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Baraboo Farm and Fleet OC information
- Thread starter theoicarry
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Blain's Farm and Fleet is an excellent Wisconsin based chain of stores, soon to open one in northern Illinois. They do not hate anyone. The small percentage of people carrying weapons who do not want to leave em in their vehicle will have no impact on their business.
Why go to farm and fleet, when we can go to fleet farm where they support and allow OC and eventually CCW. While there may be a smaller percentage of people now who would like to OC, the percentage who will want to CCW will be much greater. So come november, farm and fleet is going to lose even MORE customers.
I would not call farm and fleet an excellent store.
How would you like it if they said, "No black people," "No children allowed," "No silly hats," etc, etc, etc? They all discriminate against people.
HandyHamlet
Regular Member
Blain's Farm and Fleet is and has been in IL since I can remember. I used to travel an hour to go to their DeKalb/Sycamore store. It was my fav store. I bought EVERYTHING there. As they began to open more stores in IL they became just another Target or Wally World. No more Farm. Or Fleet. Just yuppified Carharts and Work-N-Sport boots.
In short Blaine's Farm and Fleet SUCKS.
Why exactly are you here again?
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BROKENSPROKET
Regular Member
They have lost tens of thousands of dollars is sales already in the state of Wisconsin because of thier policy. That is hardly no impact. They may just believe that the ECONOMY is hitting them harder than it really is.
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Your information is just your opinion, or can you cite where you found the loss of income by their stores. Must not be hurting too bad as new stores are being built.
I did not say there were no other stores in Illinois. I said one is being built in northern Illinois. You think they suck, I think they are great. Just a difference of opinion, no big deal.
Can you prove they haven't been losing money? So what if they are building a new store? All it means is they are building a store. You have no idea if they are closing another one or how they plan on paying for this store. You do know that business is risk vs reward right? Take for instance Blockbuster, they had stores all over the world back in the 90s/00s, but now they are going out of business.
I do know I like shopping at Blains and have no problem securing my weapon before entering. No discrimination involved.
BROKENSPROKET
Regular Member
Many OC'ers in the state of Wisconsin will no longer spend money there. It's not a boycott, because those are intended change behaviour. Just as I am not boycotting myex-wife by refusing to talk to her. I dont' care what she does now, it's what she did that matters to me, and no matter what she does now, I will not talk to her.
This house used to spend aproximatey $1,500 annually at Blains F&F. I friend of mine used to spend a minimum of $5,000 annually at F&F. So with all the people that will not shop there anymore, it can easily assume that would be in the tens of Thousands of dollars in lost sales state-wide. That is probably minsicul to thier over alll annaul state wide sales, so I doubt they even feel it.
I have been loyal to F&F for over two decades, but I would have thought that F&F would have been one of the last places that would deny thier customers thier right to self-defense. I can Open Carry at my credit union for crying out loud. I will never spend a penny at Farm & Fleet again, short of a public apology to thier (lost) cutomers.. With all the stores that respect our rights, there is no need to shp there anymore.
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Brass Magnet
Founder's Club Member
Hmm... I've got a problem with it. I'll peacefully discriminate against them by shopping at stores that don't leave my personal security up to a sign that doesn't work. I'll even go out of my way and pay more if I have to.
I think that standing on principle is more important than a little inconvenience for me.
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BROKENSPROKET
Regular Member
Then I have to ask why do you even carry. Is it just some novel idea to you? Chances are you do not even carry a handgun.
So, you won't discrimate against a store that discriminates. That is weak. Yes, Blains discriminates. Most stores don't create such policies for thier customers. They allow what is legal.
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I'm guessing santana is a user that has been banned several times before and just wants to stir up the hornets nest here.
HandyHamlet
Regular Member
Agreed.
It doesn't take any math skills to figure that if 250 guys stop spending a grand a year there F&F is throwing away a quarter Million. And judging by the reaction on facebook when this originally broke I'd say F&F loosing 250 loyal customers is a conservative estimate.
Plus anyone who spent any time in F&F at all would know that their current inventory is a pathetic joke compared to when the store actually catered to farmers.
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BROKENSPROKET
Regular Member
You might be right, but if I had to guess, he or she probably in management at Blains.
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I wouldn't doubt that option either. It doesn't take long to find a crime happening in the store or the parking lot of Blains.
http://www.livinglakecountry.com/kettlemoraineindex/policeandcourts/78318292.html
Trip20
Regular Member
Add "My Opinion" to the end of his/her posts and that should clue you in as to who it is.
Due to their weapons policy they may actually gain 250 new people who spend a grand a year. The Blains I shop at the most still has the same size ag section in the same part of the store since it opened decades ago.