What if???

Posted on by April 28, 2018

You know all those folks that bought Yeti coolers? The ones with the NRA logo on them?

Like this…

If it wasn’t bad enough that YETI dropped The NRA Foundation as a client, now they’re calling us liars because we informed our members and friends of their actions.

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For many years we have purchased coolers from YETI for our auctions. We have auctioned off many thousands of YETI coolers each year. YETI recently dropped The NRA Foundation as a client.  Not only would they not take our orders for more coolers, they forced us to cancel orders already in the system that they said they would not fill.

Full article, HERE from the NRA-ILA.

What if everyone who bought/won one did this??? And publicized it on FB and other media???

(A buddy of mine in NOVA actually has done this, and this is his ‘letter’ to Yeti.

I own a Yeti Tundra 65 with a “Friends of NRA” logo on the top. I’d like to know if you have a buy back program.  I am a Veteran, Life member of the NRA & a Patriot. I love America & will not denounce my Country by advertising for Yeti and I’m quite sure you wouldn’t want anyone to see your cooler with the NRA affiliation.  

Please let me know where to turn it in or ship it, and how much I can expect you to pay me for it.  It is in brand new condition & I also have 10 lbs of Yeti Ice. (two 4# & one 2#) I look forward to a quick reply.

Just a thought…

Comments

What if??? — 20 Comments

  1. I sold my to a guy at work. And bought magazines. And told YETI I did as such. Private sales are gonna hurt them too.

  2. I think SPEMack (above) has the answer; as much as Teti should buy them back – they were sold through NRA programs under false pretenses – it would probably bankrupt them to do so. Not that I care if they go bankrupt, but that’s a different discussion.

    Offering an existing NRA-logo Yeti cooler for sale does two things: it cannibalizes the sale of a new cooler for Yeti and restores (some) money to the victimized Yeti owner which he or she can spend on a different and less expensive brand of cooler, preferably from an outfit that respects firearms ownership and has sufficient integrity to resist the pleadings and threats of SJWs.

  4. I hadn’t bought one of their coolers yet, as I needed to save up my pennies, and now definitely will never buy one.
    We do have 2 of their drink cups, which are awesome at keeping stuff cold for more than 24 hours, but both hubbie and I are done. DONE!!! Enough!! Just stop!!!

    Boycotts can work both ways. I needed to rent a car to make a quick trip to see my folks, cancelled the reservation with Enterprise and went with Hertz instead. Told the gal at Enterprise why.

    These companies who are thrashing around trying to please high schoolers and George Soros are just shooting themselves in the foot. Folks in my age range spend way more dollars than high school kids. And folks who hunt are also frequent campers.

    Furthermore, it is consistently reported across all mass media that these folks who decide to shoot up high schools have been teased, taunted, hazed, and bullied by THEIR PEERS!! For years!! They want to stop these school shootings…the students need to change THEIR behavior…not mine!!! Enforcing the laws already on the books might be helpful as well.

    Last time I looked this was still America. We are supposed to have the freedom to make our own decisions, even “lousy” ones. If you don’t like the decision I make, fine, I feel the same about some you have made as well. And, companies have the right to change their business model at any time they so choose. I can respect that. Just don’t lie about it.
    Have enough cajones to be honest.

    Oh, by the way, Coleman makes an awesome cooler, kept our stuff cold for 5 days in August in 75-80 degree weather. With no extra ice added. Still had ice in the bottom when we got home, and was significantly cheaper (like it cost $50 on sale).

    Kicking the rant box off to the side…

  5. I’ve never owned a Yeti and I certainly never shall now. All of my coolers are cheaper brands. The money saved allowed me to buy more, and better, beer to put in them.

  6. I own a Yeti cooler – primarily because of the NRA. I don’t plan to throw it away, but I won’t buy another cooler from them. They made a stupid business decision.

  7. What surprises me about companies like Yeti is they don’t know who their customer base is. Who buys coolers? It sure the hell isn’t high school kids, the female goofy-hat crowd or the pajama boys.

    • Ah, Judy, you’ve discovered the glaring problem with ‘virtue signaling’ and kowtowing to socjus idiocy.

      Namely, that the people you suck up to are rarely if ever the ones buying and consuming your product.

      We saw this a LOT with the consternation around video games and comics. The whiny punks that sniveled over ‘problematic’ themes? Weren’t buying comics, weren’t buying games.

      And they just can’t grasp the idea of ‘if you don’t like it, DON’T BUY IT’. Nope, crusaders gotta crusade, and there’s ALWAYS another war for the social justice warriors.

  9. SPE/Alien- That’s a good idea too! Anything that hits them in the pocketbook!

    Ed- Yep!

    Suz- You can get those same drink cups at WallyWorld for $10! Feel free to rant! I use Coleman coolers too!

    Jim- Good point!

    LL- Yep, and it WILL cost them!

    Judy/Toast- Excellent points!!!

    Orvan- Oh… ZING!!! 🙂

  10. Yeti is a product that is too expensive, and has a limited consumer base. If I had to guess their motivation, some college critter were given management, they’re grasping at straws at how they’ll survive, and they think bankruptcy is a good option for their stupid decisions.

  12. A local hardware store sells Yeti. I thought the prices were a misprint. Apparently not.

    A $5 Styrofoam cooler lasts for years and suffices for all my “cooler needs.” And the money saved will buy a lot of ice and ammunition.

    • Some prefer to have a cooler that doesn’t require more ice every day, or worse several times per day. Thankfully, that doesn’t require buying a Yeti, though it does require a spending a bit more than the $5 for a Styrofoam cooler. On the bright side even most high-end coolers are 10-25% less than a Yeti, anywhere I’ve seen them sold at the same store, and there are acceptable models that go for less than half of a Yeti.

      It would be easier to keep things cold without constantly adding more ice if block ice was more readily available – the crushed/cube stuff melts much faster, which is great if you’re trying to cool beverages from room temperature to cold, but not so good if you’re trying to keep cold meats, eggs, vegetables, etc. A decent substitute I’ve found has been filling empty plastic bottles (2 liter or half gallon) with water and freezing them in the freezer before a trip. With a mid-range Coleman cooler kept out of the sun, a trio of those often last 3-4 days.

  13. I have a yeti can cooler (bought on sale) and one of their 30oz tumblers (traded an extra pistol mag for it) so not into the company for too much money. I don’t need a big cooler and they are waaaay overpriced. What I don’t understand is the folks shooting them full of holes or blowing them up – they already got their profit out of you, why destroy something that is still useful? I saw a couple of ideas for covering up the brand name so as not to advertise for them – makes more sense to me than destroying a usable item. Yeah, I understand making a symbolic statement but They Don’t Care.