Cheaper Than Dirt Supports Citizens' 2nd Amendment Rights

I know they have ****** some folks off.. but here is an email they sent me:

Recently companies such as LaRue Tactical and Olympic Arms announced they will no longer sell prohibited items to government agencies and personnel in states denying civilians to own those same items. It has been and will continue to be Cheaper Than Dirt's policy not to sell prohibited items to government agencies and agents in states, counties, cities and municipalities that have enacted restrictive gun control laws against their citizens. We support and encourage other companies that share in this sentiment.

Nice to Know!

Thats the popular thing to do right now but I dont trust them one bit. Once the dust settles they are going to have lost so many of thier past customers that they are going to have to sell to those agencies to make up for thier lost sales. CTD has already proven they care more about the dollar than anything else. This policy will probably change quicker than the price of thier P-Mags.

Their attempt to justify charging 3X what everyone else does. Sadly, there will always be enough fools buying there to keep the doors open.

People don't forget.

Well said JCB.

I have never done business with them and never will.

I will only buy from them as a last resort. There are other companies local and online that I'd rather do business with way before CTD. Oh, and I'd rather buy from a THF member before going the retail route.

I'm amazed at some of the people I work with. They shop there and pay the ridiculous prices. Of course, most of them don't know their arse from their elbow.

well said dont trust them one bit

I won't ever shop there again. Ill stick with midway or brownells

Much like the gouging they did 4 years ago, then went on to do it again. There will continue to be sheeple that will shop there and keep the business afloat. I darkened their doors once since 2008 and then spent less than $5. Do not even know the exact location of their McKinney store cause never really cared to go.

No problems shopping at CTD, I applaud their use of the American system. If you have a problem with it, your a socialist and keep whining Obama will surely start to fix ammo prices for you.

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Conratulations on winning the dumbest post of the week.

I have a problem with it as do many others and that makes us Americans excercising our right to shop where we damn well please for whatever reason we see fit.

I didn't say you couldn't shop where you want. I said if you have a problem with what CTD is doing your in the wrong country. Shop where you want to shop, pay what you want to pay, but stop whing about CTD because they are obviously charging what the market will bear or they would not be staying in business.

You don't like their prices, fine. You don't want to shop their, fine. You want to whine about what they are doing, take your socialist ideas about free markets elsewhere.

So when did understanding capitalism become dumbest post of the week material? I think maybe some of you may be a little confused

Your suggestion that we are in the wrong country for whining about CTD prices and that makes us socialists you my friends are in the wrong country. You are correct, we can shop somewhere else, and pay what we want and we can COMPLAIN about any damn thing we want as guaranteed by the 1st amendment which is just as American as the capitalist system. Capitalism is not just about supply and demand, it's about reputation and the market's willingness to do business with a company. We are simply suggesting that others don't do business with a company taking advantage of the current political environment for profit. Not a business I want to support and I have the right to share that idealism with others. If you don't agree or like what I say, you can simply not read my post. Attacking someone for expressing opinion is communist.

If I need something and they are cheaper than anyone else will I buy from them? You damn right Jim Sharp!!! Of course I haven't needed anything since this so called crisis either so the pricing hasn't bothered me. To each their own. I will do business with them and some won't. When the wonts out number the wills then we won't have to worry about it will we.

People who are bitching are using their First Amendment right...

Ok.....so how do you feel about them not honoring the price posted on thier website when a order is placed? And not answering e-mails???? And charging me $14 to ship a partial order of parts that cost less than $10 and weighs .70lbs ??? And telling me that the rest of my order was canceled due to "depleted inventory" yet they certinly have penty of them at nearly 800% markup???? Or not calling me back after they said they would?????

I could go on and on......

That's just ******* customer service!!! That would send me elsewhere as well.

THF does not allow profane language. The word you used, spelling bypasses the language filter.

