Welcome to our forum.
So being the "internet", it's ok to be rude?
I agree with looking at something smaller, Solo, that will be lower in price. And as everyone else has suggested in one form or another, you might think about not trying to out deal the dealers. Offer a FAIR price for the model and if they don't take your offer realize that it is what it is and you need to go up in price or walk on. You really have no idea what the dealers pay for their tubs and what their overhead is with rent being based on location, etc., so you are only guessing at what YOU think is fair for a profit. You also need to take your own advice and stop wanting to defend yourself or tell others not to take things personally and you might stop reporting every move that you make now that you realize so many on the forum don't want to hear it, LOL. Let us know if there is a question or when you are done with your purchase. Then tell us your story and send pics!!
To an extent, I have taken your advice. I have offered what I consider to be fair prices to the dealers. They have opted not to take my offer and I have walked and moved on. What's wrong with that? If the dealer doesn't think my offer is fair, I would gladly sit down with them and REALISTICALLY discuss what a fair offer is. If they want to show me their expenses and invoice for the spa from the manufacturer, I will gladly add $1500 to their cost. But I bet you won't see any dealers lining up to take that deal will you?
One countered and one didn't get back to me. So what does that say?Regardless...it doesn't really matter. My dealers know my price point and when they want to sell me a hot tub, they know what they need to do. I'm willing to wait and confident that a deal will get done. Why not just just drop it and see what pans out?
It doesn't tell us anything we don't already know. We know you're making lowball offers hoping someone is desparate and will bite. That is your right to do; we just object when you try to say you're making fair offers. Your offers are not based on what the spas are worth. They are based on two things:1) How much cash want to part with,2) Your desire to get a price that is beyond fair; one to write home to mom about (or to yell upstairs to her about).
I think you should continue to just go to your health club, and forget a hot tub all together. It's great that you are managing, so why stress over this? Just forget the hot tub. Like my electric company told me...it's just a big hot water heater sitting on my deck...you might get even more stressed at the cost to run it and the cost to maintain it. Let's face it, hot tubs aren't for everyone! And if you haggle and squeeze out this deal you are hoping for, you may not get very good dealer support...that would be another stressful situation. I say just forget it solo! :-/
I REALLY wanted to buy a Sundance. I just don't like their spas enough to buy one.
What kinda idiotic statement is that? Please, WTBHT community, let this and all other SOLO posts wither. I used to be entertained by this guy's annoying lunacy, but it is way past old. Don't reply, no matter what garbage he posts and he will most likely go away. Let him get on with torturing small animals, or whatever he does for kicks.txwillie