Internet price
Last week I found a roof antenna on Camping world web site that I wanted. So I printed the listing and went to my local camping world. For the first time ever the manager said you have to pay that p...
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Grumpy, I like your example and I agree with you, again to a point. I don't like spending extra money anymore than the next guy. I order lots of stuff on line...it's not always easy because we full time and I have to be in one spot for a bit in order to have it shipped to wherever we are going to be.
That said, my point was it's my choice to full time, so I am willing to pay the extra price if I need/want something right now. When that happens, I go into an RV store, not necessarily CW and buy it. What gripes me is people feel the stix n brix stores should be on par with an internet store which has only a small limited overhead. Amazon has to pay for the box, someone to shove the junk in it and someone else to call UPS. CW has lease payments, utilities, worker's comp, employee wages etc etc etc. Amazon pays work kampers minimum wage to package their stuff.
As an example, I just bought a Oxygenics shower head to try out. Don't know if I'll like it or not. I could buy it from Amazon, have it shipped, try it out and if I didn't like it, send it back. Shipping is on me though. Now I can buy the same item for a little more at my local hdwe store, take it home, try it out and if I don't like it return it the next day. Done! I'm willing to pay for that service.
But, really this thread is not about whether CW or any other retailer charges more for the same item. We all know we could order stuff directly from the supplier in China and save money. This thread is about whether, when asking for a PRICE MATCH, should the expected price be with or WITHOUT shipping charges. I say it should as the price match should be the price one would have to pay to get the item in their hands, whether it be from an internet site or a stix n brix store.....Dennis
That said, my point was it's my choice to full time, so I am willing to pay the extra price if I need/want something right now. When that happens, I go into an RV store, not necessarily CW and buy it. What gripes me is people feel the stix n brix stores should be on par with an internet store which has only a small limited overhead. Amazon has to pay for the box, someone to shove the junk in it and someone else to call UPS. CW has lease payments, utilities, worker's comp, employee wages etc etc etc. Amazon pays work kampers minimum wage to package their stuff.
As an example, I just bought a Oxygenics shower head to try out. Don't know if I'll like it or not. I could buy it from Amazon, have it shipped, try it out and if I didn't like it, send it back. Shipping is on me though. Now I can buy the same item for a little more at my local hdwe store, take it home, try it out and if I don't like it return it the next day. Done! I'm willing to pay for that service.
But, really this thread is not about whether CW or any other retailer charges more for the same item. We all know we could order stuff directly from the supplier in China and save money. This thread is about whether, when asking for a PRICE MATCH, should the expected price be with or WITHOUT shipping charges. I say it should as the price match should be the price one would have to pay to get the item in their hands, whether it be from an internet site or a stix n brix store.....Dennis
