Cabelas coming to Cheektowaga

[old wise one]

Just heard Cabelas coming to Cheektowaga across from the Gallarea Mall.
 
Man am I going to save on shipping.

Eat your heart out Buffalo.


    o.w.o.

[bauls25]

But now we gotta pay tax right?

[Pequod1]

Couldn't believe the news but here is a link I found. All I can say is it is about time.


  http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2013/05/31/cabelas-to-open-cheektowaga-store.html 

[billybob851]

yes now you will pay tax for online orders.  you think they would have found an area around albany so it was in the middle of the state, easier for everyone to get to

[SNAGGER]

  Syracuse would of been a logical location, more fishin goes on in a 100 mile radius here then anywhere on the planet... but that 8% tax on orders will help the little guy locally now, I aint driving 3 hours to Buffalo. and ordering from them will drop now for me....  They had a poll on facebook, didn't know buffalo was even on the list.  I got 230 bucks worth of points I better use up soon.

[rgfixit]

Works for me! I'm in Buffalo all the time. Good for the economy too!

RG

[buffaloice]

this is awesome news for the Buffalo area! After years of trying to get Bass Pro to the Buffalo waterfront, we get a better store, and keep the space on the waterfront.Yeah, we will have to pay tax now, but we can use the ship to store option, and having been to the Cabelas near Austin,TX, it truly is a destination store.Great,knowledgeable staff, usually have everything in stock, and knocks Gander and Dicks off the map as far as selection. The most important thing is, it gives me somewhere to go while the wife is shopping for 16 hours at the Galleria for a single shirt.Great score,Buffalo!!

[Bartel Rd. Bait & Tackle]

kinda explains bps relocating to utica also. very interesting move but logical as well. snagger is right though syracuse is the crossroads. kinda speaks to the political climate here in the cuse.

[Pequod1]

Sorry guys, Oneida is not the epicenter of fishing   Rochester is just about exactly in between Bass Pro and the new Cabelas. I will be heading west from now on. Unfortunately, my bass and perch trips to Buffalo will become a lot more expensive

[SNAGGER]

  eastern lake Ontario, thousand islands to the north, all of the finger lakes to the southwest, salmon river/Oneida lake, I would say Syracuse is the epicenter of new York state, I 90 I 81 meet in the center of the state.

[arcadeangler]

I'm from the west but snag right Syracuse is epicenter. But I'll for sure take advantage.......if any

[rgfixit]

Syracuse may be closer to the center of NYS, but the city obviously didn't meet Cabela's demographics or criteria. They were probably scared off by the white elephant at the south end of Onondaga Lake. You know the one....Congel's castle.


RG

[bailey63]

Maybe you all are just a little nys centered on location, my guess is the canadian draw is in the mix of picking the location. I am sure you'll see as many ontario plates as ny plates in parking lot just go to walden galleria mall to see proof. . Makes perfect sense syracuse population 145,000. Rochester pop 1.1 million buffalo pop 261,000 toronto 1.24 million now demographically where is bst place to open store within 100 miles of most people and all in between for top sales.

[filetandrelease]

they would like about a million people with in an hour drive , I'm sure the Can. was factored in , If i go to one it will be in PA.

[rgfixit]

Well.......Rochester population as of 2011 was 210,000, Buffalo was 261,000 Syracuse 145,000. But your theory makes perfect sense.

RG