SouthernNights
Past South Carolina Chapter Leader
Copied this from another forum. Interesting response from a salesperson who is supposed to know the industry.
"I attended an RV show in Pleasanton, California last week that was disappointing to say the least! Remember this was a heavily advertised
event that covered all television channels and was held at the Alameda fairgrounds. You paid entrance and parking for the privilege of looking at RV's they were interested in selling you. The advertisement stated many makes and models would be represented at the show...What? Yes if you count all the Keystone products and a lot of used Motorhomes, but very few other brands were present in 5th wheel models.
The big surprise was how few people were attending this event. I don't know if it's because of this economy, unemployment, credit or the fact that it's a Thursday was the problem, but it was a problem. The sales people left us alone to look, but when I did ask a question other than "How Many Wheels Does this Trailer Have"? he didn't have a clue! (And then only if he looked)
I was pacifically looking for new models from Heartland and Jayco. I asked the salesperson were are the Heartlands...Huh? He said are they still in business?... because so many are not! What a dumb answer!
There were a few Jayco's, but I wasn't interested in looking at toy haulers and bunkhouses.
This show had the potential to be something great, but was nothing more than a ploy to sell only what they wanted to get rid of!
In my opinion it was a huge RIPOFF! There are too many good manufactures not to represent more than what they were showing! "
Yesterday I couldnt spell RV salesperson....Today I are one.
"I attended an RV show in Pleasanton, California last week that was disappointing to say the least! Remember this was a heavily advertised
event that covered all television channels and was held at the Alameda fairgrounds. You paid entrance and parking for the privilege of looking at RV's they were interested in selling you. The advertisement stated many makes and models would be represented at the show...What? Yes if you count all the Keystone products and a lot of used Motorhomes, but very few other brands were present in 5th wheel models.
The big surprise was how few people were attending this event. I don't know if it's because of this economy, unemployment, credit or the fact that it's a Thursday was the problem, but it was a problem. The sales people left us alone to look, but when I did ask a question other than "How Many Wheels Does this Trailer Have"? he didn't have a clue! (And then only if he looked)
I was pacifically looking for new models from Heartland and Jayco. I asked the salesperson were are the Heartlands...Huh? He said are they still in business?... because so many are not! What a dumb answer!
There were a few Jayco's, but I wasn't interested in looking at toy haulers and bunkhouses.
This show had the potential to be something great, but was nothing more than a ploy to sell only what they wanted to get rid of!
In my opinion it was a huge RIPOFF! There are too many good manufactures not to represent more than what they were showing! "
Yesterday I couldnt spell RV salesperson....Today I are one.
