Club Shop - item vastly overpriced

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edited October 2021 in Club Products & Services #1

Supporting the Club's shop...I went online to purchase some Dometic Power Tabs....usually purchased online at Amazon or eBay at around £17 inclusive of postage......whichever the cheapest at the time.  To my shock i found the product on the club shop priced at £32.99 + £4 postage..

I realise the overheads at EG are at an all time high...but this is something else !!

https://shop.caravanclub.co.uk/category/toilet-chemicals

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  • DavidKlyne
    DavidKlyne Club Member Posts: 13,856 ✭✭✭
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    edited October 2021 #2

    I thought the Club Shop was run by Prima Leisure (Bailey) on behalf of the Club, although I am sure they get a cutwink I have purchased several things from Prima Leisure, like fridge vents, and have found them to be quite competitive. I have never thought of buying toilet chemicals online, I usually nip into Go Outdoors for mine.

    David

  • Cornersteady
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    edited October 2021 #3

    Like most overpriced shops there must be someone who's willing to buy otherwise they wouldn't stay in business? 

  • SeasideBill
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    edited October 2021 #4

    I’ve noticed good deals sometimes, at other times, no. Personally I wouldn’t buy anything via Amazon, to the point where I’d happily pay a few more quid to avoid them. I’ve seen and read enough to know it’s not the sort of outfit for me.

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2021 #5

    A lot of club site offices I have found are now selling Green Elson 2ltre chemicals for £10 which it seems are from the cc ,which is as good as I have found price wise

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited October 2021 #7

    Personal choice. I buy the tablets/sachets online as the OP does but not from the club shop.

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  • InaD
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    edited October 2021 #9

    Same here, AD, with the added advantage that they are easily available in most places, (including "over there"!) rather than having to seek out a caravan/motorhome accessories shop, especially when on holiday.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited October 2021 #10

    As I said in answer to your earlier question, it's personal choice. You do it your way, the OP does it his way🤷‍♂️

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  • Takethedogalong
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    edited October 2021 #12

    The bio pods work for us as well. Cheap, readily available and non messy.  Choice is all, but no matter what we use, we don’t like being overpriced so we shop around. 

  • SteveL
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    edited October 2021 #13

    We first tried them when we switched to a MH 3 years ago and wished we had done so earlier. The big pluses for me are lack of staining and low price. Means I can empty the cassette more frequently without running up a large bill, or running out. Particularly useful on sites with gravel roads, on which the cassette wheels don’t work well, as I can carry it easily when only part full.

  • Tammygirl
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    edited November 2021 #14

    Same here been using them ever since Merve mentioned it on here.

    They are also very good at cleaning out the waste tank on the MH wink

  • young thomas
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    edited November 2021 #15

    They certainly are, TG....and, guess what, they're also handy for washing clothes!

    I have a box of non-bio for the places with septic tanks, and Bio for everywhere else.

    we've been converts for years and I have a bottle of Thetford 'blue' in the garage which is heading ever closer to its use by date...horrible stuff...

    like Steve says, cheap as chips to empty a little more often, usually every couple of days for us and readily available everywhere theres a Lidl or Aldi.

  • heddlo
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    edited November 2021 #16

    Interesting reading about the bio pods in toilet cassettes.  We tried them once a few years ago when this subject first came up and we thought they were awful.  Ok they seemed to break down solids (etc,etc) but the smell was really unpleasant so we stopped using them and went back to the Dometic or Thetford tabs/sachets.  Perhaps we’ll give them another try.  I assume any bio pods will work?  We haven’t a handy Lidl or Aldi here. 

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  • ABM
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    edited November 2021 #18

    And with a couple of drops of your favourite deodorising disinfectant in the bowl   --  BINGO !!

    { Not advertising but Brian uses Zoflora !!  innocentwink  }

  • hitchglitch
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    edited November 2021 #19

    We tried bio pods and hated them. Have now switched to “green” sachets. Excellent. 

  • SteveL
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    edited November 2021 #20

    I’m rather glad we get on with them as they are about a tenth of the price.

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