RVs and rising rate, Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis weighs in

Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World and CNBC host for 'The Profit,' sits down with the 'Power Lunch' team to discuss his company and the future of the RV industry.

[egregg]

I tell everyone i see on the road, in the campgrounds I go to, forums etc exactly what you can expect from Camping World. Never again.. If you are new to RV's DO NOT involve yourself with this company... period.

[DavidLGood]

You don't "grow your business" through acquisitions. Your business is NOT "growing" if you have to acquire other companies to "pad" the numbers for your stockholders. Spend the time fixing the poor reputation of Camping World (especially when it comes to Sales and Service/Repair) and you'll grow your business. Don't treat your customers or potential customers as if they're ignorant -- don't take advantage of them -- and you'll grow a loyal fan base that advertises FOR your company via word of mouth. Also, don't speak about less deliveries by manufacturers such as Thor as being a temporary drop -- they're having fewer shipments because their products are HORRIBLE... and that "word of mouth" I was talking about earlier goes BOTH ways. People know how bad they are, and they spread the word. Period. It's that simple, really. Unless you have to say good things about Thor in order to get discounts with them for your Camping World sales. The stock speaks for itself. It's not the economy... it's not the lack of credit... it's not the cost of gas. It's your poor practices and disrespect for potential, active, and past customers.

[TWWIW]

He should stick with private equity and turning around failing businesses like in his show "the profit."

[robertglass]

you should attempt to improve service. Your stock should be down until your company decides to concentrate on the customer. Not the industry, stock, finance, stuff. Can you say you provide the best service.

[russpottenger]

I've lost so much respect that I once had for Marcus.

Talk to anybody in the RV industry and ask what they think of Camping World and their leadership

[SargentDemo]

Stock is down because customers are being scammed!! They’re not returning !

[rickjobs]

Hello, it's the worst camping/rv place ever. see ya camping world you screwed to many people.

[rogerkern]

And let ok at all the complaints about camping world, the way they lie to people and their sales people know nothing about the rv’s that they sale. And they r after the sale service sucks.

[gerardogonzalez]

The company and his policies are disgusting. Worst than 1980's used car dealer

[duggiestone]

Holy !@#$!. The average RV buyer finances something that drops in value like a rock for 10-20 years? No wonder people hate the RV world. No one will ever have any equity in the stupid things. Wake up America, good grief...