Price Match
In the latest catalog, matching low prices was mentioned. I am considering a Winegard Trav'ler installed by CW. I have found it online for less than the $1799 price at CW. Will you match the lower pri...
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big buford wrote:
LOL, I would like to thank CW for their pricing structure. I shudder to think how much I'd spend in their store if there was one fair price for products.
I'm a 50yo blue collar mechanic that loves rv'ing and makes a fair living. I well understand that I wont get the same price as an online retailer and believe its fair to pay a few bucks more for a brick n mortar retailer where I can touch and inspect a product before I purchase it.
That said, I refuse to wrap my mind around the fact I have to pay a membership fee to pay a little more than online and don't want to fuss with price matching.
My trips to Cw consist of picking up an RV specific part usually in the 10-20 dollar range while working on my rig and I want to get the job done that day.
Love the store, love the products, just wont play the game.
On edit: I've never been to business school nor do I know anything about marketing. I guess to me, it comes down to one thing "trust"
I have mixed feelings about walmart and what it has done to other retailers, but I do "trust" I will pay a fair price for a product. I walk through their store and if I see something I like I throw it in the basket. Why others would not try to copy that business model I dont know? Seems to be working well ?
Look at it this way. When you go to CW, there are 2 prices. The lower one is given to those people that are GS members. GS membership is not for the CW stores, it is entirely seperate. CW just recognizes (since they are one in the same technically) the GS membership and offer discounts.
Do you shop at membership clubs, like Sams Club. BJ's and Costco? Each has a membership fee in order to shop there and get their advertised rate. However, you can go into Sam's Club and get a one day pass to shop and you will pay a 10% additional service fee. BJ's charges a 15% fee. Never could find anything directly from Costco that says you can shop without a membership, except that I read you can get one of their "cash cards" and shop with it with out a membership. Not sure about that. Never been in a Costco or a member for that much. But if you want the cheaper pricing, then you gotta have a membership. And from what I have seen, a GS membership is cheaper than any of the others that I mentioned and gives RV'ers more value.
