Good Sams discount
We just got back from a trip where we were offered a chance to sign up for a Good Sam's membership at an early campground. We went ahead and joined and got the 10 percent discount. At our next Good S...
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IDman wrote:
We get discounts everywhere and we do NOT belong to Good Sam. Seniors, AARP, Veteran, military, AAA,....all you have to do is ask and they will find a reason to give you a discount.
We used to belong to GS for years and quit after the "change of ownership" screwed up a good customer oriented business.
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The "discounted" rate is the "real" rate. The non discounted rate is the "rack" rate. If the park is run by a smart business person their margins are based on the Discounted rate and the rack is just icing.
So is it a "real" discount? Well not really since almost anyone can get it. But what the membership actually does for you is smooth the path to get out of paying the "rack" or Walk-up rate.
It's nice to have and makes things maybe a bit easier but don't be fooled you really are not getting anything really special.
