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creeper
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Sep 13, 2013

Just too expensive

I only shop at camping world for convenience. I NEVER make a large purchase there are they are just way too expensive. With CW buying power you'd think they would price their products more aggressively. We needed a honda generator, looked at camping world and then purchased somewhere else for $100 less. Needed a surge guard. CW too expensive purchased it somewhere else. Needed a collapsing ladder, yup CW too expensive bought it somewhere else. Over the years the list is long on purchases made someplace else. What I do purchase there is caulking and some little part I may or may not have to return.

For example we were looking for a carry out dish. CW internet sale $600, got it somewhere else for $560. So we bought the dish elsewhere and I purchased $5 in grommets from CW.

It's not secret at the campgrounds from experienced RVers that CW is expensive. They tend to prey on the new or seldom Rvers who don't know any better.

49 Replies

  • FrankoToo wrote:
    I try to shop competitively - CW, local dealer parts dept., Wally World, on-line. Whoever has the best price wins. I do factor in time and effort though including cost if shipping if purchased on line. Also, how quickly I need something. Camping World has won out on occasion.



    I do the same. CW wins sometimes, but not on any of the large expensive items.
  • othertonka wrote:
    Creeper, and the point of your post is what?????


    UM , they asked for feedback. DId you not see the banner asking for the feedback? That's what this section of the site is about.

    You'll see another post if their service departments don't resolve a repair bill between 2 different stores and putting the customer in the middle.

    Maybe I'll go into how they gave me a repair estimate for $850 on my trade in, final bill was over $1800, asked them to explain themselves and when they couldn't the service manager called me and told me that I was over charged. Then gave me a bill that was still 50%+ higher then the estimate.

    I figured this was the lesser of complaints until they force me to go postal. :)
  • We buy from CW when convenient the nice thing is that there are so many of them and you know what they carry and that's important when you need to replace something right now.
  • I try to shop competitively - CW, local dealer parts dept., Wally World, on-line. Whoever has the best price wins. I do factor in time and effort though including cost if shipping if purchased on line. Also, how quickly I need something. Camping World has won out on occasion.
  • We tend to buy a lot of things at CW when they are on sale. I do like being able to hold something in my hand before I decide to buy it. I do normally check prices on line before I go to CW so I know how much more or less I am paying.
  • Dog Folks wrote:
    That is your experience and I respect that. But many times we have found the CW store cheaper on some items if you count the shipping costs from somewhere else.

    I also enjoy and will pay a little extra for the experience of browsing through a store dedicated to camping and having the "hard to find" items in stock, where I can see them, touch them, and then make a purchasing decision.

    Can't do that on line and that has some value to me.


    ut me in that category as well. I do purchase a lot of items on line, but it is really nice to have a store where I can occasionally browse - Oh look, never saw that before!
  • It pays to shop around. But we appreciate Camping World because all of the items in the store are for camping or RVing. We buy most of the items that we need at CW.
  • That is your experience and I respect that. But many times we have found the CW store cheaper on some items if you count the shipping costs from somewhere else.

    I also enjoy and will pay a little extra for the experience of browsing through a store dedicated to camping and having the "hard to find" items in stock, where I can see them, touch them, and then make a purchasing decision.

    Can't do that on line and that has some value to me.

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