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myredracer
Explorer II
Nov 26, 2013

Why is Camping World so EXPENSIVE?

Just about anything Camping World sells online can be found cheaper elsewhere on the internet, even when they have it on sale, for the same thing. When I say cheaper, I mean a LOT cheaper. I could show links to all kinds of examples, but here is just one typical example. Ultra-Fab Eliminator braces. CW is $359.99 (on sale) + $40 for shipping. One well-known online RV vendor has it for $259.80 (regular price) with free shipping. It goes on and on like this.

Access to products and pricing is so readily available nowadays because of the internet. Who is CW trying to fool with their inflated prices? Once in a while, you can find a good price from CW, but it's the exception. We just bought an Adco cover from them because they had the best price we could find.

Even their website layout is time-consuming and awkward to navigate through. If you want to do a quick scan to find any potential deals, you've got to go through pages and pages of items. Personally, I can't be bothered. Often times as well, the item description is lacking adequate technical info.

And then they have seemingly endless sales with a deadline of only days away making it *seem* like you better buy stuff PDQ or you'll lose out.

All I can say is RV-ers, pay attention and shop around for better deals. Use google.... Camping World, smarten up.

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  • Your making it sound like CW is the only retailer with inflated Internet pricing. I can understand that CW has many stores to support while others operate with less overhead. I use CW when its convenient
    for me. While their in-store pricing may not always be the cheapest, they do keep a pretty good stock on hand. I do agree about surfing or searching on their website that it is not very user friendly.
  • I don't do much buying from CW but they have actual storefronts that need to be paid for. Does your well known online RV vendor have an actual building?

    I'm not defending CW's prices, but knowing they have a physical storefront to support can help explain their higher prices. I've been known to buy something from the local RV dealer, which is much higher than online resources, just because I can see it, handle it, and have it when I need it, not in 3-5 days.

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