I wonder how many $669 toys will be shipped out before the $599 batch comes in????
ya, odd they raised the price on a gun they apparently cannot get.
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I wonder how many $669 toys will be shipped out before the $599 batch comes in????
I have the best price in town when I'm out of stock.ya, odd they raised the price on a gun they apparently cannot get.
ya, odd they raised the price on a gun they apparently cannot get.
I am dealing with a family medical issue at the present time, but I had a some time to respond to this thread.
Based on our communications with both Ruger and our distributors, we knew that we'd have a long wait. We expressed this to everyone who wanted to place a deposit. Even I didn't anticipate such a long wait, and I agree that it's taking a long time. There's nothing more that I'd like to do than to get these Rugers into my customers' hands. I wish that we had the numbers arriving that FS receives. Trust me, Shelly calls and hounds our distributors daily over their arrival. We want them to arrive quickly so that we can fulfill all orders. When we initially received our dealer cost, we were able to sell them at $599. This was not a discounted price just for the first shipment. I determined the price based solely on my standard mark up and was not to entice anyone to place deposits on non-existent pistols. We made it a strong point to convey that we had no estimated date of arrival. Recently, we were told about our increased dealer cost, so we were forced to raise our asking price accordingly. If there is anyone on our Ruger list who'd like their deposit back, we will refund your deposit in full. My hands are tied on their availability, so I'll honor any decision that you make. We've always accomodated our customers' wishes to the best of our ability.
There were a few earlier posts that disappointed me. Anyone who knows us, knows that we always try to do the right thing with our customers' interest in mind. In regards to our Ruger orders, they will be fulfilled in the order in which they came in. Nobody gets skipped, no matter what. That does not fly here. If you know me, you know that I'm an honest, stand up guy with integrity, who values respect and treating people right. I'm assuming that no one was trying to question my integrity, but I felt as though this needed to be addressed. My door is always open.
Waiting for the Rugers to arrive has been driving me crazy. I want my customers to get their hands on these asap. I am a man of action so this has been frustrating for me. If I could control this, I'd drive to Ruger, grab all the Ruger 1911's desired and bring them back for everyone to enjoy. This backorder situation is not fun for us at all, but it is out of my control. Although I'd like your business, I completely understand that the long wait on this 1911 is very trying. If you can get them on the spot at another shop, I'd rather that you have the pistol in hand. We want you to be happy. Any customer with a Ruger 1911 deposit can have a full refund if so desired. If there are any further questions or concerns, feel free to contact me personally via phone or e-mail. Please do not rely on hearsay or someone's interpretation. Contact me personally, and I'll give you the exact information that you are concerned about. I hope that this cleared up any doubts about what has been occuring on our end. We're working hard to get these in.
Due to a family medical issue, we are not open this evening (Thursday, Feb. 9), but I will check my e-mail via my cell phone when I can. Thank you for your continued support. Be safe.
I am dealing with a family medical issue at the present time, but I had a some time to respond to this thread.
Based on our communications with both Ruger and our distributors, we knew that we'd have a long wait. We expressed this to everyone who wanted to place a deposit. Even I didn't anticipate such a long wait, and I agree that it's taking a long time. There's nothing more that I'd like to do than to get these Rugers into my customers' hands. I wish that we had the numbers arriving that FS receives. Trust me, Shelly calls and hounds our distributors daily over their arrival. We want them to arrive quickly so that we can fulfill all orders. When we initially received our dealer cost, we were able to sell them at $599. This was not a discounted price just for the first shipment. I determined the price based solely on my standard mark up and was not to entice anyone to place deposits on non-existent pistols. We made it a strong point to convey that we had no estimated date of arrival. Recently, we were told about our increased dealer cost, so we were forced to raise our asking price accordingly. If there is anyone on our Ruger list who'd like their deposit back, we will refund your deposit in full. My hands are tied on their availability, so I'll honor any decision that you make. We've always accomodated our customers' wishes to the best of our ability.
There were a few earlier posts that disappointed me. Anyone who knows us, knows that we always try to do the right thing with our customers' interest in mind. In regards to our Ruger orders, they will be fulfilled in the order in which they came in. Nobody gets skipped, no matter what. That does not fly here. If you know me, you know that I'm an honest, stand up guy with integrity, who values respect and treating people right. I'm assuming that no one was trying to question my integrity, but I felt as though this needed to be addressed. My door is always open.
Waiting for the Rugers to arrive has been driving me crazy. I want my customers to get their hands on these asap. I am a man of action so this has been frustrating for me. If I could control this, I'd drive to Ruger, grab all the Ruger 1911's desired and bring them back for everyone to enjoy. This backorder situation is not fun for us at all, but it is out of my control. Although I'd like your business, I completely understand that the long wait on this 1911 is very trying. If you can get them on the spot at another shop, I'd rather that you have the pistol in hand. We want you to be happy. Any customer with a Ruger 1911 deposit can have a full refund if so desired. If there are any further questions or concerns, feel free to contact me personally via phone or e-mail. Please do not rely on hearsay or someone's interpretation. Contact me personally, and I'll give you the exact information that you are concerned about. I hope that this cleared up any doubts about what has been occuring on our end. We're working hard to get these in.
Due to a family medical issue, we are not open this evening (Thursday, Feb. 9), but I will check my e-mail via my cell phone when I can. Thank you for your continued support. Be safe.
You're good buisness man. I posted earlier that you guys should give the deposits back if customers wanted them. Knowing your shop I figured you would. Do I suspect you will have to? Nope, because your honest about the situation, and you offered a hell of a price.
Just so everyone knows, FS has more of them in stock as of 9:00 this morning. They have it on their website. They had I think 20 in when I got mine 2 weeks ago, and now they have more........
They did but I grabbed the last one at 10:30 this morning thanks to Carl who put it on hold for me when the shop opened! FS was packed with people and I am SO glad it is a 50 mile drive otherwise I would be there every single weekend.
Thank you Carl!!!!!
They did but I grabbed the last one at 10:30 this morning thanks to Carl who put it on hold for me when the shop opened! FS was packed with people and I am SO glad it is a 50 mile drive otherwise I would be there every single weekend.
Thank you Carl!!!!!
Congrats and welcome to the club!They did but I grabbed the last one at 10:30 this morning thanks to Carl who put it on hold for me when the shop opened! FS was packed with people and I am SO glad it is a 50 mile drive otherwise I would be there every single weekend.
Thank you Carl!!!!!
Looking forward to the pictures... links??I ordered a couple new grips for mine. I can't wait for them to come in.
Looking forward to the pictures... links??
Just thought I would stick with Ruger, and I bought these. I've been looking at other sites for maybe some pearl grips, but this si what I bought for now.
Have seen these in person and was kind of disappointed with the scroll grips- details are so lightly engraved and finely detailed that they don't show up very well.
Could be just the pair I saw though
Hope yours look better.
THANKS- DOWNWIND
Yeah, they're just victims of their own success... Great gun!