none on the shelf and no place for it. i asked the clerk as i usually buy it at walmart. he said he only had two bottles left and doesnt expect to carry this anymore. i grabbed the two bottles. i know tru-oil can be found other places, but if walmart stops carrying it others may as well. just wanted to let the word out .
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Posted by:
Jim Gamble
(---.tampabay.res.rr.com)
Date: December 11, 2006 03:09PM
You can order it from Bass Pro Shops. Re: tru-oil notice
Posted by:
Daniel Axelrod
(204.134.52.---)
Date: December 11, 2006 03:18PM
Golden Witch Re: tru-oil notice
Posted by:
Duane Richards
(---.rn.hr.cox.net)
Date: December 11, 2006 03:31PM
Tru-Oil isn't going anywhere I dont believe. It's a Birtchwood Casey Product thats been aroiund for many years.....I hope I'm right LOL
DR Re: tru-oil notice
Posted by:
john timberlake
(---.triad.res.rr.com)
Date: December 11, 2006 04:08PM
i dont believe that tru-oil is going out of business and wasnt trying to give that impression. i just wanted to pass along it may not be available at walmart any longer. it is just convenient to pick it up there. Re: tru-oil notice
Posted by:
Jim Rippe
(---.il-chicago0.sa.earthlink.net)
Date: December 11, 2006 04:30PM
Thanks for the update John. Atleast soon I will have a Cabelas about 2 miles away and A mega Bass Pro about 15 miles away to find it. Re: tru-oil notice
Posted by:
Edward D. Smith
(---.ard.bellsouth.net)
Date: December 11, 2006 09:04PM
I noted that the local Walmart here no longer carries it. They do have other BCasey products. Next time I am by a Bass Pro Shop I am going to buy some. I do have enough to last me a few more months.
Ed Smith Re: tru-oil notice
Posted by:
Dave Gilberg
(---.pghk.east.verizon.net)
Date: December 12, 2006 01:04AM
I wonder how many requests for Tru Oil it would take to persuade WalMart to continue carrrying the product. Re: tru-oil notice
Posted by:
Art Parramoure
(---.milwpc.com)
Date: December 12, 2006 02:22AM
I am sure it is all about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 's ! Re: tru-oil notice
Posted by:
Fred Yarmolowicz
(---.hsd1.nj.comcast.net)
Date: December 12, 2006 06:09AM
Our local Wally world just remodeled and rearranged.In the process they dropped many brands to reduce the number of choises for a peticular item but increased the number of products they now carry.Just another way to make money.The few rod builders and hunters thay buy the true oil is not enough to support its stocking the product. Freddwhy (Rapt-Ryte) Re: tru-oil notice
Posted by:
Anonymous User
(Moderator)
Date: December 12, 2006 09:02AM
According to recent announcements the company made, Wal-Mart is dropping their hunting and shooting departments from many stores to focus on lines that sell better. The fishing departments in some stores will also be dropped.
I'm sure it is "all about the money" since this is the reason they're in business. .................... Re: tru-oil notice
Posted by:
Steve Kartalia
(---.ferc.gov)
Date: December 12, 2006 09:30AM
Sort of getting off-topic here but it would be sort of ironic if Wal-Mart stopped carrying fishing and hunting gear in my town, since they are now the only store in town that does sell those things, after running the family owned hunting/fishing stores out of business about a decade ago. I guess that might open up the door for another small business owner ... funny how things work in the business world ... and glad I'm not part of it. Re: tru-oil notice
Posted by:
Bill Stevens
(---.br.br.cox.net)
Date: December 12, 2006 11:22AM
Wallmart made an announcement in June about their inability to get expected price concessions from their Eastern Rim suppliers of fishing equipment. The announcement said the Mega Stores would drop their special in store area counter for sporting goods. An off the wall comment about warranty returns clouding the profit margins was also noted. In my area of a mid sized city, Baton Rouge, Wallmart dropping out and Bass Pro and Cabellas expecting to open next year will present new challenges for the custom rod business. Re: tru-oil notice
Posted by:
Anonymous User
(Moderator)
Date: December 12, 2006 11:35AM
Steve,
I guess we shouldn't get on the topic of business practices here, but Wal-Mart didn't run the family owned businesses out - the consumers that purchased goods at Wal-Mart did. We often hear how much folks value service, but in the majority of cases, price is king. It is the American consumer that has driven these local businesses out by choosing lower prices, or the illusion of lower prices, over service and the resulting benefit to the local community that shopping with local business owners usually brings. The American consumer has always been in the drivers seat when it comes to price, service, selection, etc. ................. Re: tru-oil notice
Posted by:
Rob Grider
(---.insightbb.com)
Date: December 12, 2006 12:27PM
Tom, you may be right in the fact the American consumer has the final vote, but when Wal-mart sells a product for less than I can buy directly from the laboratory, and I find that they are selling it at their cost as a loss leader, the deck is squarely stacked against the smaller business. Re: tru-oil notice
Posted by:
Anonymous User
(Moderator)
Date: December 12, 2006 01:21PM
Only if the consumer decides to support that type of business, in spite of the long term consequences. Wal-Mart can't sell anything if folks refuse to buy from them. But as in so many things, even those who lament the loss of jobs here, tend to sell themselves to the lowest bidder. Everybody wants something for less and Wal-Mart has taken advantage of that mindset. The guy who put the local businesses under, and sent jobs overseas, is the guy in the mirror.
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Posted by:
Mike Barkley
(---.try.wideopenwest.com)
Date: December 12, 2006 01:27PM
Amen, Tom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nobody made us dump the local guys!! The money we "think" we're saving just comes back to bite us later. We 100% control the market place. We vote with our dollars! Mike (Southgate, MI) If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!! Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/12/2006 01:29PM by Mike Barkley. Re: tru-oil notice
Posted by:
Mike Adams
(71.80.150.---)
Date: December 12, 2006 02:56PM
This is a debate that has no end. You would have to live in a small town of, say, less than 15k -22k in a rural area to see what havoc Wal-Mart does to local retailers. I don't give a damn what Wal-Mart carries, I don't shop there. Period, end of story.
Mike Re: tru-oil notice
Posted by:
Mike Barkley
(---.try.wideopenwest.com)
Date: December 12, 2006 04:33PM
Mike,
If most of the resident' followed your example and didn't shop there, Nothing would happen to the local retailers Mike (Southgate, MI) If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!! Re: tru-oil notice
Posted by:
Stan Gregory
(---.dyn.embarqhsd.net)
Date: December 12, 2006 08:34PM
I checked at my local Wal-Mart today and they no longer stock Tru-Oil. A local firing range/gun store does still have it in stock - so that's another place to check for Tru-Oil.
Stan Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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