MidwayUSA = fastest server ever

[Darklyte27]

just think of all you office workers or workers at a computer, and the people unemployed like me at home *still looking for a job* have all the time to surf the net and midwayusa are just clogging the server daily..

[WebMoskal]

just think of all you office workers or workers at a computer, and the people unemployed like you at home *still looking for a job* have all the time to surf the net and midwayusa are just clogging the server daily.. and all of them pulling full content, while with opera 10 in turbo mode Opera’s servers will compress the images and other graphic elements from a webpage and send them to your browser, resulting in a faster load time.

[LexLuther]

It is just as slow no matter what time of day for me, and I will be darned if I am going to download some other browser just to try and send them money...If they cant get it working, I will spend my money someplace else...Recobs is always fast and cheap.

[LexLuther]

Here is Midways Response to the Email I sent to Larry...

Thank you for your recent email. I apologize you are experiencing problems with our website along with others. Due to the increase in demand for shooting products our server has been bogged down with usage and we have been experiencing a slower connection. Our web team is aware of this problem and are working hard to correct it. We understand your frustration and are doing all we can to correct the issue and speed up connectivity as much as possible during the high volume of traffic on our site. I have passed the link below on to our web team and management for review. We appreciate your feedback and your patience with us in this booming time in our industry. I apologize again for the inconvenience.

If you have additional questions or comments, please contact us at 1-800-243-3220. Our hours of operation are 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM Monday through Friday and 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM on Saturday and Sunday (CT).

Thanks for your business!

Sincerely,

Jessica I
MidwayUSA Customer Service Associate

[WebMoskal]

I got the same response 6 months ago, from what I've seen so far they have the best selection and very competitive prices on most of the items, so I'll use them

[Sabot]

I can remember surfing their site a year ago and having problems, that was before the run on gun supplies.

[UBFRAGD]

I feel compelled to offer an un-mentioned response in defense of Midwayusa, (my first-choice supplier after the mortar-and-bricks local shops.) Midwayusa has quite a few products!!!. Their paper catalog is practically the bible of gun parts and stuff.

I've got Scamcast hi-speed 'net in SF and Midwayusa is one of the only, maybe the only, website that does not load in the blink of an eye.

I'm gonna give 'em a pass on this though. My Ace SOCOM stock took all of four days (including sat/sun)from click of mouse to front door from MO this week--that's shipping service that can't be beat. In fact, looking at my collection of stuff, without Midwayusa I wonder:
1: If my collection would be as nice as it is
and
2: If my savings account would be a lot fatter.

I would say I know more about guns than the average Big 5 employee just from reading the 962p. catalog cover to cover. Did you know they stock a trigger-pull gage capable of measuring trigger pull up to 25#'s? Premium agate flint in 3-packs--flintlock, for realz! And a Squib Rod Multi-Function Tool for $10, wow!!

Also in the last month or so, they have had some highly desirable AR upper assemblies actually in stock for longer than a couple of hours......name one other vendor that comes close.......ya cain't!! ya jus cain't!!

I'm pretty sure Larry is reading this and my free swag is on the way......

[LexLuther]

I like them too, and miss the days when their website was not a chore to shop. If I didnt, I wouldnt have said anything to them.

[Rem222]

I thought it was my computer, that website is slow.. Anyone remember when they used to have free shipping ?

[freonr22]

It is so slow, I have a business dsl only @ 512k/sec, but a static line, and it sucks, no matter time of day, I mean like 15-45-90 seconds to search if you are lucky.

[LexLuther]

Here is what Larry had to say, lets hope they can fix it...

"You hit the nail on the head there…I never notice anymore how fast the computer is until it slows down some, and then it is glaringly obvious. Computers have played an important role at MidwayUSA since I bought the first one in 1982, and I apologize for the slowdown in service you have been experiencing. We are currently rewriting a lot of the programming in an effort to speed things up, as well as updating the look of the website and enhancing the search function. We are also adding an additional server to handle the massive increase in traffic flow since the election. I am aware of the problems and we are working on it. I have also made some personnel changes in the top management of the website, and the new man fully understands my expectations. I appreciate your patience while we complete these upgrades. We are also available on the phone from 8-8 M-F and 9-5:30 on the weekends. You can dial 1-800-243-3220 and a member of the MidwayUSA family will be glad to help you find anything or place an order. Again, please accept my personal apology for the delay, and I assure you getting the website fixed is the highest priority project we are working on right now.



Thanks For Your Business,



Larry Potterfield

CEO

MidwayUSA

NRA Benefactor Member"

[capitol]

I sent this to Midway after being very frustrated with their web site.

Midway's web site speed is painfully slow. This is a known fact on all the internet forums. I cant shop your web site any longer.

If you only knew how many times I've decided to shop at Sinclairs, Graphs&Sons, MidSouth Shooters, Cabela's and Brownells INSTEAD of MidwayUSA.

Plus, I have a dealer account at Midway and still buy my supplies at other places.

Tell Potterfield to stop thanking everybody and fix your freaking web site already!!!

And this is Mr. Potterfield's response.

We are currently rewriting a lot of the programming in an effort to speed things up, as well as updating the look of the website and enhancing the search function. We are also adding an additional server to handle the massive increase in traffic flow since the election. I am aware of the problems and we are working on it. I have also made some personnel changes in the top management of the website, and the new man fully understands my expectations. I appreciate your patience while we complete these upgrades. We are also available on the phone from 8-8 M-F and 9-5:30 on the weekends. You can dial 1-800-243-3220 and a member of the MidwayUSA family will be glad to help you find anything or place an order. Again, please accept my personal apology for the delay, and I assure you getting the website fixed is the highest priority project we are working on right now.

Thanks For Your Business,

Larry Potterfield
CEO
MidwayUSA
NRA Benefactor Member

[LexLuther]

seems fast tonight, lets see if it passes the scientific test...

[jimbo1747]

Yeah, their website might be a little slow, but their service sure ain't! Ordered 1000 bullets of various calibers on Wed. (8/18). Came in Fri. (8/21) via USPS!!! Guess I'll be doing a little reloading this weekend!

[high_revs]

i can tell you in the past 2-3 weeks, it's SIGNIFICANTLY faster! Thank you Larry Potterfield for listening. Just to show appreciation, I bought stuff today.