Dropped my CW and GS membership
After several attempts over the last year to reduce the amount of junk mail I have been recieving from GS and CW I having finally dropped my membership. I just got tried of the multiple offers nearly ...
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Tried a GS+ERS package a while back, dropped it after about 30 days or so.
It took WEEKS for the membership to be activated (no discounts for me!) and at that time CW was not honoring online discounts or free shipping for members, only in stores, and the boondongle of interlinked and inconsistent sites was a nightmare.
CW actually told us that the 'Average 10% discount for members' is NOT a standard members' discount, rather offered via random mailings throughout the year with coupons/discount codes.
Marcus and some others seemed to know there was a problem and promised to fix it (some transition period was going on?) and I believe they did make some improvements, but after it took WEEKS for a refund and I had wasted hours wading through their manure, I haven't had any incentive to try them again. Harsh wording, true, but it really was quite the unpleasant and disappointing experience.
I did end up with one or two issues of their magazine, which I found interesting and would have liked to continue reading, but it isn't worth all the rigamarole.
I still get emails from CW with their specials, but their offerings are often 'OK' but not compelling enough for me to wish I had their membership back. I can usually meet or beat their prices within a buck or so either way.
I understand some people are very happy with their GS membership and plans, and I'm glad it's working out for them. For us, it simply isn't worth the hassle.
I'm not anti-GS/CW, just haven't found a good reason to try them again.
YMMV.
It took WEEKS for the membership to be activated (no discounts for me!) and at that time CW was not honoring online discounts or free shipping for members, only in stores, and the boondongle of interlinked and inconsistent sites was a nightmare.
CW actually told us that the 'Average 10% discount for members' is NOT a standard members' discount, rather offered via random mailings throughout the year with coupons/discount codes.
Marcus and some others seemed to know there was a problem and promised to fix it (some transition period was going on?) and I believe they did make some improvements, but after it took WEEKS for a refund and I had wasted hours wading through their manure, I haven't had any incentive to try them again. Harsh wording, true, but it really was quite the unpleasant and disappointing experience.
I did end up with one or two issues of their magazine, which I found interesting and would have liked to continue reading, but it isn't worth all the rigamarole.
I still get emails from CW with their specials, but their offerings are often 'OK' but not compelling enough for me to wish I had their membership back. I can usually meet or beat their prices within a buck or so either way.
I understand some people are very happy with their GS membership and plans, and I'm glad it's working out for them. For us, it simply isn't worth the hassle.
I'm not anti-GS/CW, just haven't found a good reason to try them again.
YMMV.
