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Grizzly tent sale
06/12/12 at 15:43:29

Well I've been looking at bandsaws for about 6 months so now may be the time. June 23rd in Bellingham, WA is the day. This could be a lot of fun. Plan on being there at opening looking for a good deal. I'm actually looking at the
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so I'm hoping there will be screaming deal to be had. beer

Now I just have to wait for that day.

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Mike Baber WR Addict WR Supporter Offline When all else fails, ask someone who knows! Posts: 5952 Gender:	Re: Grizzly tent sale Reply #1 - 06/12/12 at 18:42:39 Nice, I hope your able to walk away with a good deal as well, it'd be nice to come home with A NEW TOY wouldn't it!!! Good luck and have fun, make sure your check book is full before you leave...
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Bill Schoppert WR Champion Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 427 Gender:	Re: Grizzly tent sale Reply #2 - 06/12/12 at 19:02:38 I sure hope a good deal is waiting for me. NO checks CASH
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Re: Grizzly tent sale
Reply #3 - 06/13/12 at 03:44:26

Bill,
A word of advice if I may......... If you really intend to go to a Grizzly Tent Sale, I suggest you plan to get there very early. If yours is anything like the one held in Springfield, MO. you will see folks lined up completely around the main building(s) hours before the sale starts. I went (once!) and when I finally got thru most of the line and up closer to the tent sale area, it reminded me of sharks in a feeding frenzy.

Anyway, not meant to discourage you... good luck and I wish you success!

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Bill Schoppert WR Champion Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 427 Gender:	Re: Grizzly tent sale Reply #4 - 06/13/12 at 04:11:31 Oh sure thanks. The blue light special. . I hope it's not to crazy and thanks for the heads up. It will still be fun day.
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Gary R Webb Active Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 158 Gender:	Re: Grizzly tent sale Reply #5 - 06/13/12 at 05:55:33 Bill good luck I've had that saw for about 4 years it will cut anything you can throw at it enjoy. Spider
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Re: Grizzly tent sale
Reply #6 - 06/13/12 at 07:45:04

Bill, I bought my bandsaw at the Grizzly Tent sale in Bellingham two years ago. I got there an hour before the gates opened and there were about 100 people ahead of me in line. By the time the gates opened they were more people behind me than in front of me. They had eight G0555 bandsaws in the tent sale (which is the one I was after) and I was lucky enough to get the last one. The others were already taken. So my advice is don't walk, run to the saws and be ready to hang your reserve tag on it. Bring cash. No checks. BTW, great saw, I love it. Good luck.

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Bernie Weishapl WR Supporter Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 2158 Gender:	Re: Grizzly tent sale Reply #7 - 06/13/12 at 07:46:31 I have to agree with Don. Went to one in Springfield and it was a total zoo. I got there about 2 hrs early and still was about 40 yards down the line from the tent. By the time they started letting people thru the line must have been 200 yards long or longer.
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Robert Tewart Active Member Offline God Bless our Armed Forces! Posts: 146 Gender:	Re: Grizzly tent sale Reply #8 - 06/13/12 at 11:34:50 My son is stationed at Bellingham on the USCG small boat station. I told him about the sale and hinted fathers day is coming. Who knows there may be a new tool coming my way.
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Bill Schoppert WR Champion Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 427 Gender:	Re: Grizzly tent sale Reply #9 - 06/13/12 at 17:59:04 Well I think I better get there a little earlier than I planned. thanks for the heads up.
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Vaughn McMillan WR Addict Offline Does this nose make me look fat? Posts: 3794 Gender:	Re: Grizzly tent sale Reply #10 - 06/14/12 at 10:12:52 Bill Schoppert wrote on 06/13/12 at 17:59:04: Well I think I better get there a little earlier than I planned. thanks for the heads up. I've never been to one of the tent sales, but I always got the impression they were like going to Best Buy or Kohl's on the Friday after Thanksgiving...be early and prepared for battle.
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Ron Sardo WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Chief cook and bottle washer Posts: 7781	Re: Grizzly tent sale Reply #11 - 06/14/12 at 11:22:17 The Grizzly tent sale near me (Moosic, PA) people camp out the night before.
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Chuck Beland WR Supporter Head WR Twit Online I got my eyes on you. Posts: 12443 Gender:	Re: Grizzly tent sale Reply #12 - 06/14/12 at 14:10:26 No Grizz anywhere near me.
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Mike Baber WR Addict WR Supporter Offline When all else fails, ask someone who knows! Posts: 5952 Gender:	Re: Grizzly tent sale Reply #13 - 06/15/12 at 23:35:24 Or me... wouldn't do me any good if their was... mama said she was viewing "my" spending habits... ouch!!!
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Chuck Beland WR Supporter Head WR Twit Online I got my eyes on you. Posts: 12443 Gender:	Re: Grizzly tent sale Reply #14 - 06/16/12 at 01:13:14 Pat doesn't have to view spending habits since I got to ask her for the money to get anything. She's the minister, guru, queen of accounting that's a definite good thing. way better than me.
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