Like a kid waiting on Christmas, I couldn't wait until sale day, a $179 ladder stand for $99. It was a 17 footer to the platform. The platform was 26" by 26". In my my sleep I had erected it many times. I could even see the tree I leaned it against! I had fired at least a dozen xtp's and heard that pig a squealing! Can anybody guess where this story is going? Getting there 10 minutes before the door opened won me a second place in line. I thought...well, they'll have about 10 in stock and I'm assured one. Do I have to finish this story? You guessed it, not a single one in stock. Of course they had some $129 ones for the same price. Believe it or not, being older has it advantages. Only about 3 expletives slipped from my tongue. Normally their ammo is sky high but this day they had some great prices. Pride got in the way and I walked out the door without spending a dime. Not sure I'll ever go back there Incidentally, its about 35 miles one way....