10/30/2026
Fizzie fam, I want to make this post to share my recent experience with Camping World. (BENTON, AR) Im not usually this type of person but I’m feeling so disappointed and defeated at the way this was handled I really feel the need to share. As a saline county business owner, I have never been so disrespected & belittled. This community has always been such a supportive place. Camping world booked us for their fall fest on Oct. 24th. Everything was going great, there was one other food truck alongside us as well. I did show up under the assumption that each customer was responsible for paying for their own orders though it was never actually confirmed or communicated & I proceeded that way for about 1.5hrs. However I noticed the food truck next to us was not charging customers & was then informed camping world was covering the costs. In fact they said they paid them $1,500 to be there! What a blessing for them! I did pull one of the coordinators to the side to confirm my confusion and asked was camping world supposed to cover the tab? She said she would ask someone and be back. She never came back. I also emailed the other coordinator at that point to ask BUT several other camping world employees did bring customers to our trailer and explicitly said “get whatever you want, it’s on us!” (Multiple times) With that confirmation, I started keeping a tab. Because what business would pay for one food service but not the other? Anyways, I received an email Monday from the coordinator apologizing for the miscommunication and she said just send over the invoice! So I did! And that’s when I received an extremely hateful email from the finance manager saying they never agreed to that. (In photos) I was so hurt and defeated by that email & I explained what had happened at the event and how I was told by multiple different team members they were in fact paying for the tab. The GM reached out to me saying I needed to come up with a number I felt was “fair” because she wasn’t paying the full amount. $627. And to a corporate company like Camping world that might not be much but to a small business like ours, it is. And we turned down several other opportunities to be at this event! After being disrespected and discarded by the GM repeatedly, they did end up paying the bill, which I appreciate. But I can’t help but still feel so disappointed in how this was handled & the hateful email after paying their bill? Not necessary or kind. With that said, I will be extra intentional about my communication going forward & I do take responsibility for not getting clarification up front. But then again, why pay for one business but not the other? Anyway sorry for the long vulnerable post. I just couldn’t stay quiet.
UPDATE they’re threatening to reverse payment if I don’t delete my post 🥲
