And they want me to shop locally....
I have need of an older style A/C cover. On-line I find new at $130.00 from Amazon and used for $40 thru an E Bay seller. Here at home..I am just off the phone to the local RV dealer/robber...$240.00...
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Eric&Lisa wrote:garyhaupt wrote:
....I am just off the phone to the local RV dealer/robber...$240.00 for new....
Be careful how quickly you blame the local dealer.
I was looking for a replacement car alarm system a few months back. Doing a self-install. Amazon wanted $110 for the system. The dealer wanted over $200. I told the dealer I would prefer to work with him, even if he is a few dollars more. His wholesale buy price was $135 - $25 MORE than Amazon's retail. He simply couldn't pay the wholesale, add a reasonable profit, and even come close to being competitive.
My point: It may not be the local dealer causing the price difference.
-Eric
Yup yup..you are making an astute observation. They ALL have their hand in the cookie jar, not just the last one in the line. And I too, would much rather buy locally and support my community and shops but when the counter price is waaaay over what is available in other places, one cannot just turn a blind eye to it.
As an aside...the very operators that are wanting me to shop in their store, are seen buying their snacks, bottled drinks, at the sort-of local-cheap food place, not the local food place...for the very same reason I shop outside. It's cheaper and they get to sell it with their mark-up.
Gary Haupt
