Re: DO NOT BUY these items...
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Triad</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Goin'Hot</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have a friend with 2 kids just getting started into long range shooting. He needs bags and doesn't have money to throw around at "great american crafted bean bags". If he buys these Midway bags, why should I hold it against him. It's a friggin bag filled with beads and sewn shut. They're not stealing U.S. secrets and selling them to China. It's a bag. Come on guys!
Last time I checked, Midway is still an American Company. </div></div>
GoinHot,
Nope, no state secrets stolen here and yes, Midway is a US company.
Why don't you do this:
Type an email with your friends name and shipping address in it. Include the fact that he is just getting started in the sport. Ask for a fee sample of the Wedge Rear Bag to help him out. Send that email to the contact info at Midway email and the the contact email at
www.triadtactical.com. See which company will be more willing to help him out. I'll bet on Triad ;-) </div></div>
Nice offer but, that's not the point. He’s not looking for a handout. I have 2 of the bags that Triad sells. They work. I'm perfectly happy with them and I have directed other shooters to your company. They have the discretionary money to buy the gear you sell.
I set the new guy up with a rifle and ammo that was his to use at his discretion, no charge, no strings attached. He decided he liked shooting and wanted to buy his own gear because he didn't like the "hand out's". Felt like he was taking advantage of the situation. He’s starting in the same way that most of us have.
If you "as a company" start helping all of the newbies out by giving them free gear, when ever they asked for it, where will that land you at the end of the year when you're trying to make ends meet. The books are the books. Either the numbers work or they don’t. I buy American when I can but, I can’t expect everybody that I shoot with to do the same.