Deals - what deals?

bill
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edited February 2019 in Club Products & Services #1

I know it's my own fault for trusting the CAMC and not shopping around but had assumed that the CAMC had negotiated a good deal for it's members.

Just purchased an item through the Club shop to find it £20 cheaper at Capital Outdoors.  What an idiot but a lesson learnt never to use the Club shop again !

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  • Surfer
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    edited February 2019 #2

    I am sure I mentioned this several or more months ago.  No deals to be had in club shop as always cheaper elsewhere.

  • bill
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    edited February 2019 #3

    Should have read and remembered your comments !!  I think that the CAMC should put a warning on their shop to the effect that often items can be purchased from other sources much cheaper. 

    It's a shame because this could be a very nice benefit to compliment membership rather than the CAMC just getting a higher commission rate on a higher price.  Very disappointed with the Club.

    I've got a CAMC regional meeting coming up and I'll bring the subject up but I can almost predict the answer !

  • Wildwood
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    edited February 2019 #4

    The club shop offers items for sale in the same way as lots of others. Just because one item can be sourced cheaper elsewhere does not mean that applies top everything or the alternative firm will always be the cheapest. Basically you need to appreciate this and do your homework when buying.

    If you stop using any retailer because you find one other cheaper for a single item then you will soon run out of places to buy from.

  • DSB
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    edited February 2019 #5

    I think one of the problems with any 'deal' is that it is an ever changing market, and a better one can come along any moment.  It can be a really good deal at one moment in time, but the next day someone can overtake.

    David

  • EmilysDad
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    edited February 2019 #6

    As they say  .... buyer beware

  • GEandGJE
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    edited February 2019 #7

    Totally agree that you have to shop around. I have recently been looking to purchase two new Outwell chairs , I got the price from the CAMC shop and then ‘Googled’  to find them on offer at Go Outdoors at £140 for two, a great deal apart from the fact the deal was for Click and Collect only and the nearest available were over 200 miles away. The chairs are now in stock at Go Outdoors and surprise surprise the deal has ended and are now £10 each more expensive than the CAMC shop, which is also £10 less than the recommended price. So I ordered from the shop and they were delivered in two days.  Happy Camper or is that Happy Motorhomer  ?

  • Wreaker
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    edited February 2019 #8

    Off to France so though I would check Ferry price through the club.  Cheapest was DFDS at £129, special club offer.  Went on the main DFDS site, same ferry same time was £69.  How much do the club get of the £60 mark up for booking through them?

  • bill
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    edited February 2019 #9

    I agree David but we must accept that the CAMC is now a business and must make as much money out of it's members as it can.  I would have accepted the CAMC making £4/£5 out of me to go in the coffers but £20 seemed a bit excessive.  I checked with a couple of companies who were selling the item cheaper and they confirmed that had always sold at that price and it wasn't a fluctuating figure.

    Members beware and shop around.

  • Wildwood
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    edited February 2019 #10

    The club shop is not run by them but by a commercial retailer who simply offers members a discount off their prices. Not sure if the club makes anything from the sales but I suspect there is a payment for the club advertising the service.

    At the end of the day though a single item being cheaper elsewhere is no way of deciding if the offer as a whole is no good.

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited April 2019 #11

    By chance I was looking at the latest club offers, and spotted that they had a tie in with Dash4it on O/S maps and mmore. However what's on offer is dearer than one can get direct from Dash4it, and also has a minimum purchase of £10. The club offer is a discount of 35% while one can get 40% discount direct from the company.

  • Marjan1956
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    edited April 2019 #12

    Surfer you are so right I was looking to buy a 2 sensor monitor for the van,so saw the offer on the club website I directs you to a page showing the different systems the one I wanted was £99.95 inc vat and postage being as I have been gifted a lot off gift vouchers thought I would look at the club shop there price was £142.79 incl vat and postage so no deals from the club shop at all they obviously can. Not be bothered to compete in the market place to buy from the club shop with my gift vouchers would mean a loss of my gift credit of £42 absolutely a rip off Chris

  • huskywalkers
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    edited June 2019 #13

    The best offer they had was the M6 toll road discount.  But that’s been discontinued. 

  • ob1
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    edited June 2019 #14

    So sorry to see the M6 toll road offer go l bet they lose a lot of business now don’t think I will use the toll road again now while towing.

  • DSB
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    edited June 2019 #15

    Yes, the Club were sorry to see this go too, but the new owner of the M6 toll were not having it!  Furthermore, they appear to be putting up the prices yet again!

    David

  • Fozzie
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    edited June 2019 #16

    Yes from the Friday 19th July. Its £10.30 (£8.90 weekends) for caravanners now.Dearer for MH's at £11.80.(£10.10 at weekends)At least that what it looks like.It has off peak,peak and weekend prices now

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  • EmilysDad
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    edited June 2019 #18

    I won't use it anyway .... I pay enough to keep my cars on the road without paying unnecessary toll charges. 

  • johndailey
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    edited June 2019 #19

    I think that they meant to say that its a great deal more expensive!

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