

| Subject: | Re: Vendor discount - Now 5% or 10% |
| From: | Ralph Meyermann |
| Date: | Sat, 29 Mar 2014 16:22:41 -0500 |
By any chance do ya have the coolant expansion tank for my diesel westy? Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy On Mar 29, 2014 4:21 PM, "Julianna Thoennes" <mumbrue@gmail.com> wrote: > Ron, you are awesome! > > Julianna > 1990 VW Vanagon Westfalia with Tiico conversion. (The Rastafalia) > 1988 VW Vanagon. (James) > > On Mar 29, 2014, at 11:04 AM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote: > > > As Anthony pointed out, I offer 5% off most orders over $50 for list > members, if you enter referral code list1e on checkout. The discount comes > right off your current order, without requiring an additional order later > like "rewards points" do. The Bus Depot got its start on the Vanagon List, > so this is something I've always offered by way of appreciation for the > support of its early members (some of whom are still here), without which > the Depot might not exist today. 5% roughly offsets your shipping cost, so > another way of looking at it is that you're getting your orders shipped > free or almost-free. The discount has certain exclusions, most notably sale > items, made-to-order or special-order items, tires/wheels, and > engines/transmissions. (However they do count toward the $50 minimum > purchase.) You can use the code repeatedly as long as you're a list > member, but please do not publicize it off-list. > > > > There has also been an ongoing 10% discount for large orders. Until now > it has required a $1200 minimum, but I've been considering dropping the > threshold to $1000. So let's make it official, at least for List Members > for now. As of today, you get 10% off orders over $1000 using Referral Code > PROJ1000. This is not mentioned on the website (yet) so save this email. > Also I cannot say at this point how long it will last. It could be > ongoing, or I may have to squash it if it hurts us too bad. (We work at a > pretty slim markup so 10% off can be a stretch.) The same exclusions apply > as on the 5% discount above. > > > > Speaking of markup, I'd like to point out that a "percentage off" > discount is only as good as the original price that it's discounted from. > We operate on a very tight margin, and import a lot of our products > directly from Europe whereas our competitors buy from middlemen. This > allows better pricing in some cases, and better quality for the same price > in others. I would encourage you to compare your actual delivered cost > (including shipping, and even tax as we only collect tax in PA) on like > quality, apples-to-apples, against GoWesty and others, and make your own > decision. > > > > - Ron Salmon > > The Bus Depot, Inc. > > www.busdepot.com > > (215) 234-VWVW > > > > _____________________________________________ > > Toll-Free for Orders by PART # : 1-866-BUS-DEPOT >
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