Midway USA

Originally Posted By: joedOriginally Posted By: crapshootNot to mention that Larry Potterfield has donated hundreds of thousands to the fight to keep our second amendment rights.
Does Larry Potterfield donate or does Larry Potterfield give our donations to the NRA?

Exactly what someone else brought up before.

I always like it when they show a company president on TV handing a check to United Way. Do you think the company donated that or the company employees?

I'm not knocking Larry but I do keep a watchful eye on happenings. Never had a problem with Midway but I also don't buy much from them anymore when I can get it cheaper elsewhere.

Last year Midway donated 1 mil to the NRA
 
Originally Posted By: vahunterOriginally Posted By: joedOriginally Posted By: crapshootNot to mention that Larry Potterfield has donated hundreds of thousands to the fight to keep our second amendment rights.
Does Larry Potterfield donate or does Larry Potterfield give our donations to the NRA?

Exactly what someone else brought up before.

I always like it when they show a company president on TV handing a check to United Way. Do you think the company donated that or the company employees?

I'm not knocking Larry but I do keep a watchful eye on happenings. Never had a problem with Midway but I also don't buy much from them anymore when I can get it cheaper elsewhere.

Last year Midway donated 1 mil to the NRA

Was that "MidwayUSA money"? Or was it money they collected from our donations and it was presented by them on our behalf?
 
Originally Posted By: HidalgoOriginally Posted By: vahunterOriginally Posted By: joedOriginally Posted By: crapshootNot to mention that Larry Potterfield has donated hundreds of thousands to the fight to keep our second amendment rights.
Does Larry Potterfield donate or does Larry Potterfield give our donations to the NRA?

Exactly what someone else brought up before.

I always like it when they show a company president on TV handing a check to United Way. Do you think the company donated that or the company employees?

I'm not knocking Larry but I do keep a watchful eye on happenings. Never had a problem with Midway but I also don't buy much from them anymore when I can get it cheaper elsewhere.

Last year Midway donated 1 mil to the NRA

Was that "MidwayUSA money"? Or was it money they collected from our donations and it was presented by them on our behalf?

I would venture to GUESS that it was probably both. But that is strictly a guess.
 
Originally Posted By: crapshootOriginally Posted By: HidalgoOriginally Posted By: vahunterOriginally Posted By: joedOriginally Posted By: crapshootNot to mention that Larry Potterfield has donated hundreds of thousands to the fight to keep our second amendment rights.
Does Larry Potterfield donate or does Larry Potterfield give our donations to the NRA?

Exactly what someone else brought up before.

I always like it when they show a company president on TV handing a check to United Way. Do you think the company donated that or the company employees?

I'm not knocking Larry but I do keep a watchful eye on happenings. Never had a problem with Midway but I also don't buy much from them anymore when I can get it cheaper elsewhere.

Last year Midway donated 1 mil to the NRA

Was that "MidwayUSA money"? Or was it money they collected from our donations and it was presented by them on our behalf?

I would venture to GUESS that it was probably both. But that is strictly a guess.

I would guess mostly the customer. All that odd change at the end of a purchase adds up quickly.
 
Originally Posted By: HidalgoOriginally Posted By: vahunterOriginally Posted By: joedOriginally Posted By: crapshootNot to mention that Larry Potterfield has donated hundreds of thousands to the fight to keep our second amendment rights.
Does Larry Potterfield donate or does Larry Potterfield give our donations to the NRA?

Exactly what someone else brought up before.

I always like it when they show a company president on TV handing a check to United Way. Do you think the company donated that or the company employees?

I'm not knocking Larry but I do keep a watchful eye on happenings. Never had a problem with Midway but I also don't buy much from them anymore when I can get it cheaper elsewhere.

Last year Midway donated 1 mil to the NRA

Was that "MidwayUSA money"? Or was it money they collected from our donations and it was presented by them on our behalf?

I believe it was shown on the sportsmans channel. It was donated to the NRA because Midway had just either received it's 1 mil customer or 1 mil order, I don't remember which.
 
I've been buying from Midway for a lot of years. I've only had one problem and it wasn't their fault. When I bought a set of 222 magnum dies the resizer was marked 222. Midway sent me a replacement set right away.