I'm not surprised that you failed to grasp the concept. I didn't whine about what they are doing. I pointed out that I and others are not stupid enough to support a company like CTD. How in the world you equate that with being a socialist is beyond ridiculous.

Having a problem with pricing and choosing to shop somewhere else does not equate to being a socialist. Is that simple enough to follow or are you still confused as to why his post is out of this universe stupid.

I guess I'm stupid because I will continue to do business with them. Oh well I have been called worse. Coming from someone that lives in Houston doesn't really hold much weight anyway

It's a nice gesture.

Still won't do any business with them.

Too much too little too late.

If I quit doing business with every business that did boneheaded crap I wouldn't be doing business with many people.. lol

I agree but with places like Midway and Brownells that have never ever been anything but exceptional for me then it sure makes it easy to wash my hands of ***** like CTD.

Yeah because the city in which I live somehow defines who I am. More idiocy, do they sell intelligence at CTD? It should be normal price since their customers don't seem to be wanting any of it.

Amen!

Now that's an intelligent response. What does Houston have to do with this ridiculous debate anyway? Ive been to Brownwood, and I'm sure its a great place to live for some, maybe not for others. Its not for me, but you dont see me insulting someone just because they are from there. I continue to be amazed at some of the garbage I read between grown men on this and other forums. What ever happened to a good natured debate without insulting 4 million other people that live in Houston because someone doesn't agree with your opinion or actions? You do realize that many who live in Houston are from many other towns and cities, right? Some are even from small Central Texas towns, much like Brownwood, and now they are somehow lesser humans for making a living in Houston? Right....provided that the person making that judgement is small minded and myopic.

Its a free world, buy from whom you like, and don't buy from those you don't like. No one is making anyone buy from "gougers" and if someone chooses to spend their money there, it's their choice. It's supply and demand, coupled with capitalism in an ugly situation driven by pure idiocy from those the public elects. Simple as that....

Booner...I'll take the bait. You are not stupid for poorly choosing where to shop. You are demonstrating a low level of intelligence with your lack of understanding of how his socialist comment is way out of line. So I'll help the debate in terms you understand. I'm from Dallas and I think you are stupid. Does Dallas hold more weight?

Don't know what the debate is about. Buy from CTD enough times and you will be complaining wether you agree with prices or not . Their customer service sucks, their attitudes in the store suck, their delivery sucks and capitalism or not their prices suck. You don't throw honesty out the door for capitalism !!

I would like to see a bill board or hear a radio commercial from CTD stating where they stand on the supporting the Second Amendment instead of what this so called private e-mail said .An email costs a fraction of nothing and a limited amount of people get to see it. Maybe I have missed such advertising from them as I drive around the Metro mess daily while listening to the radio but I doubt it unless its on an extremely small scale.

Relax a little. It was a joke. Just kinda relating it to calling some one stupid for where they shop. It just doesnt make any sense does it.

Lol. No Dallas is right up there with Houston.

Chris the city you live in doesnt define who you are but your post are a pretty good indicator of what type of person you are. Getting all butt hurt and calling people juvenile names over where they shop is pretty classy. Carry on....

Is their greediness for the dollar what made you ask 2X what its worth for the ammo you are selling? Pot calling the kettle black????

Nice try BOONER. My beef with CTD is not with thier prices but how they conduct buisness.

I'll bet they'll still keep rockin' on.

Too many uninformed and "So?" folks out there.

Hope I'm wrong.

First of all, I'm not butt hurt. Secondly, I will never pretend that paying 3,4,5 times the price of something is in any way intelligent when the same item can be bought for regular price. Stupid is as stupid does. Nor will I turn a blind eye to a company such as CTD and the people who continue to shovel their money at them just so I can appear "classy". Sorry if telling you the truth appears "juvenile", life is tough sometimes.

