TheDaily Wire:
Camping World is where we go to upgrade our RVs, to purchase our supplies, to re-up our Good Sam memberships. Well, no more. At least not this guy, and judging from the camp chatter, I am far from alone.
In just a moment I am going to explain to you why Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis is the stupidest CEO alive. In the meantime, after telling anyone who agreed with Trump’s handling of Charlottesville “don’t shop at my business,” Lemonis is now insulting the intelligence of his customers by straight up lying to them.
I’m not the one making that claim. The leftwing Snopes is calling Lemonis out. Let’s start with the full context of his original remarks:
CNBC’s Michelle Caruso-Cabrera: Marcus, you have a consumer-facing business, Camping World. So do you worry about — if you were on one of these [presidential] councils, would you worry, thinking ‘Wow, I’ve got to deal with consumers every day, are they going to look at the business poorly because I’m associated with the White House?’
Marcus Lemonis: There’s no doubt that there is [sic] probably not many consumers in this country today that are in favor of what has been said in the last couple of days and if they are, quite frankly don’t shop at my business. And I think the reality of it is is that there is a fear, there is a fear of association.
Here is Snopes:
Lemonis did strongly appear to have suggested that anyone who agreed with President Trump’s controversial remarks about the events of 12 August 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia, should not shop at his stores.
Ya think?
ht/ TruckBuddy
Are these people the most moronic, unobservant ever? Time and again when fascists say this dumb stuff, it backfires on them. And yet still, the next one lined up is ready and waiting to jump into the same rancid pool.
I guess it just goes along with their habits with everything else: “They just didn’t do it right.”
Here is a clown in a customer driven business telling them they are all stupid unless they agree with his views. I wonder how much he collected from his competitors to say what he did.
His company will have to fire him before they bleed out.
As per the last presidential election results this idiot just cut out over half of his customer base. NOT a good business plan. Emergency board meeting pending?
Sounds like just another overpaid arrogant asshole.
I really appreciate CEOs like this guy. If they think I’m too stupid to frequent their place of business, then at least I’m smart enough not to give them any of my money. I like knowing what businesses appreciate their normal customers, and which businesses don’t.
So Don may as well put Camping World next to Target – I won’t go in either anymore.
Next thing, he’ll welcome men into Camping World’s ladies’ rooms and swear he didn’t say it. Oh well, just another schmuck CEO who fancies himself a SJW.
Somebody needs to do a start up.
Boycotters’ Warehouse.
Between Camping World, Target and Amazon there should be an opening.
I Have to Take This as A Camper, and Picture The Conversation Around the Firepit.
“I Still Can’t Believe Our Hillary Couldn’t Beat A Non Elitist, He Probably Believes in Killing Fish” !!!
“Jim Just Relax , I’ll Get You Another Peach Spritzer and Some Brie” !!!
I can’t read the article that is attached. I tried to post this story in the Bullpen a few days ago and I wasn’t successful. So, if I am repeating what the article said, I am sorry. Mark Martin (NASCAR driver) cancelled his $150,000 RV. I have a really good friend and her husband who travel all over in their RV. The RV world is not happy and I think this impacts way more than half their customers. Liberals don’t camp
It will be a real shame when he is left with only The SJW’s who steal, and don’t buy from him.
Do you have a lot of black clad hooded imbeciles coming out of their parents basement and purchasing RV’s? You jackass!
The man needs to be fired. Running off customers hurts profits. As a CEO, his political beliefs should have nothing to do with running the Corporation/ The only exception is if the injection of his political beliefs, right or left, helps business. I am positive this didn’t.
Selling expensive RV accessories vs. tents. Deep pockets vs. Deeply disturbed.
Good move.
This is almost as bad as a gun store owner saying all gun owners are stupid.
Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.
“Better to let the world think you’re stupid than open your mouth and remove any doubt.” I believe Mark Twain said it, but if not, he should have!
” Do you have a lot of black clad hooded imbeciles coming out of their parents basement and purchasing RV’s? You jackass! ”
LMAO!!! Exactly.
I read about this a few days ago, and went on-line to Camper World to let them know I am done with them, and why.
Somehow the stock price hasn’t been effected. Yet.
It will be interesting to see how long bad corporate policy translates to slumping sales and consequent stock market.
Target’s stock chart for the last year is fun to look at.
Corky,
Mark Martin has deleted his tweet and apparently Lemonis called him and claimed he was miss quoted. Camping World sponsors the Nascar Truck series so even though Martin is not an active drive I’m sure NASCAR was all over his butt to be nice.
Amazingly, these idiots don’t do the math. They think they’re going after one guy, when they are actually attacking over half the country. Fool.
CEO says something ass-stupid, but it doesn’t matter to him. Until customers make it matter to him. Meanwhile, people are out of work because some fool who got to be CEO from investing cash his daddy gave him got all moist in the crotch wanting to be ‘heard’. Pfft.
