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Offline Spitfire Htr

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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #20 on: July 18, 2012, 01:45:00 AM »
I've always had great customer service with KK. Never had a problem with purchasing or returning items bought from them.
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Offline RkyMtn Joe

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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #21 on: July 18, 2012, 10:11:00 AM »
To the best of my knowledge I've never bought from KK because I buy from 3R which is not too far from my home.  HOWEVER, I do know that KK has been a long time supplier of quality traditional gear for many years and they should be commended and supported in return.

Thank goodness there are still companies like KK and 3R (among others) which cater to the oddballs like us trad guys.

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Offline Green Mountain Boy

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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #22 on: July 18, 2012, 10:14:00 AM »
I'm always impressed with the shipping speed!
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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #23 on: July 18, 2012, 02:03:00 PM »
I'll never know how good they are.

Several years ago after a few failed attempts at getting a catalogue, they finally told me that they didn't do business with Canadians.
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Offline tex-archer

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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #24 on: July 18, 2012, 02:17:00 PM »
Another thumbs up for Kustom King!!!! Excellent people to do business with!!
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Offline bill langer

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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #25 on: July 18, 2012, 05:21:00 PM »
Solid company for sure!!
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Offline Ron LaClair

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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #26 on: July 18, 2012, 05:34:00 PM »
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  Several years ago after a few failed attempts at getting a catalog, they finally told me that they didn't do business with Canadians.  
I've known Tim and Gobby over 30 years. I know their business practices as well as my own and I know for sure that they do business with Canadians.... You must have misunderstood.  

Tim sometimes is late getting his new catalogs out....as is the case this year, but their online catalog is available to anyone with a computer.
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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #27 on: July 18, 2012, 07:50:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Ken Taylor:
I'll never know how good they are.

Several years ago after a few failed attempts at getting a catalogue, they finally told me that they didn't do business with Canadians.
I can second Ron's sentiments....I know Tim and Gobby well. They do LOTS of business in Canada. I would bet a pack of Trailmaker broadheads that there is more to this story...  :rolleyes:
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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #28 on: July 18, 2012, 09:53:00 PM »
Shipping gear  to Australia can be a real pain in the ass ... even more so when there is a problem , back order etc ...

Tim and Gabbby have been looking after me with no complaints whatsoever  for at least the last 10 years .

Great people to do business with ... and Gabby once helped me a huge bunch with something that wasn't even an order from them ... went out of her way to help me ...

Good people in my experience
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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #29 on: July 19, 2012, 02:28:00 PM »
Just to clear things up:

I am a very honest person and am not bad mouthing Kustom King. They seem like a great American archery supplier, that is why I contacted them in the first place.

Let me explain it again...

Several years ago, after trying to get a catalogue multiple times because they were the only ones to offer a left hand shooting glove, and seemed to have all kinds of other interesting stuff, I spoke to a woman on the telephone... she told me clearly, absolutely, in plain English, that she was sorry but they did not sell or ship to Canada.

I was disappointed but I figured that was their right. They might have changed their policy since then.

I have no reason to make this up and am being 100% truthful.
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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #30 on: July 19, 2012, 02:57:00 PM »
I've had good and bad experiences with them. Nothing too horrendous, though. I'd say I'm indifferent. If they have something I need, I'll buy it. If I can get it elsewhere, I probably will.
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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #31 on: July 19, 2012, 05:12:00 PM »
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 I spoke to a woman on the telephone... she told me clearly, absolutely, in plain English, that she was sorry but they did not sell or ship to Canada.  
They have had part time employes in the past that may have told you that not knowing it wasn't true. For a business owner to turn away business doesn't make any sense.    "[dntthnk]"
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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #32 on: July 20, 2012, 07:44:00 AM »
I will be talking with Tim today.....I am going to ask him about this.
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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #33 on: July 20, 2012, 10:14:00 AM »
I'm pretty frugal even by eastern Washington standards ("Fix it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.") And I get about two-thirds of my stuff at KK. I find they aren't quite as fast as 3R but they are usually but not always cheaper. When it comes to something like bows, strings and quivers, I'm less concerned about price and more concerned about performance, though, but on consumables and things like field points, I have a sharp pencil. I compare everybody on everything.
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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #34 on: July 20, 2012, 10:23:00 AM »
Ron and Roger... thank you.
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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #35 on: July 20, 2012, 10:53:00 AM »
I live in Finland (Europe). Have ordered many times from Kustom Kings. They have fast shipping, helpful customer service and what most important they dont take any extra for shipping in Finland, only actual shipping cost.
And there always candy in the box  :)
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Offline Chuck from Texas

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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #36 on: July 20, 2012, 04:48:00 PM »
I have bought lots of stuff from Kustom King over the years with no complaints.
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Offline Richie

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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #37 on: July 20, 2012, 05:34:00 PM »
Kustom King Archery is awesome.  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #38 on: July 20, 2012, 05:57:00 PM »
I spoke with Tim at length today. To the best of his memory, he had a conversation with someone from Canada several years ago about shipping catalogs. He said that as a rule, they don't ship catalogs to Canada because of the expense. In the conversation that he had, he recalls asking the person (I'm not saying it was Mr Ken Taylor) to please call, or order online. He wondered today if that didn't get misunderstood to mean that he wouldn't ship to Canada.

They ship to Canada all the time. Nobody that works at KK would say "we don't ship to Canada"

I don't blame Tim for limiting his catalog shipments. They have a great website, and "paper" is heavy and expensive. Outfits like Kustom King are operating on razor thin profit margins. I apprecitae thier very existance, and don't mind them managing thier money at all.
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Re: Kustom King Archery
« Reply #39 on: July 20, 2012, 10:45:00 PM »
well said, roger.

in obamerica, businesses shouldn't be concerned with costs or profits, though.

tim and gabby didn't build that business!

the oppressed poor built that business!

i vomit.

joe
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