Fort Worth, Texas, USA –-(Ammoland.com)-Consumer reaction to the political rhetoric after the shooting in CT caused a rush of online orders at Cheaper Than Dirt! which led to the largest backlog in the company’s history.
Cheaper Than Dirt! management had no choice but to suspend firearm sales while examining ways to meet customer demand and maintain the careful and lawful processes established.
Firearm sales require a significant amount of individual attention compared to the automated system for non-firearm products. Firearm orders were being placed faster than the inventory system could update, potentially leading to an overselling situation and cancellation of orders on a very large-scale.
Ammunition and shooting accessories orders more than tripled, resulting in week-long shipping delays. Since firearms sales are a much smaller portion of its sales and require more resources, the decision was made to utilize personnel in areas that would make the most impact servicing customers.
The past three weeks have been spent catching up on the tremendous backlog of orders, training additional staff and increasing inventory back to acceptable levels.
Firearm sales will resume on a limited basis beginning Tuesday, January 8, based on available inventory.
The selection will increase as more firearms become available. Specifically, firearms that are in high demand are not currently available from manufacturers due to the lack of inventory. This includes most modern sporting rifles.
Cheaper Than Dirt!’s goal is to maintain the level of service customers have come to expect.
Cheaper Than Dirt! prides itself on being America’s Ultimate Shooting Sports Discounter since 1993. Cheaper Than Dirt! boasts over 100,000 items available for purchase through their Web site and catalog. Articles, photos and videos appear daily on the Shooter’s Log at www.CheaperThanDirt.com/blog
First of all, I ALWAYS assume that if someone takes the time to say they’re not affiliated, they almost always are!
Second, I guess if you don’t mind paying double for shipping and handling fees, Then maybe it’s a fair deal for you.
Check out the final price of a $10 magazine, s/h more than doubles price. Try to order large quantities of ammo, and expect the price per round to go up 60% after s/h, instead of 20%.
Cheaper than Robbery, I guess.
Scalpers! I just bought a box of 9mm Tulammo at Wal Mart for the usual price of about $13.00. Listing on CTD for $59.00! Be patient and keep checking the local stores.
Never again will I do business with Cheaper Than Dirt or Gunbroker.com. It’s that simple, never again. Folk’s, when people take their business elsewhere en masse, is when these businesses understand that mistreating customers is unacceptable.
Remember folks, do your talking with your $$$$. That’s the only thing they understand.
What! I was born at night but not last night!There were so many different ways C.T.D could have handled operations during all of this. It is clear to me that a gready decision was made by a few to profit greatly upon a tragic event. To make excuse of the tragic loss of lives and to justify thier acts is obvious. A(B.S)scheme.
CTD, Never had a problem with any of our orders,day or two longer getting them maybe. But your prices have sky rocketed on ammo. “If you fix it…they will come.” back. Target ammo for .9mm and .40 cal is too high, and others are manageing to sell cheaper than you are.
Cheaper than Dirt , You are lower than dirt, you have shown exactly what you are about along with all the rest of the ammo dealers in the US it is all about the almingty dollar, if you ever send another sales paper to me in the mail i will simply burn it, FU forever
Why do people think these 2 things are the same?
1. We got so many orders we (temporarily) just don't have the people (or inventor) to fill them all.
2. For political reasons, we refuse to sell guns every again.
$35 – shipping&handling for ammo worth about $9 a box. Your out of your minds.
placer my first ever order with C.T.D. on 12-27-12 got half of my order on 1-7-2013 unknown where the other half of my order is,but the best part is my $104.10 has cost me $204.10 they charged my card 100 dollars too much talked to a person their it was going to be fixed right now. Guess what left e-mail tryed getting through on phone olny to be cut off. called credit card co. will be filing complaint and the next step I guess is the texas A.G. is this place run by OBAMA?