ChooChooMan74 wrote:
It is so bad, Camping World goes to my local Mom and Pop RV dealer for parts! As my dealer says, CW is good for the camping knick knacks, which is the only time I go there. I go to my Mom and Pop RV dealer for real parts. He also said that since CW moved in, their business has actually gone up, because they draw in more people to the area, and CW itself buying parts off them.
Before the CW store closed in Mission, Tx. (Rio Grande Valley), I had gone there to make a purchase. They didn't have what I wanted so I went to Goodings down the road. Not five minutes later a CW pickup pulled into the parking lot.
That said, I guess it's like auto parts. If one doesn't have it, they get it from another. They help each other out. I guess that is better than saying, "Sorry we don't have it in stock".
I'm not on either side nor am I in a good mood but CW fills a market for people who like to buy stock items off the shelf. In 15 years of rving I've only bought one thing from CW. They never seem to have what I need.
I just bought five items for my rv through Amazon. They had them, they shipped them and I received them. No fuss, no confusion, no disappointments. PPL in Houston seems to do pretty good too.