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I cant see Esko happening. Cabelas in my mind would like to have a site that is visible from 35. I dont think the Esko site is visible enough. Wouldnt be my 1st choice thats for sure.

I am telling ya Cotton \:D they could get the spot where the restaurant keeps going out of business.. They could get everyone heading north and us Rangers could hit it too.

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"Plus I dont want Explorer going bankrupt or divorced because its so close to his place."

Northlander,

Firstoff, I just dont have the "shopping genes" in me enough (even at bait/tackle stores) to let that happen, but I might end up with a seasonal job there around Xmas time to help keep me out of trouble grin.gif

Second, the Esko site was leveled and 'dozed wide open, all the way from Hwy 61 to the right of way fences of I-35, there would be no missing the store if you were going by that site.

Besides camping stuff/tent sales/bargain cave, the other nice thing would be the "free ship to store" policy. Load, you could order all the bass stuff you wanted online and have it shipped to this store for pickup for free.

I guess we will all just have to wait and see, I'd still end up down at MG most of the time anyway.

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The only thing that is strange, every Cabelas store that I have been to even the main store, has lots of support stores in the area. tons of fast food places motels gas stations you name it. Do not see that at the Esko site.but do see it at the I-35/Hayh 33 junction in Cloq.. All this might happen before I hit 70.>>>later the load

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I live 15 min. from the Rodgers store and now fleet farm is coming to town. I will seldom have a reason to go to Cabelas.

My poor wallet has taken a beating.

the thing that can make or break a Cabelas is the buyers and the staff in the stores. If they have the right stuff at the right times and don't run out of it. Many times I have driven there only to be dissapointed because they were out of what I needed, this is just poor buying on their part. I will be chomp'in at the bit to hit the Fleet Farm cause they always have salmon gear and downrigger supplies too. And it's just more my kinda place.

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FishGutz, I live in Monticello also. Are you saying Mills is coming to Monticello? If so where? I know they are putting on up in Lino Lakes but haven't heard of Mills.

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The land is already purchased and the deal is done. It wll be out on the interstate near the high school. The sign will be on the north side of 94 but the store will be on the south side.

" THE MENS MALL BABY!@ let the fun begin

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Rumor mill just told me today that if a Cabelas ever does come north it will be by the casino. They want that draw and the hotels, gas etc there. Plus I heard with the prison expanding in Moose Lake they wont touch the area now. No housing and no employee base.

Isnt it fun playing the guessing games?

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By the casino....

Now that makes sense.

When all other logic fails, follow the money. ;\)

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I heard southbound I-35, Exit 242. 3miles from the casino and quite good traffic flow as it is not far off MN.33.

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Ya that would be a good spot. I wish I had some $ to buy up a bunch of land then sit on it and either sell it for twice what I paid for it or build a multi million $ bussiness on it.

Anyone want to be my backers? ;\)

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There loosing money on me, I would be there once or twice or all week long...........

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I just heard today that the new Fleet in Monticello will not be built until 2009 because they only build one store a year. looks like I'll be shopping at the rogders store for another year.

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i'm from the cities. hers a conversation i had with cabela's representative.i.e ... sales manager. hey you don't have any pearl white or clear powder paint. no sir we don't carry it. well can i special order it? well, no, we don't really special order low priced items like that, we normally only do the high end items. oh you mean like the lowrance i paid 700 bucks for two years ago. what kind was that? 339c igps. oh. yeah we would hav3e to order that in special. yeah i know you did. but that calcutta 250 te/dc i got from here was here that was 500 bucks. yeah we carry that. so thats 1200 bucks for 2 items not too mention the lures, and things i've bought here. gotta be going past 3000 easy. we appreciate that. will you order that paint for me? no sir i'm sorry we can't do that. (i'm laughing) does not seem you do appreciate me at all. sir we do it's just too low priced an item to order to make it feasable, you may be able to purchase it on the internet. (i'm laughing again). i could have purchased everything i bought here on the internet. yes you could have. so your not going to get this stuff for me? we can't. the place 5that makes it only sells to businesses, please man. i'm sorry sir. i won't be back. i'm sorry to hear that there's just nothing i can do. heard this same thing at gander, sportmans warehouse, mills fleet farm. smaller shops here in the cities area can't get it from the disributors. they don't carry it. what's happened to customer service in this country? three grand spent and at least 40 percent of that was profit. i just don't get it. well a recession should straighten 'em out. i did find the pearl white.

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Thats why I like the smaller local guys. If they dont have it they will order it for ya.

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This is all interesting. I suggest you look into Billings, MT and Rapid City, SD. Cabelas started stores there and stopped construction, no money.

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Sounds like a poorly timed expansion with a sagging economy.

Still when I go the the big "C" store I expect the basics for serious fisherman to be in place no matter what I'm persueing.

Lakers, perch what ever, I'm willing to pay a small premium on the basis that it will be there when I need it and not sold out due to poor buying and sales forcasting.

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