Deceptive Marketing
Am I the only one that sees this as VERY deceptive marketing. Received a RENEWAL notice from Good Sam club. Luckily I saw it before my wife, as she pays the bills.... so...whats the problem? I...
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As a new RV'er, I joined Good Sams for the information I thought I would get and the discounts at KOA and Camping World. Little did I know that I would be the target of unending junk mail.
I figured that Good Sam was an organization like the AAA that provides services for members and is, itself, non-profit and dedicated to the betterment of RV enjoyment and safety. Apparently that is not the case. Since I joined this June, I have received no less than 10 solicitations a month for everything from extended warranties, RV insurance, to emergency road service.
All of these junk mails were printed in the Good Sam colors and had the logo plastered all over them. I have yet to receive a single letter or email with information of genuine use to me; just advertisements. I paid $25 bucks to get inundated with junk mail. I like the camping world discount, but nothing else about this so-called club.
What happened? Was it always just a crass commercial enterprise?
One other important thing: You can opt out of junk email on the Good Sam site, but you can't opt out of junk postal mail. This is a clear indication that Good Sam isn't our friend. the CANSPAM act requires emailers to permit opt-out, but no such benefit applies to postal mail.
If, in fact, Good Sam is really member driven, how about letting us opt out of the postal ads too?
I figured that Good Sam was an organization like the AAA that provides services for members and is, itself, non-profit and dedicated to the betterment of RV enjoyment and safety. Apparently that is not the case. Since I joined this June, I have received no less than 10 solicitations a month for everything from extended warranties, RV insurance, to emergency road service.
All of these junk mails were printed in the Good Sam colors and had the logo plastered all over them. I have yet to receive a single letter or email with information of genuine use to me; just advertisements. I paid $25 bucks to get inundated with junk mail. I like the camping world discount, but nothing else about this so-called club.
What happened? Was it always just a crass commercial enterprise?
One other important thing: You can opt out of junk email on the Good Sam site, but you can't opt out of junk postal mail. This is a clear indication that Good Sam isn't our friend. the CANSPAM act requires emailers to permit opt-out, but no such benefit applies to postal mail.
If, in fact, Good Sam is really member driven, how about letting us opt out of the postal ads too?
