So You’re Saying I Can’t Get Food With That Tackle Box?
Stupid things I do January 2nd, 2013
So I mentioned to my husband Dave that I entered a sweepstakes drawing for a $500 gift certificate for Cabela’s.
I was all excited because wouldn’t it be nice to have a huge gift card for delicious dinners at an Italian restaurant? Yeah, it would.
Except.
Dave: Where did you say you entered?
Me: Cabela’s.
Dave: That’s not a restaurant.
Me: Yes it is. It’s Italian.
Dave: No it’s not. You buy guns and ammo there. It’s for sportsmen. You know, tackle boxes and camping equipment.
Me: Oh. I guess I thought it was Carrabba’s.
Dave: Ya think?
So, if I win this thing, anyone need a kayak? Cuz apparently I’m not getting any food there.
Stumble it!
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:52 pm
I am pretty sure they sell freeze dried food and camping stoves…
January 2nd, 2013 at 8:55 pm
I hope you win 🙂
January 2nd, 2013 at 9:44 pm
Well if you win then you can go out and hunt or fish for your dinner…at least you’d know the food was fresh.
January 2nd, 2013 at 10:04 pm
I won’t say how it is that I know this but they um… have a nice food area in most of their stores and its kind of tasty. 😉
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January 2nd, 2013 at 10:07 pm
Are you kidding? My boyfriend risked black Friday to get some deals at Cabela’s – it’s like Mecca for a people who hunt and fish and beyond. I hear they have wonderful lures! 🙂
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January 2nd, 2013 at 10:50 pm
Well, I’d be buying a gun and ammo before you won’t be allowed to do that anymore lol
January 2nd, 2013 at 10:58 pm
They have a cafeteria style restaurant, but they also sell food to take home. You can buy Dave $500 worth of jerky. Mikie and I love Cabela’s! Road trip! Let’s go! You’ll love it. 🙂
January 3rd, 2013 at 3:48 am
You could always take a picnic with you 🙂
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January 3rd, 2013 at 5:41 am
Sheila — You know, that sounds like the perfect plan for dieting. Never get your food warm enough to eat, burn down your campground and gnaw on freeze dried food for an hour. Might work for me!
Jaffer — I’m sure I won’t. I never do. Although, there was that trip to Paris on a raffle. Hmmm. Maybe I do stand a chance.
Grace — And that would make an excellent blog post, starting with catching the hook in my hair. Everything gets caught in there!
Monique — I’m amazed they feed you there. I never thought I’d hear they have food on the premises, but maybe you need sustenance for all that lugging around of kayaks and gear.
BetteJo — I bet! Once I figured out what the place was, I couldn’t believe their website. It looks like Outdoorsman Heaven.
not amused — You know, I bet they DID have a jump in sales recently. Heard on the news that gun-buying shot up in recent weeks.
Heather — If I win, you’re driving.
beverley — And I bet they have all the things you’d need for a picnic, including the picnic basket!
January 3rd, 2013 at 6:25 am
Of all the ones you enter, this is probably the one you’ll win. Oh well, at least it sounds like they do have some food for you there. I’m hoping to win the Penney’s or Target one.
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January 3rd, 2013 at 8:14 am
Hahahahaha! That’s funny. How about selling it on eBay, then going out for Italian?
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January 3rd, 2013 at 9:47 am
They’ve got women’s clothes and such too. Granted, it’s not office wear, but you could get the awesomest pair of winter boots, or comfy flannel pjs, or stuff for summer to keep you cool, or…
You know what, nevermind, I’m sure you wouldn’t need anything from Cabela’s. If you win, you can just give the gift certificate to me…
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January 3rd, 2013 at 10:11 am
workout clothes – they have ’em!! and some cute weekend wear for hanging out plus shoes galore (who doesn’t need a new pair of shoes) … and of course, food — you can get elk & buffalo burgers at our Cabelas!
January 3rd, 2013 at 10:42 am
The publicist says they have some nice warm clothes in there too.
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January 3rd, 2013 at 12:13 pm
That’s also the place that has stuffed elk and deer and bear strategically placed to get the hunters all worked up. I’ve always wondered why there are no stuffed hunters in there as well.
January 3rd, 2013 at 1:04 pm
They have this online:
Cabela’s His and Her Gourmet Collection
Includes:
Two 12-oz. Iowa Chops
Two 6-oz. Center-Cut Boneless Pork Chops
Two 10-oz. New York Strips
Two 6-oz. Filet Mignons
Pair it with Augason Farms™ Freeze-Dried Broccoli Florets and Stems. Then go across the street to the liquor store and get a bottle of bourbon to knock back while you chew on all that meat.
Then top it all off with a cigar because you can.
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January 3rd, 2013 at 3:21 pm
Ha ha haaaa!!!! Don’t worry, I’m not laughing with you, I’m laughing AT you. That’s awesome. I hear camoflage and Doomsday Prepping is “in” right now, so at least you’ll be fashionable.
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January 3rd, 2013 at 3:52 pm
No way is Cabela’s going to be able to serve food as delicious as the meals you normally are served in Carrabba’s. Those people responding above who suggest you can get good food at Cabela’s are not well and they probably escaped from their attendants when the bus stopped at McDonald’s.
