Gotta' read the fine print.
I imagine these Cabela's branded cams are as good or better as most. But how would you know prior to purchase?
For decades, I've been one of Cabela's biggest cheerleaders.
But after some of the experiences I've had with them over the past 2 to 3 years, particularly with exclusive Cabela's branded products, I've lost much my faith in their being superior to their competition in any aspect.
It appears Cabela's quality control has recently greatly diminished, as has the value of their "word" in advertising. As has "in stock" at the time you place an order. Anyone else noticed that "in stock" items ordered suddenly turn into your receiving an email the next day, "we're sorry, but that item is out of stock"?
As but one example, last year, I purchased a pair of Cabela's branded MT050 Gore-Tex pants advertised to contain ScentBlocker's "Trinity Technology" (produced by Robinson Labs). After receipt, I noticed there was no "Trinity Technology" logo anywhere on the pants, yet other clothing items containing it, had the logo. (Kinda like a "Gore-Tex" tag on clothes containing "Gore-Tex".) Over the next few weeks, I intermittently spent quite a bit of time communicating with Robinson Outdoors and Cabela's in trying to determine whether these pants contained that "Trinity Technology", or not. Initially, Cabela's assured me they contained it, despite the absence of the logo.
If they contained any, we couldn't find it. But worse, at the end of the day, Cabela's really didn't seem to care one iota about any allegations of false advertising, seeming to have the attitude they're too big to fail, or that no one would believe they've been intentionally misleading customers, as they continued to offer that same product, with "Trinity Technology", then pull the reviews alerting potential customers that the product description just might not be fully correct, and one should inspect the item for the presence of the Trinity logo. This occurred weeks AFTER I received correspondence in which a Cabela's representative stated they did not believe the item contained "Trinity Technology".
The pants have been retained, as evidence. Obviously, I seem to take false advertising more serious than the new Cabela's.
I could go on with some more items, but will just add that Cabela's consumer ratings feedback is "rigged", in that more of the negative comments either don't get posted, or else get quickly removed. I'd like to think, and do believe, it just wasn't this way when both Mr. Richard and Mr. Jim were still alive and fully engaged in running the operation. It had their name on it, and they stood behind their name like no others. Today, Cabela's has become just another big retailer, and I suspect Mr. Richard is rolling in his grave. That thought truly does bring tears to my eyes. He was a great American, and the company built by the Cabela's family deservedly became one of the greatest business success stories in America's history.
