Bass Pro & Avery

[NCSUDucker]

There's a rumor on thats floating around on the Refuge that Bass Pro is no longer going to be carrying Avery Greenhead Gear dekes and are pushing Final Approach decoys (which look like a$$ by the way, looks like a carto duck that stuck its thumb in its mouth and blew until the body blew up and the head stayed the same) Anyway is there any truth to this?

Ducker

[Rick Frisch]

This is a pretty political question. I am choosing not to touch it with a 10-foot pole. There are a lot of things that have went on with Bass Pro Shops. I just don't think this is the place to discuss them.

Thanks,

[NCSUDucker]

I hate that...I've enjoyed purchasing GHG through them using the 6 month stretch pay.

Ducker

[Rick Frisch]

Do Cabela's or Mack's do anything like that with their credit cards?

Thanks,

[Scott Moates]

I agree with Rick on this.

[NCSUDucker]

Originally posted by Rick Frisch:
Do Cabela's or Mack's do anything like that with their credit cards?

Thanks,

Nope.

[goosehuntinman]

NCSUDucker,

I contacted Basspro last week to try and obtain some replacement heads for some of their XPS Canada shells. They told me I would have to contact the manufacturer,but couldnt or wouldnt tell me who that was. I tried calling Avery for replacement heads for them , assuming they were the ones that made them for Basspro. I was told they didnt have anything that would fit them, as they didnt have any affiliation with Basspro anymore. There has been a couple posts on here recently asking when basspro stores will have the GHG products and to be honest, Im wondering why the guys are skirting this issue. If they are not gonna be available, just say so. We can still get our GHG stuff through other retailers such as Macks, Cabelas, and Gander Mountain.

Bob

[Bill Cooksey]

Guys,

I am going to post an excerpt from a post Tom Matthews made recently in which he references a situation with one of our largest customers. This may provide some insight into our business practices.

Tom Matthews Quote:
I'm sorry, but buying NeoTubs directly from Avery is not going to happen because Avery has wholesale customers that offer them. If these retailers cannot get the job done, then we will pick up where they leave off. In other words, we will sell them only in "last resort" situations.

Avery is a wholesale manufacturer, and even though we could profit greatly selling direct to the consumer (you guys) we would be competing with our customers (retailers like Cabela's, Mack's and your favorite local hunting store) which I was raised to believe is a business “sin”. If you have wondered why our products are not in certain major catalog retailers this year, it is due to their lack of understanding of the word "mutual". We have always held to a strict "wholesale only" sales policy designed to protect our customers (the retailers), but one of our biggest customers copied several of our products in 2004 and sold them to their customers (you guys) at reduced prices right next to ours. This was not only an insult of phenomenal proportion, but to us it was a major indicator of this retailer’s ongoing internal problems and long-rumored financial troubles. When they would not agree to discontinue their desperate and overt practice of product copying for 2005, we regretfully passed on their business; this has proven to be the right decision for Avery even though we have lost some very nice distribution locations. Even still, Avery refuses to compete with its customers so our stance is simple: we will not sell direct to consumers (you guys) if they will not copy our products and compete with us. Anyone who cannot understand this principle does not understand loyalty and team work, and Avery cannot work that way.

goosehuntinman,

Please e-mail me at billc@averyoutdoors.com with the details of your situation, and I’ll see if we can help you out.

Bill

[keith_scumline]

Thank You, Bill

[goosehuntinman]

Thanks Bill,

Things are a bit clearer now on the whole situation. I will be emailing you soon.

Bob