Midway ships fast but they have to have what you want available. They sell it, they don't make it. If someone breaks their commitment to them they have to delay or cancel your order.

IMHO that doesn't make Potterfield a jerk.
 
Midway is randomly and with out logical reason canceling some back orders . It seems to be up to the individual sales rep.

What they are doing is unethical and violates there own stated policy.

It happened to me and numerous posters in good standing over on Rimfire Central.

Larry has made millions from us shooters. I certainly expected more loyalty from him and his company in these tougher times.

Chris
 
Larry Potterfield has always (in the last 40 years that I've known him) been very generous as a supporter of the NRA, both personally and as a business owner...Yes, our (customer's) money is a large amount of the facsimile check shown presented, what you don't see is the support for the Friends of the NRA, the contributions to the NRA-ILA funds, etc that comes directly from him...There are also many other areas of the shooting community that he supports, without much fanfare...

As I've said before, to some he may appear a "little odd", but he is really a nice guy and good businessman, as well as a friend to the shooting community..Does he promote his business??,,,Certainly and wouldn't we all do the same under most circumstances...Does that make him bad??...I think not...
 
I just don't understand how people expect MidwayUSA to keep people on backorders indefinately. Especially, as I assume, most people do not act when they have product finally come in because they either found it somewhere else or do not have the money available.

If it were my company, backorder would not exist. It has to be more of a headache than it is ever worth. Most places have stopped doing backorder for this reason. We do not know what is really going on in the big world of supplies and such, I am very certain LArry and his team have a much better insight to the situation. This may appera to be irratic and seem odd, bud when they get stuff from MANY vendors and manufacturers. If you notice, most of their products show out of stock, OVERDUE. Meaning, there is no idead as to how, when or where you will see the product.

If they were taking money, with no product available, then sitting on the money for anytime, that would be decietful and cause for concern. Simply canceling backorders on products with no forecast just makes sense to me...

I do not understand how people are blaming them for being missleading or dishonest. If they don't have the product, they don't have it. Look elsewhere or sign up for e-mail notifications.
 
I've known Larry for over 40 years, still have the Ruger Single Six I purchased from him in '78. Larry is a stand up guy but is also a business man. He runs a great business and works hard to get the products we like. I've had ammo on back order for over a year and if they cancel it that's fine because I don't see it coming to the market anytime soon. That said, I have been able to get some .22 ammo on occassion from them and being close I don't have to pay shipping. I really feel that Larry deserves a big thanks for keeping his business in line and servicing our needs.
 
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Originally Posted By: hawkeye58Midway is randomly and with out logical reason canceling some back orders . It seems to be up to the individual sales rep.

What they are doing is unethical and violates there own stated policy.

It happened to me and numerous posters in good standing over on Rimfire Central.

Larry has made millions from us shooters. I certainly expected more loyalty from him and his company in these tougher times.

Chris



Go read the thread from the beginning, not going to rehash the same crybaby complaints over and over again about 22 ammo. I have always gotten an email with the reason for a back order cancellation. The committee of you and they at rimfire central have also. If you claim you haven't take a deep breath and it will be all ok.

Thanks for sharing.
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By the way Graff's has Norma 22LR in stock right now if you have to have it yesterday.
 
22 LR ammo is not all that tough to find any longer. It does take some ground work, and helps to have friends in the right places. But especially match 22 LR is easy to obtain as most folks do not want to pay the cash for Match to plink with, understand that, though.

http://gunbot.net/ammo/rimfire/22lr/
 
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Originally Posted By: 3DHUSKERI see the federal bulk at bass pro for 25 bucks every couple of weeks.

I see plenty when I care to look. Almost everyone else would rather have someone do the looking for them, as is the state of our society anymore. Sad, really, is the state we are in...entitled folks all around.
 
Midway is one of the first places that I shop when I need something gun and reloading related. They have always treated me fine. The last 22lr that I bought was over a year ago at the local walmart. Happened to be at the right place at the right time. Should have turned around and went in and bought the other 2 boxes. They had a limit of 3 but the lady said that if I wanted them I could take all 5. Gave just over $20.00 for the federal 525 round bulk. There are more and more places that have 22 ammo but I don't need any unless they are at the right price. Midway has always emailed me when there was something on backorder and wanted to know if I wanted to remain on the backorder list or to cancel it. They have even called me when the card that I had used for the backorder was change by the back. Just gave them the new card info and all was well.
 