Mr. Lemonis,
Permit me to introduce my dear friends, the Karma Sisters: Targette and Macee.
Kellie Ogg called to say she’ll be back really soon. I’m certain you’ll get to meet
her too.
Unless Camping World is getting into composting toilet tiny houses with price tags under $20k they’ve pretty much made a targeted assault at their current client base. Brilliant. I’m sure his investors will appreciate the fall out.
The NASCAR legend Mark Martin claimed on Twitter that he had an order in place with Camping World — the title sponsor for NASCAR’s truck series — for a $150,000, presumably beautiful new RV. But then Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis invited supporters of Trump’s remarks to shop elsewhere last week.
Now, the company is without one of its most high-profile customers.
“First thing in the morning I will be canceling my order for 150,000$ RV I have ordered,” Martin posted Sunday in a since-deleted tweet. “Leave politics out of it.”
Marcus Lemonis from Camping World Apologizes for Controversial Remarks.
Hahhaha.
That fool needs to learn to use his inside tweet ‘inside voice’ when he’s around the public.
Lemonis also has a TV show I used to like to watch called The Profit. He would take a majority ownership position in small businesses and turn them around – many with plans to franchise nationwide.
I have yet to see one of these “success” stories.
Sounds like he thinks he’s The Prophet.
People like this are apparently Obama’s “redistribution of wealth” opportunists. Shame on them for allowing themselves to feel guilty about wealth, and even greater shame for pandering to elitists in an effort to make them like them.
Cancelled everything related to Camping World, luckily I bought my current RV just before he took the local company over.
Used to have a 30 foot boat, when gas went sky high and as we got older we got out of boating and into land yachts. Found people there to be more “American”, in essence friendly, peaceful and not intrusive. Of course people like Lemonis are ruining it. To many liberals in yacht clubs now. .
Sounds like he’s done, fookin moron. Never heard of camping world, hah!
Excuse me for stepping on my dick.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/25/camping-world-ceo-lemonis-apologizes-for-charlottesville-remarks.html
I suspect his days are over at Camping World. Don’t suck up. It won’t help. If that’s what you believe, and obviously it is, own it.
He even looks like the smug, arrogant asshole his mouth showed us he is!
Don’t want us shopping at yer stores?
Oakey dokey then.
Where’s my Easy Button?
I’m done with him. I don’t think he bought Dixie RV. 😁
Yeah, That NASCAR guy turned around faster than a bootlegger doubling back on the feds to lose them.
I don’t know either of them but I don’t like them now. I will remember.
Camping is not far off from prepping. I know that, as a 22 y.o. Father and husband, I felt I was insuring my young family against catastrophe by buying a whole setup of camping gear. A lot of conservative-minded people are campers. Self-sufficient types.
I would surely ditch that company and be sure nothing ever went in his pocket again from my wallet. I despise even the idea of supporting those that hate me. Come to think of it, there was one locally that I bought replacement parts for my electric pumps for my sprayer.
I was disappointed when they went out of biz several years ago. Not any more.
They are exploiting people anyway, most of the stuff you can buy from them would be on impulse. You can get it cheaper anywhere else. There was a store on the east coast called Ames that suffered a similar fate.
When I called to cancel my membership the rep was really snarky when I told her why I was cancelling. She said “No one is leaving, it’s a good company”
I said “Not anymore” and hung up.
Next time he roughs it pray he gets eaten by a wild bear.
Sitting in an rv right now in the Outer Banks. The only minorities in sight are my husband and two adopted children.
All the ‘tree hugging’ libs (about 3) decided to pay $80 a night to erect a tent.
NC BBQ has been cooking all day, women are running around half naked, liquor is flowing, and everyone seems to have a dog. I’m sure that doesn’t appeal to muslims.
Yep ! Camping World is f***ed.
Jerry Manderin , you’re mean!
Come sit by me. LOL
Bad_Brad,
Thank you for the update on Mark Martin, sadly, I am not surprised.
Camping World’s ticker is CWH and it closed at 36.56 today (it was up-blah)
Corky
NASCAR started out Red Neck Conservative and continues to slide left thanks to the France dynasty. I use to be a HUGE Nascar fan. They’ve ruined it. The Chase is stupid. For me Nascar died when Dale Earnhardt died.
The problem with Nascar drifting to the left is the fans are not.
P.S. Mark Martin could drive the wheels off a car. And still win. Very talented driver.
SECEDE!
Every day we are separating ourselves from each other. It’s already economic civil war.
Typical progressive elitist. He’s suffering from foot in mouth disease – it will be fatal for Camping World.
Self-important, moralistic, liberal CEO’s. They rarely miss an opportunity to step in that steaming pile of dog shit.
For all the things there are shortages of, libtard arrogance sure isn’t one of them.
FY!; Camping world/Good Sam recently bought failing Gander Mountain – a deal that smacks of the Sears/KMart merger, with predictable results.
Suck it Lemonis, your competition loves you more than we do!