50% Off Deal - Legit?

wapiticountry wrote:
Pricing for discounts and “teaser” rates for new customers are two very common. Marketing strategies. There is a large percentage of consumers who react positively to sales and discounts, irrespective of net price. They will choose the item listed at $50 with a 50% discount over the exact same item at $23 in another store.
Similarly, customers have been shown to have a reluctance to price shopping and changing providers on recurring purchases. Once the customer is secured by that teaser rate, they often become customers for life who are very price insensitive. Good Sam is an avid user of both of those strategies.

I fell off the turnip truck at least 2 weeks ago. :)

I was just curious if this "big discount" was something they actually offer 365 days a year. Or if it was really the standard rate for renewing members, as well. Or if it really is a discount that will end in a few days like they say it will.

But thanks.

EDIT: Smiley added as originally intended
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midnightsadie wrote:
so your going to leave a plan thats been good to you, to search out a cheap plan, question? you ever read the horror stories on here about there road side service.

Yes. Research (obsessive) is not a weakness of mine. Quite the opposite. I have also read here, and on several other sites, that coach-net is not what it once was either.

I haven't had need for roadside assistance, beyond what my insurance company offers, for several years... and... apparently several price increases.

Had the above 2 not become factors, I wouldn't be asking.

Here's complaints on the GS non service, they don't make this forum easy to find. GS Roadside complaints.

Good Sam Care Team wrote:
Hello KendallP,

Thank you for your time and post. The 50 percent off sale is valid for new members, we will be glad to assist you with any questions you may have.
See the below link for additional information.

https://www.goodsamroadside.com


Thank you,
Ella
Good Sam Customer Care Team

Another real answer. Thanks, Ella!

QCMan wrote:
Good pricing for new members that is not available for existing members unless you become an elite member. See if you can get that rate for multiple years. Have had it for years and most years it pays for itself. This year it was a tow out of the back of the property after I got stuck in the mud trying to leave for a trip after four inches of rain. Took two trucks almost three hours to get me onto a solid patch of ground. Put down a bit over 500 feet of crushed limestone by ten feet wide to keep it from happening again.

Question answered in first reply!

I see they do offer 3 years of that rate.

Thanks!

Pricing for discounts and “teaser” rates for new customers are two very common. Marketing strategies. There is a large percentage of consumers who react positively to sales and discounts, irrespective of net price. They will choose the item listed at $50 with a 50% discount over the exact same item at $23 in another store.
Similarly, customers have been shown to have a reluctance to price shopping and changing providers on recurring purchases. Once the customer is secured by that teaser rate, they often become customers for life who are very price insensitive. Good Sam is an avid user of both of those strategies.

so your going to leave a plan thats been good to you, to search out a cheap plan, question? you ever read the horror stories on here about there road side service.

But the standard (lowest price plan) does NOT apply to 5th Wheels only TT. :S

Hello KendallP,

Thank you for your time and post. The 50 percent off sale is valid for new members, we will be glad to assist you with any questions you may have.
See the below link for additional information.

https://www.goodsamroadside.com


Thank you,
Ella
Good Sam Customer Care Team

Good pricing for new members that is not available for existing members unless you become an elite member. See if you can get that rate for multiple years. Have had it for years and most years it pays for itself. This year it was a tow out of the back of the property after I got stuck in the mud trying to leave for a trip after four inches of rain. Took two trucks almost three hours to get me onto a solid patch of ground. Put down a bit over 500 feet of crushed limestone by ten feet wide to keep it from happening again.