Hotspring changing the rules again!

[stuart]

So all of you Hotspring guys that have adamantly sold against metal frames and TP insulation...How are you going to handle the new spa HS is building with Metal and partial foam?

Half of the things HS is selling now are things they sold against in the past...What are they doing?

I also watched a Thermospa commercial today and laughed out loud when they claimed that full foam caused more rodent and bug issues!!!!??

I don't want to start a battle over FF vs. TP but 90% of all our spas in the last 4 years with rodent, bee or even heat damage where not full foam.

In the summer we ask customers with TP spas (we sold)to spray bug spray in them before we come out because we've run into so many spiders and hornets in that vacant cabinet. We even keep spray in the vans now.

WAIT! What’s that noise….Did you hear that? It sounded like a can of worms ripping open!!!! 8-)

[drewstar]

intersting...do you have any more info or links?
 

"Partial Foam"  as in employing an Thermal pane design, (using pump heat to maintain a jacket of heat air arond the tub),  or are they removing foam for other reasons? (cost, access, or something else ?)

[East_TX_Spa]

HotSpring Spas are still HotSpring Spas.....however......

WATKINS may or may not be offering a new line of spas with metal frames, lesser insulation, lots of jets, lots of lights, and stereos at a reasonable price point like most other spa companies do on their premium lines.  I guess we'll all find out soon enough.

If so, I would imagine it is simply an effort to capture even more market share.  I hope it's true and they call them "Monkey SeaMonkey Doo Spas".

Terminator

[Chris_H]

HotSpring Spas are not changing.  

[loosenupspas]

oh....but they wil change.  It is all to logical!

[Chas]

Time will tell.


 8-)

[spaman--]

Oh Stuart my friend they will do just fine, while we speak they are brewing the formula of Cool Aid. Sales training is the name of the game and Hot Spring plays it better than anyone.  

BTW don't ever leave Starbucks again without first getting my Macchiato.

[Brewman]

If you want to know the truth about HS, there is only one place to go on the web to get it-  our friend in Colorado.  

[Steve]

There's lot's of manufacturers that offer a "lesser" line and sometimes that line needs to have mods done to it to get into a certain pricepoint.

That said, it's always a challenge not to get caught over selling the main line when someone is more interested in this cheaper spa and then trying to tell them how wonderful it is...

It would be too bad if they decide to go with anything other than full foam though. Either they believe in it or not. There's other ways to bring down a pricepoint without doing that.
I don't forsee Arctic building a full foam spa and that would sound just as odd as HS going that route...

I guess it's all speculation right now.

[Spiderman]

I haven't heard anything about HotSpring building a new spa  :-?   I have heard however that Watkins Manufacturing is considering a new line of metal frame TP spa          Whatever happens, I have confidence that Watkins knows what they're doing.

[hottub.pool_boy]

Geeeez,
    Maybe you big-shot HS dealers got a different tour than I did. All I saw was old Classic molds. I need another lime for my Captain's and Coke.

[Mendocino101]

I haven't heard anything about HotSpring building a new spa  :-?   I have heard however that Watkins Manufacturing is considering a new line of metal frame TP spa          Whatever happens, I have confidence that Watkins knows what they're doing.

If you are at liberty to say. Would this be the same line that has already been mentioned here that is a go for production. Spas with more jets, lights for less dollars. Interesting if it is because it has always been argued by many that it cost more more money to produce a wood frame-full foam spa than a TP and metal frame. Master apologists among others have argued this point.

[Vanguard]

Geeeez,
    Maybe you big-shot HS dealers got a different tour than I did. All I saw was old Classic molds. I need another lime for my Captain's and Coke.

I have a lime for you, but it is still a little light, so it may not be ripe yet.  Maybe in the next few weeks.

[Chas]

Careful.

 8-)

[Water Boy]

This is all very interesting. You will have to let us know when this all comes too so we can see what the Watkins TP spa looks like. I guess it make sense that if they get a customer that is sold on a TP spa, they can now offer them something from Watkins. When are these expected to be available.