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07-01-2021, 09:41 AM
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Location: North America somewhere
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Amazon is not always a good choice
2022 deluxe Rand McNally motor carriers road atlas from the Rand McNally website cost= $39.95
2022 deluxe Rand McNally motor carriers road atlas from Amazon cost= $79.96
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07-01-2021, 09:45 AM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
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Yup, I've found that to be true! I buy a lot from Amazon but I always Google for the best price!  
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Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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07-01-2021, 09:52 AM
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Winnebago Owners Club
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Location: Spring Branch, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ray,IN
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You must have a different Amazon than I do. It's $17.96 on my Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Rand-McNally-...dp/0528024124/
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2016 Lincoln MKX Toad
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07-01-2021, 10:26 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by creativepart
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"deluxe version"
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2000 Winnebago Ultimate Freedom USQ40JD , ISC 8.3 Cummins 350, Spartan MM Chassis. USA IN 1SG 11B5MX,Infantry retired;Good Sam Life member,FMCA. " My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy
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07-01-2021, 10:35 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: DFW
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I go out of my way to order from anywhere but Amazon when I can. Difficult to do sometimes. I have learned my local 4WD store that helped me out a couple of times have been able to provide a few things, I like going to them. They have real people in the store who love the world of 4WD and the outdoors, would rather see them employed than someone in an Amazon warehouse.
I probably should have a paper road atlas, have gotten to accustomed to Google Maps.
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07-01-2021, 10:49 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Powell River, B.C.
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I was looking for replacement spigots for my 7 gal , drinking water jugs .
Found on Amazon for $8.95 CD , local store had them at $ 7.95
A week after I purchased locally , Amazon , e mailed me info about , special pricing on the product I'd viewed , $ 38.95 ! YES OVER 4X the price in a week , AND listed as special pricing .
I sent them a rather lengthy NASTY GRAM and cancelled my prime membership . 
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07-02-2021, 04:12 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: NC
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I'm sure that Wal*Mart is happy that we all have a new target. We are 20 miles from anything bigger than a Mini-Mart, Amazon has to really be higher on a price to skip home delivery.
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07-02-2021, 05:50 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Upstate New York
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We have choices and AMAZON isn't always mine. If it's a small low buck item, time and fuel are factored in often just buy from them. Yesterday was one of those days. I want a spare adjustable thermostat snap switch for the add on fridge fans. $15 at AMAZON, even more on eBay, $4.00 at Home Depot for the same Emerson part number though it wont be there for a few days.
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2011 Ford F250 6.7 Lariat CCLB, Gone but not forgotten
2014 Montana High Country 343RL (sold it!)
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07-02-2021, 07:06 PM
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Senior Member
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Sorry everyone, I posted the wrong link. This is the correct Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/McNally-Delux...s=books&sr=1-3
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07-02-2021, 07:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Lansing MI
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I'm pretty sure Amazon does not set prices, the sellers do, but I could be wrong. Don't blame Amazon for this. God knows there's plenty of other reasons to dislike them.
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An Old Fisherman
2017 Nexus Ghost 36DS, 2004 Ford F150 Long Bed
2007 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic
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07-02-2021, 07:42 PM
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Senior Member
Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 9,468
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I love Amazon  !
No dealing with incompetent salespeople who really don't want to waste their valuable 'paid' time, dealing with you!
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2008 43' Holiday Rambler Scepter PDQ
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07-02-2021, 07:50 PM
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Senior Member
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If using Amazon, buyer beware. Not only is the cost sometimes not competitive but you may be getting a pirated brand item.
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Leesburg, FL '07 American Tradition 40Z Cummins 400 ISL
Towing a '14 Honda CRV Both sold
2021 Vanleigh Beacon 41LKB 5th wheel
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07-02-2021, 07:57 PM
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Community Administrator
Pond Piggies Club LA Gulf Coast Campers Outdoors RV Owners Club Entegra Owners Club Skyline Owners Group
Join Date: Mar 2002
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I like Amazon too, but I do shop around on the www. If I'd rather not drive to several brick & mortar stores looking for something & wasting gas, I'll do Amazon. A lot of the time Amazon is either the same or barely higher than what I can find at nearby stores. The convenience of having the item dropped on my doorstep outweighs my time/gas going out to a store to get the same item.
Although to Ray's point, unbeknownst to me, in the throws of last year's pandemic when you couldn't find a Clorox wipe canister anywhere, Dave ordered a 6pk canister of wipes from Amazon. A few days later, I happened to be on Amazon & checked the Orders page & found it. The dang things were $80!!!!! After reading him the riot act, telling him I had 5 gallons of bleach & 3 6packs of paper towels so I could MAKE wipes, I tried to cancel the order as it had not shipped. They ignored me & shipped it anyway. So I requested a return when it arrived. I had scoured the seller's website for their return policy but couldn't find anything in detail. After I returned it the crooks charged me 90% restocking fee. I contacted Amazon per their policy on price gouging & they ignored me. I wrote a "don't buy from this vendor" review & specifically stated they were price gouging due to a global crisis. My review was removed within a few hours. Guess they have the same "vendor dispute" policy iRV2 does. 
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