My only complaint for Midway is their packaging. I've received boxes of bullets that they threw in a padded envelope on a few occasions. Some times they made it undamaged, other times they were broke open.

This is how I received my recent package last week..

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I know that's how it was sent because the shipping label is stretched across the opening. It doesn't look as bad in the picture, but you could easily take the product out through the opening.
 
That is almost unbelievable, wow. I've ordered a lot of crap from Midway and never gotten a box that looked like that, dang. I'd be upset also. Actually I've had great luck with every company I've ordered from but I'm sure the laws of average will catch me sooner or later.

Afa cancelling backorders IDK. I've never placed a backorder for something that was that unavailable. I know a buddy of mine has 20,000 rounds of cci 22lr backordered from Midsouth for almost 2 years and afaik it's still in the system waiting to be filled.
 
Originally Posted By: pahntr760I just don't understand how people expect MidwayUSA to keep people on backorders indefinately. I only expected them to honor their stated policy, "Backorders open longer than 365 days will be cancelled."


Originally Posted By: pahntr760Especially, as I assume, most people do not act when they have product finally come in because they either found it somewhere else or do not have the money available. What do you base that assumption on?

Originally Posted By: pahntr760If it were my company, backorder would not exist. It has to be more of a headache than it is ever worth. Most places have stopped doing backorder for this reason. We do not know what is really going on in the big world of supplies and such, I am very certain LArry and his team have a much better insight to the situation. Yes but Midway does allow back orders. I am sure this has been very profitable for them and has helped them obtain a larger share of the market. As you said Larry and his team have a much better insight to the situation than we do.

Originally Posted By: pahntr760I do not understand how people are blaming them for being missleading or dishonest. Canceling my back order of 12/15/2013 sometime in November of 2014 without notification is miss leading and dishonest. Especially after receiving an email on September 8, 2014 saying everything is OK.
 
Originally Posted By: hawkeye58Originally Posted By: pahntr760I just don't understand how people expect MidwayUSA to keep people on backorders indefinitely. I only expected them to honor their stated policy, "Backorders open longer than 365 days will be cancelled."

Well, they are a private business and can do as they wish. Wether it pleases You, Me or the other guy...They also state they will hold orders until the entire backorder is filled. Many folks go backorder crazy, just hoping to get into one item...this hurts them in the long run. This is why you will see folks get product that has been on backorder far less time than others. At any rate, canceling backorders does not make them any money, I don't see that as a misleading tactic.

Originally Posted By: pahntr760Especially, as I assume, most people do not act when they have product finally come in because they either found it somewhere else or do not have the money available. What do you base that assumption on?

The fact I work retail and have been told exactly that..."MidwayUSA has had this on backorder forever, so I got it from you."

Originally Posted By: pahntr760If it were my company, backorder would not exist. It has to be more of a headache than it is ever worth. Most places have stopped doing backorder for this reason. We do not know what is really going on in the big world of supplies and such, I am very certain Larry and his team have a much better insight to the situation. Yes but Midway does allow back orders. I am sure this has been very profitable for them and has helped them obtain a larger share of the market. As you said Larry and his team have a much better insight to the situation than we do.

I think Midway is a frustrated as the customers. As you can see all over their website with the 'overdue' items...

Originally Posted By: pahntr760I do not understand how people are blaming them for being missleading or dishonest. Canceling my back order of 12/15/2013 sometime in November of 2014 without notification is miss leading and dishonest. Especially after receiving an email on September 8, 2014 saying everything is OK.

I have always received an e-mail when they cancelled the backorder. Confusing process, sure...nothing was/is malicious in their handling of these situations. I guess I mean that over simply 'misleading.' No worries. I either moved past that item, finding an alternative, or found it somewhere else.




Oh well, either you'll get over it or you'll take it to the grave. I am fairly certain Larry will be OK either way. And they were a month early on canceling...oh well, again. There are many other sources out there.

I still don't see what the heartache is about. They still do not have the product you need right? So, what are you out? No money was taken, and there still isn't the product to send out.
 
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