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Yeti bails on NRA
Florida Sportsman ^ | 4/20/2018 | limitless

Posted on 04/21/2018 6:19:57 AM PDT by Elderberry

The National Rifle Association is targeting YETI after the Texas-based maker of high-dollar cups and coolers dropped its sponsorship of the Friends of NRA Foundation Banquet and Auction events around the country, according to an alert issued by NRA Florida lobbyist Marion Hammer today. The YETI coolers “have been a hot item for sportsmen” at the events for years, according to Hammer’s alert.

“Suddenly, without prior notice, YETI has declined to do business with The NRA Foundation saying they no longer wish to be an NRA vendor, and refused to say why. They will only say they will no longer sell products to The NRA Foundation. That certainly isn’t sportsmanlike. In fact, YETI should be ashamed. They have declined to continue helping America’s young people enjoy outdoor recreational activities. These activities enable them to appreciate America and enjoy our natural resources with wholesome and healthy outdoor recreational and educational programs,” the alert reads. “In this day and age, information is power. We thought you needed this information.”

The NRA Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization, according to the alert, which also includes a link to YETI’s online contact service/.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: banglist; nra; yeti
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To: Bryanw92

Ditto.


21 posted on 04/21/2018 6:36:57 AM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: Elderberry

Wow, what a colossal, dumb-ass mistake. Liberalism is truly a mental disorder...


22 posted on 04/21/2018 6:37:36 AM PDT by Magnatron
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To: Elderberry

Over-priced crap. Good riddance!


23 posted on 04/21/2018 6:39:10 AM PDT by Redleg Duke (The Democrats in California want another civil war over cheap labor!)
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To: Afterguard

Right....poor marketing choice by Yeti....

Time to remind the manager at the local hardware store that Yeti is a mark-down clearance item.


24 posted on 04/21/2018 6:39:47 AM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: Elderberry

Ban them from gun shows.


25 posted on 04/21/2018 6:39:52 AM PDT by DarthVader ("The biggest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
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To: Elderberry

> Texas-based maker of high-dollar cups and coolers <

That statement is a bit misleading. Many YETI products are made overseas. I first noticed that when looking at some of their stuff at a sporting goods store. From their website:

WHERE ARE YETI PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED?

Our Tundra coolers are manufactured in the USA at facilities located in Minnesota and Wisconsin as well as at a facility located in the Philippines. Our Hopper coolers, Panga duffels, and Rambler drinkware are manufactured in China. The LoadOut 5 gallon bucket is manufactured in South Carolina.

https://www.yeti.com/faq.html


26 posted on 04/21/2018 6:39:54 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: clintonh8r
“I’ve never understood all the pickups I see with Yeti stickers on the windows. Really? Brand loyalty to a frikkin’ cooler?”

Even country boys will sometimes buy something for its snob appeal.

27 posted on 04/21/2018 6:40:43 AM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: Trump20162020; All

There are alternatives to Yeti...

https://www.rticcoolers.com

http://thecoolerbox.com/coolers-like-yeti-but-cheaper/

http://www.antifoodie.com/yeti-competitors-coolers-koozies-tumblers/


28 posted on 04/21/2018 6:41:13 AM PDT by meyer (The Constitution says what it says, and it doesn't say what it doesn't say.)
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To: Elderberry

https://www.facebook.com/Yeti/

Post your comment then share it with as many as possible.

I told them to shove it where the sun don’t shine.


29 posted on 04/21/2018 6:41:22 AM PDT by Badboo (Why it is important)
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To: null and void

Buc-EES has a yeti knock off brand that is a direct copy for less. But really, who needs a cooler that will keep ice for a couple of days? This is not the 1890’s, and ice is cheap. $800 cooler? Give me a styrofoam cooler and a case of beer plus ice and I put the $770 back in my pocket.


30 posted on 04/21/2018 6:42:14 AM PDT by 9422WMR
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To: Elderberry; All

Shame on YETI.

We USED to buy several coolers/year for our company giveaways. NO MORE!!

Here is alternative, to YETI. Not sure if these guys support/don’t support NRA, will have to try to find out. They’re a less expensive/just as good product, though....

https://www.rticcoolers.com


31 posted on 04/21/2018 6:44:47 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: mewzilla

Any biz journos worth the job description ought to be looking into whether the companies boycotting/dumping the NRA are getting something in return for doing it.

Government contracts, tax breaks, etc.

I doubt they’re doing this for free.


32 posted on 04/21/2018 6:45:11 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: Drew68
"Lifestyle branding" is all the rage these days. Harley Davidson started doing it years ago and now everyone's following.

"Harley-Davidson: a marketing firm with a motorcycle division they'd close down if they could."

Around here, it is ag equipment. Guys - hell, whole families - plighting their troth to some multinational corporation they think has a soul.

33 posted on 04/21/2018 6:45:48 AM PDT by niteowl77
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To: 9422WMR; null and void

See my post #31, for the brand that Buc-ees carries. We were just there, last weekend. They had a ton of ‘em :)


34 posted on 04/21/2018 6:46:31 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: BubbaJunebug

Let them hear from us. I did. Lifetime NRA member.


35 posted on 04/21/2018 6:48:53 AM PDT by Lagmeister ( false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders Mark 13:22)
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To: Afterguard

When you buy YETI, you’re buying into their marketing hoopla. Everyone has to have the YETI caps and window stickers.


36 posted on 04/21/2018 6:49:50 AM PDT by atc23
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To: BubbaJunebug

“Dipshits....nothing like screwing around with your largest customer base.”......

Agreed. YETO does make a good cooler and their coolers are way, way over priced. I have been hunting and fishing for many, many years WITHOUT a YETI cooler and have done very well without one. It’s their choice to drive customers away, let them suffer the downfall without our help.


37 posted on 04/21/2018 6:50:28 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: Lagmeister

Yeti also does a line of licensed NCAA coolers.

Wonder if the NCAA has anything to do with decision...


38 posted on 04/21/2018 6:52:05 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: Jane Long

Thanks


39 posted on 04/21/2018 6:52:44 AM PDT by null and void ("We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns?" ~ Joseph Stalin)
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To: Elderberry

Pelican makes good stuff, and there are others as well.


40 posted on 04/21/2018 6:53:11 AM PDT by OKSooner
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