[Bowsnbucks38]

I miss the days of knowing anything you bought with a Cabela‘s name on it was going to be quality. I’m looking to update my rain gear and I can’t find anything on the website that suits me. I’ve had a Cabela’s gift card for probably going on two years now and every time I try to use it they don’t have what I want, they don’t have my size, they no longer carry the brand I wanted, and something I was interested in was $30 cheaper on Amazon. I miss the old Cabela’s.
I’ve had this Skyline Apparition gortex for as long as I can remember. Still waterproof, but as noisy as they come. Made in the USA

Cabela's hasn't been the same since Bass Pro bought it. My sons and I haven't gone there since right after BP took over - and we live fairly close to the place. Selection not nearly as good, and the place looked more like a K-Mart the last time we were there. They ran a sale on some outdoor wear, and we were there when the doors opened. It turns out, they had only a couple pieces of that outerwear in small sizes. They tried to convince the mob to buy another brand from the one advertised as "on sale." Bait & switch to get guys in the store. I haven't been back since. I miss the original Cabela's too.

 

[Bowsnbucks38]

Yeah just sitting here stewing over how everything is going to crap!!! From restaurants to service and quality.
We saw the best of this country!!! Now we are going to witness the worst.

I'm old enough to tell you things have been going in the crapper for decades, friend. It didn't start recently. Things started to go off the rails in the 1980's when the race to get "American" companies moved overseas began. I have long underwear made in the coal regions of Pa. by lady garment worker's union sewers that are STILL in good shape after 25+ years. No seams coming apart, frayed cloth - 100% good shape. But hey ...... women making $8 to $9 / hour were paid way too much (?) - so overseas those companies went for child labor / cheap labor for about $5 per week. I'm wearing some under my sweatshirt as I type this. Today's longies made in China, Bangladesh, India - you're lucky to get 2 seasons out of them before they fall apart.

My wife and I just got back from buying new bath towels. None made in the U.S.A. to be found. Made in India or Pakistan - both VERY QUESTIONABLE "friends /allies" of the U.S. - depending on which way the wind is blowing on a given day. We actually went through the whole pile of the color she wanted to find 4 towels that didn't have the seams coming apart - and they're BRAND NEW!! Missed stitching, terry cloth thread pulled in the middle of the towels, end corners coming apart from unfinished lock-stitching, etc. Why should customers be forced to inspect dozens of towels to find 4 that aren't already CRAP??? No quality control overseas - just cram as many out the doors in the shortest amount of time as possible. And the "global" companies, including "American" name brands -------- don't care.

I have no complaints about restaurant food or service around where we live. Restaurants & their service are pretty good.

 

[Bowsnbucks38]

The average American household spends roughly $1,800 on clothing every year? Together, we purchase almost 20 billion items of clothing each year. However, out of all those 20 billion items, the percentage of clothing made in American is only two percent — that's it.

And WHO moved it out of here - WHO signed the "free-trade" (poverty-cheap labor) agreements with other countries' governments?? What lobbying groups, and what politicians couldn't sign them fast enough before leaving office?? It sure wasn't American workers.

 

[Bowsnbucks38]

yeah I’m no spring chicken ….I have been directly affected by the free trade acts and the global economy bs. We use to make the worlds goods now we are the biggest consumer….we were sold out long ago.

I have some very old quality made clothes….I still have a couple things that were my Dads 50 years ago that will wear now and then…

I agree we have been sliding down hill for a long time but NO DOUBT the hill has gotten steeper and the slide has excellerated greatly since 2020 and Covid.The woke stupidity and the lack of people who take pride in anything is at a levels I don’t think many saw coming.

It wasn't "woke stupidity" back in the 1980's, friend. The country was BS-ed into voting for people that were in the pockets of corporate "America" - and the speech by a certain president back then who said, "We're going to change our economy from a manufacturing-based economy to a service-based economy" - that's when the race to move jobs offshore started. "Woke" has NOTHING to do with jobs moving overseas. When asked - most "in the know" people can't even define "woke." You get about 40 different answers, each given to pacify one's own needs / gripes.

You know what would be SMART for Americans if they want jobs to come back here?? Vote for those who MAKE THE MOVES - not just run their mouths & say pretty things for votes - to get jobs back here. Maybe instead of fighting with each other & spewing hate at each other (see below) ...... we stand together and DEMAND that industries build here & employ American workers again. I'd like to see us "average Americans" stand together on some things - for the betterment of OUR lives for a change.

*** When we're busy "hating" each other politically and infighting, we're distracted from the REAL issues we should be addressing. Like creating GOOD PAYING jobs here in the U.S.A. Keeping our air, water, and soil clean and free of harmful pollutants. Keeping Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid for us ........ and our kids & grandkids. I doubt our kids & grandkids will all become ultra-wealthy. When we fight and hate each other, the guys who are drinking single-malt Scotch and puffing on hand-rolled cigars while flying in their private jets are laughing at us ...... because we aren't addressing REAL things that could make us "average" folks' lives better. Those things might make their record bottom lines just a little less spectacular. And of course we have to WORK for it - no handouts. They'll always be rich, (and I don't hate them for that) but us "average" families might have it a bit less stressful to get by.

 

[Bowsnbucks38]

I was clarifying (for those who may have thought your reference to "woke stupidity" was part of the original offshoring problem) that "woke" had nothing to do with it. Horrible policy-making that favored corporations - not American workers - was / is the cause.

I actually meant the word "friend" - but it seems you got angry about it. My comments were not an assault at you - they were just a clarification of what actually happened back in the 1980's - nothing more. Peace from here.

 

[Bowsnbucks38]

YES! I still have 2 of those turtlenecks. They are a * to put on because they don't stretch at all, but they are great once you get them on.
We bought a couple of those wind-blocking pullover sweaters too. You're right ^^^ they ARE a brute to pull on - but they really block the wind!!! Warm as you could ask for. Too bad they aren't available anymore.