Lol, your pretty funny. Because I have never had an issue with CTD I am stupid. What truth do you speak of? If they treat me the way they did JCB then hell yea I would find a new place to shop but until then I don't have a reason not to shop there. Paying 3,4 or 5 times what others are selling for is assanine. If that's the case then they won't be around long anyway. But last time I checked prices were stupid wherever you looked not just CTD. Most of the people that are crying are the ones that didn't believe this bs would happen. You had plenty of time to be prepared for this little crisis.

Sadly, I think you're right.

Actually, I think his post is an excellent example of the American system at work, at it's best. Free speech meets free enterprise. If, by free speech, people share their negative experiences with a company they feel is taking advantage of them, and as such, those people band together in agreement to choose not to do business with that company, then the result of their combined effort will DEFINE what the market will bear. This is how free enterprise works. That's why companies advertise. That's why companies talk about their reputation, repeat and referral business. Because the "market" is people and what it will bear is what those people collectively decide is their threshold. And this forum, this post in particular, is the vehicle through which this is happening. So, I don't think it's socialist at all, rather just one important phase in a cyclical system.

I just want to point out that it may be unwise to trash a company whose advertising dollars are spent on this site. That could lead to some unpleasant consequences.

They are allowed to sell their items for whatever price they deem the market will support. You are free to choose where you shop. No need to drop into name calling and such, that is childish, and I think more of most of the people on this forum than what I am seeing out of this one thread. Can we please tone it down a bit?

"Consequences"?

OR... You could look at it THIS way... CTD advertises here because they realize this is their market and by appealing to the members of THF, they stand to make money. This thread should be an eye-opener to them concerning their current "public appeal" - and react (or not) accordingly.

I'm going to put on a pretty dress and lipstick to wait for my email. I like to be presentable before I get screwed.

31.97 for PMC Bronze 40S&W. This isn't gouging, it's called profiteering.

Support the 2nd and price themselves to the point of excluding most people's ability to afford? Whiz on my leg and tell me it's raining. A marketing pat on the head, that I am not buying.



^^^^ This.
I've never seen them advertise on THF. I don't see them listed in any of the headers on the left side of the page. The 'Advertisement' header has nothing under it. In fact, I never see any ads at all on this site.
But, for those that see the ads(?), like running an ad in a newspaper, you're going to get editorials if the sucking sound gets loud enough. $0.64/round for 'cheap' Korean range ammo is a pretty loud suck. They might want to change their company name. Maybe "Not Cheaper Than Dirt" or "Cheaper Than Dirt (from Mars)"

Blah, blah freemarket, yeah I know. I buy somewhere else. Doesn't prevent me from having an opinion of a business that has such a misleading moniker. Cheaper... ha!

Academy has got my business... as long as they put customers at the top of their list.

That is the beauty of a free market. Everyone is free to shop elsewhere if they don't like the price and/or practices of a particular business.

Of course, the consumers need to be smart enough to make the distinction in the first place. Serious shortage there. Sadly, the "gotta have it at any price" folks are the ones that keep places like CTD in business and keep prices high. There are tons of 'em out there.

I'll probably be accused of being "narcissistic" and "selfish" once again, but to me it seems that too few plan ahead. When supplies run out and pricing skyrockets, those that have failed to prepare start screaming. It 'aint like this hasn't happened before, and this time is worse than ever.

It is what it is.

A big part of the capitalist system is the freedom to choose where you shop. There is nothing socialist about choosing not to shop at a store because you don't like their gouging practices. They have the right to charge what they want - we have the right to choose where we shop and the freedom to express our opinion of their policies.

And thats the bottom line.

Don't care if CTD says they support the second amendment or not, the minute they need money, they will change their business plan.
CTD is a price gouging company that could care less about the consumer. $89 for a PMag, $1.00+ a round of .223... It's a good thing we have academy, Wal-Mart, Cabelas and many other places to purchase our products from. Those that state they will still shop there, "A fool and his money are soon parted"

Wow! A breath of fresh air!

Awesome! Someone gets it!

They don't need to sell to them when they are charging you $60-$80 for a box of $15.00 ammo. They are doing Obama's job for him.