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I highly recommend testing out any of Dimension One's spas. The Amore Bay is especially amazing. And even though you said you're not that impressed by extra features, the wireless iPod stereo system and mood lighting fountains are nice to have when you're setting the tone for that perfect romantic evening under the stars. Also, the hydronomic jets are so soothing- especially the acupressure massage. Dimension One does exceptional work. Plus, not sure if you are aware of this or not, but the spa is so energy efficient that heating costs are only about $35/month which is definitely a plus. Have fun with the wet testing!
That is awefully bossy of you!
You can take the D1 list off as they are all well over 9k, with the Nautilus being the least expensive @ a minimum of $9600, the Optima and Grandee also are much higher than 9k. This leaves you with the Clearwater and the Master. You may want to up the anti a bit as you are looking @ spas that are all out of your price range at this point. I am not saying that you can't buy a great tub for between 6 and 9k, you absolutely can. They just will not be any of the ones on your list. The Clearwater and Master are in a diffferent category of spas than all of the others you have listed.
The D1 dealer also has some clearwater tubs, but he can't have them filled for my first wet test, maybe on a return visit.So, an update. All of the dealers have been relatively decent to deal with, but after setting up my wet test at the MasterSpa dealer, I got not one, but 2 calls to verify that I was very seriously considering buying the tub. The first call was just to double check since the tub I asked them to fill was more expensive then what I had originally told them my budget was, but then the second call was from a manager complaining that it cost him 300$ to fill that tub and he wanted to know if I was going to buy it or not. I told him that I was considering buying it, but that I was also wet testing 5 other tubs that day, and I wouldn't commit to anything until I sat in them all. I can already say though that I feel like I'm going in to that situation with an already negative impression on the master spa, but who knows, if I sit in it and love it (and love it more than the others I test), than I will buy it.Oh! One other thing. The sundance spa guy, who also carries jacuzzi's, said it was really difficult to fill one of the jacuzzis that I was considering, and basically said "sit in this sundance over here, it's basically the same thing" Any thoughts on that?
, and he was saying that to move and fill it is a huge hassle. I think if I really demanded it he would do it, but I'll no better if it's worth the trouble or not after my first wet tests.
Yeah, seems like a lot of trouble just to get in 15-20 minutes of hot tub time and a sales pitch if you were just doing it for fun.The tub that I was curious about wet testing was probably 3rd or 4th in my list, so i didn't mind that he couldn't fill it at the time, since there were other tubs there I was more interested in (that would be filled).