LeBaron Ottawa has never imho been any good at prices or customer service. I mean down right rude at times...just terrible more than once. Cabelas will sink them. From my family's opinion. It's about time.
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LeBaron Ottawa has never imho been any good at prices or customer service. I mean down right rude at times...just terrible more than once. Cabelas will sink them. From my family's opinion. It's about time.
I bought my first shotgun at LeBarons in 1984 and still hunt with it. At that time they had a store at the corner of Yonge and Cummer in Toronto which I believe was their only store.
I went to their Mississauga store once or twice over the years too. So, this is a business that has been around for 30+ years and I personally bought many fishing, camping, and hunting items from them.
During the same period of time numerous outdoors shops opened, and then went out of business!
Being an econo-minded outdoorsman meant that I probably spent more money at Canadian Tire anyway.
Then came Wal-Mart, Bass Pro Shops, SAIL, and Cabela's, and of course that wonderful thing called online shopping ... and like most people, I bought what I needed when I needed it at a place and price that made sense to ME at any given time.
Still, LeBaron's stayed in business and I went there whenever I was in the area and had time to kill. Their service, prices, and stock availability was not perfect, but they were there when and if I needed something. i will not really miss them after they're gone, but I will miss them being there just the same...
Here on these forums we read about bad experiences with virtually every business that is trying to serve our community and make a living in the process. Many people who complain don't know what it costs to pay rent, invest in supplies, pay bills and pay employees PLUS constantly try to remain competitive - and give us discounts.
Let's give LeBaron's a respectful Good-Bye in the coming weeks, because in my humble opinion they have earned that respect by just sticking around for more than three decades.
I visited the store in Mississauga on occasion and found that the items they had in stock were almost always cheaper than Bass Pro. I did buy a couple big ticket items there when they were having one of their tax free sales, but I always called ahead and checked their inventory before I hit the road. I know they always got a bad rap for customer service, but when I went there I always knew what I wanted and whether they had it in stock.
Yup... got the official head's up to day Le B's is going down.
x2. Everywhere else is better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Muskyhunter
I've been to the Ottawa store a handful of times, but never bought a lot of stuff. They never had what I wanted. My biggest beef was their website... crude and useless.
Anybody old enough to remember Laurentian Trading Post in Ottawa? It sure had character!
I liked there store in Miss.
Always the best price, another sale around the corner.
Decent selection. Both high and low quality selections.
It always puzzled me they didn't try to raise funds to re-invest back in to the business with modern inventory and checkouts and a decent website.
They also carried worms/roe/leeches if you needed them.
I will miss them.
Mark
[COLOR=#333333]Yup... got the official head's up to day Le B's is going down.
The whole business-or only the store in Ottawa?
With good and bad i will miss them,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Yeah, I ws just thinking of that. Now that was an outdoor store.. way before on-line shopping. I bought my first guns there as a young adult. About Lebaron's, the absence of an on-line presence is a killer for sure. Even more frustrating is a catalogue that over-promises and a dealership (Ottawa) that never seems to have what you're looking for. But yes, at times, the deals were worth the visit. I hope they restructure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam Menard
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Originally Posted by gbk
The whole ship is going down....