[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Boycott Sportsmans Guide.com (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 3/3/2006 5:49:52 AM EDT
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I have always liked this company, and have purchased alot of ammunition from them. However, I went to their site today, and ammunition is now restricted. You are not even allowed to look at their selection or prices. You have to call a 1-800 number. They are folding to the left. I have read others posts that relate their unwillingness to sell hi-caps, laser sights, and other products to states where their are no restrictions on owning them. We need to stand up and tell them that if they give up on us, we will give up on them...... 
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I just checked this and it showed me selections and prices. Maybe there was a temporary problem? |
| Their new policy could be the result of pricing and inventory issues. How many times have I heard about people ordering ammo from them and not getting it for six weeks. The supply of cheap foreign ammo coming into this country is shakey at best right now. Prices and supply can jump wildley. |
Whatch u talking about? I just now went to the site on old fashioned dialup from the backwards state of Orygun and looked at pages of ammo, prices, and even went through to the shopping cart. Only restriction I saw was you had to be 21 to buy handgun ammo. 
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So how's the boycott coming? Not as planned? 
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WEBSITE CONFIGURATION ERROR! LET'S BOYCOTT!! BTW, it works just fine. I just added a bunch of ammo (with prices included) to my shopping cart. Oh, and you DID call them up to get their official policy about ammo prices not being available online, right? I mean, before you decided to call for a boycott? Edit: Just pointing out how sometimes, people will call for a boycott for no good reason. No offense intended. 
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On first glance the poster appears to be right. I don't see a link to firearms ammunition on the homepage and when you do a search for ammo, you get the following message: View your search results for ammo below or click on a category to narrow your results: Restricted Product. Please call to request a catalog or for more information about this or other restricted products. 1-800-587-9023 M-F 7AM-11PM & Sa/Su 8AM-10PM After hours assistance: 1-800-888-3006 M-F 11PM-7AM & Sa/Su 10PM-8AM Can someone point me to where the ammo actually is?? (I haven't ordered in a while...) |
on the left side just scroll down till you see Ammo then click on Ammunition. |
When I click on that link, I get: 
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It just got wierder:  When I did a Google search for Sportsman's Guide, I got the following results:  When I clicked on Link one, I ended up with the problem page. When I clicked on Link two, the normal links you guys have been talking about were there and I could get the correct ammo page.  I don't think a boycott is necessary. I just think their web guys might need to stop drinking.... It seems that Link 1 takes you to shop.sportsmansguide.com, whereas the second takes you to www.sportsmansguide.com, and that seems to make a difference in what you can actually see on the website. Again,
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Try this link: www.sportsmansguide.com/browse/browse_ammo.asp and then tell me if you can see ammo.... |
 Don't listen to them...EVERYBODY PANIC.  
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Yep, I can see ammo and prices and all sorts of good stuff with that link. |
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www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=425080 www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=8&f=29&t=219580&page=1
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OK, I just got off the phone. There's a good explanation for the disparity in search results between {shop,www}.sportsmansguide.com. They were quite helpful.  Google does not allow it's advertisers to sell ammo. If you search for "sportsman's guide" in Google, and click on the sponsored link, you will be taken to shop.sportsmansguide.com. Ammo cannot be browsed or searched for on this page. Technically, "shop" is a different host than "www" within the domain, so they are different sites altogether, as far as Google policy is concerned. Everything works fine from www.sportsmansguide.com, as this site cannot be arrived at by following the link of a paid advertisement. As far as Google policy is concerned, this is functionaly identical to cutekittens.geocities.com being allowed to advertise pet products, while at the same time prohibiting more-thrusts-per-squeeze.geocities.com from selling M193. The billing zip code restricions remain however, and are still of some concern - as evidenced by the email conversation posted above. I hope that clears things up.
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YUP! Ammo!! YAY!! 
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