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January 3rd, 2013 at 4:14 pm
You could buy one of these: http://www.cabelas.com/showers-toilets-accessories-luggable-loo-bucket-lid-toilet-seat-1.shtml
January 3rd, 2013 at 4:48 pm
Hmmmm… well…the way I see it is….I do not like Italian food, so the Cabela’s gift card would actually be better than that other place you mentioned. They do sell clothes in these giant sporting goods places…and nice ones at that. I would cross my fingers for the win–you might get something that is nicer than pasta.
How about some new workout wear? Or a new pair of gymmies? Or a new winter coat? Or some gloves?
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January 3rd, 2013 at 5:28 pm
I would like a Glock 37 Gen4. For my Birthday.
January 3rd, 2013 at 6:13 pm
Karen — Yeah, probably! Good luck on your own entries. Winning is FUN.
Jay from the Depp Effect — Oooo, now yer thinkin’! I would prefer nice meals out to, you know, guns and stuff.
Michelle — I was thinking today about what I would get. All I could come up with was comfy blankets and warm things. Not in the habit of fishing and camping. Eating, that’s really what I do.
CC — I would totally buy new gym clothes. That is, if I was going to my gym anymore. Ugh. Elk burger? You’d have to tell me it was beef. Lie to me.
Pricilla — I could deal with that. And food.
Jeff — Yeah, Dave warned me today. I don’t want anything stuffed but me. With food. As long as I can zip my pants (p.s. I’m getting closer. Today I got the zipper all the way up, but not the button. Tomorrow. Tomorrow we button.)
Merrill Guice — Damn. Now that sounds good! Except for the, you know, broccoli. Eating a lot of that lately, but it’s working. Just wish it tasted like a cheeseburger.
Margaret — If you’re laughing AT me, then my job is done here. Do they make camo in black? Cuz I need something slimming.
Ben Swilley — Har! I’m really surprised so many people even know of Cabella’s. Somehow I thought that was a local place. See what I know? Nothing.
Heather — Wow, they make ’em in black? I would like a black toilet, then I wouldn’t see how dirty it is. Who’s stupid idea was it to make them in white? Really. Who?
Lin — Well, I can wear clothes, and I can also wear pasta. As you know, I have a problem with throwing food around. I would like new workout clothes. Something that makes me actually wanna workout. Tall order, huh?
Dear Husband — Nope, not even for your birthday. How ’bout a slingshot instead?
January 5th, 2013 at 6:27 pm
Hey, you could pass that on to me! Although Cabela’s caters more to the hunters and base-campers, I could find fun stuff. They have furniture, and equipment for outdoor cooking and food preservation.
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January 6th, 2013 at 9:12 am
You are almost certain to win now! Yes, I think you could find some cute clothings there. And shoes.
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January 7th, 2013 at 3:50 am
This is funny though.. before you go shopping, know first the exact name and location of the store. 🙂
Good luck, hopefully you’ll win the lottery.
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January 7th, 2013 at 11:31 am
Cabela’s…Carrabba’s. Both sound good! I can imagine your surprise, though, expecting the opportunity to be armed with some good Italian food and instead just being armed.
January 7th, 2013 at 5:51 pm
Bahahahhahahah! AHAHhaHAhHAhAHHAhah!!
I flippen love you, Kathy!
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January 10th, 2013 at 1:18 pm
I remember when I used to get a catalog of catalogs in the mail (in the days before the Internet took off). They would have tons of catalogs you could order to have sent to you. I remember seeing the Cabela’s catalog in there and never requesting one, because I skimmed right past it, thinking it sounded like a women’s clothing or lingerie catalog.
January 11th, 2013 at 10:35 am
LOL, love it. You know it is so close to the Carrabba’s Italian Grill I can understand the confusion,. Why do they make it look like a restaurant on the marque front? And on top of that it looks very close to the restaurants Marque.
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January 12th, 2013 at 12:42 pm
You might not be able to get any tasty Italian food there, but you’ll be able to buy up all the supplies you’ll need for the zombie apocalypse. I’m just trying to look on the bright side.
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January 12th, 2013 at 9:02 pm
I already have a kayak, but maybe they’ll have some of those freeze dried dinners there. I hear they even have freeze-dried bacon. They’re not as bad as you think… well, so long as you can get a fire going to heat up the water to throw them in. Maybe you’d better spring for a Coleman stove while you’re there.
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January 13th, 2013 at 6:15 pm
For a mere $360 you can get an “outdoorsman ceiling fan” (http://www.cabelas.com/product/Outdoorsman-Ceiling-Fans/748013.uts) — but I’m not sure how that works, because I don’t think outdoors has a ceiling.
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January 19th, 2013 at 8:46 am
You never know Kathy, you might love kayaking! 🙂 I do!
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January 20th, 2013 at 7:49 pm
Don’t know how much you like sushi but I bet they sell bait.
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January 21st, 2013 at 9:54 pm
I need a kayak I need a kayak!!! I just got one for my daughter for her birthday, but she can’t go “out out” until I have one for me too….. Kayak is better than restaurant food… woo hoooo!