[C320-list] Price matching

[Graeme Clark]

I agree Larry.  Also do you really want to buy from the store who, until you showed them a competitors price, we’re happy to overcharge you?

Graeme

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> On 19 Oct 2018, at 03:14, Larry Frank <WindSwept at stx.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Yes but if you don¹t buy from those selling at the lower price they will
> be losing business and will eventually go out of business or WM will buy
> them.  Then WM will be able to charge whatever they want and there will be
> no more price matching.
> 
>> On 10/18/18, 7:49 PM, "Brad" <bkuether at comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I bought all of my supplies this spring from WM, and they matched every
>> add I presented to them.  No fuss, no muss.  Also I had the paint
>> delivered to the store, and didn¹t have to pay the hazardous shipping
>> fee, or any shipping at all!
>> 
>> I am OK with this model for the real expensive stuff like paint.
>> Otherwise it makes them somewhat expensive for the smaller stuff you may
>> not be able to find or stuff that is WM proprietary.
>> 
>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>> 
>> From: Martin Rosenberg
>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2018 8:02 PM
>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Price matching
>> 
>> I believe that West Marine ceased price matching a few years ago. I found
>> that I was buying less than a third  of my previous purchases from WM
>> after
>> that.
>> I feel that buying a resale item off the shelf shouldn't cost me a premium
>> because a store is inefficient.
>> Martin
>> 
>> On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 7:55 PM bstumpp at comcast.net <bstumpp at comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> As others have said, using West Marine to price-match less expensive
>>> suppliers will eventually increase prices and/or drive the less
>>> expensive
>>> suppliers out of business.  IMHO.  Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE
>>> Smartphone
>>> 
>> 
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