T&T: Fw: My West Marine doesn't price match any longer

[Larry N. Brown]

Must be a local thing; Wednesday I went into the local WM with a Defender 
price for a propane hose and they gave me a price LESS THAN Defender's. I 
buy a lot of stuff on that basis. Not screws, bolts, wire. Just things 
subject to breakage/early wear, etc., playing off the shipping charges vs. 
state and local taxes.

Regards,

Larry & Teri Brown
MV Cigano, 47' Prairie Sundeck
Still glued to the dock in Covington, LA




> Went into my local West Marine yesterday (Clear Lake, TX) and was going to
> buy some zincs. Had my quote off the Internet from
> http://www.boatzincs.com/, whose prices were about half of West's. They 
> told
> me they have discontinued any Internet price matching. I showed them the
> prices and mentioned that I wouldn't be able to shop there any more for
> items like that, since their prices were about double. They didn't seem to
> care.
>
> I was wondering if this is a nationwide move on their part, or maybe just 
> my
> local store? Without price matching, they have priced themselves out of my
> budget completely.
>
>
> Keith