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Those with home show questions...Heres your sign!!

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Bonibelle:
Stuart, I think some of what irritated you was the attitude of people who really had no interest in buying a spa. Home shows don't always live up to their billing and often many of the visitors end up irritated at the crowds and sorry that they went anyway.  I went to a home show on Sunday. My Marquis sales person sent me tickets because I had mentioned that I was interested in a few home projects this spring.
The show advertised alternate energy vendors, there was ONE person there representing solar technology. I patiently waited while this obnoxious person asked this man all sorts of (what I considered stupid) questions. You could tell that he was just talking to hear hiimself talk, he had no more interest in shelling out money to install solar collectors, he just was jabbering for nothing. What a waste of time.. and it changed my whole mood for the rest of the show. As we worked our way around, we found Sundance spa reps with a beautiful set up and a D1 dealer beside him. I wanted  to get a closer look but did not want to encounter the salesmen. When the Sundance rep moved away from his booth, I took my husband over to get a closer look. If the rep would have returned, I'm not sure what I would have said to him. I obviously wasn't in the market for a tub, but I was interested to see the foot dome and some of the things that Sundance folks on here like about their tubs.  the D1 was a swim spa and the first I had ever seen. The point I am trying to make is, as a dealer/vendor at these type of events, you have no idea of who you are dealing with when you approach them.  I can remember going to home shows years ago and looking at the spas and engaging in conversations with the sales people and I probably sounded like that guy that made me mad at the solar booth.  When you don't have a clue, but just want to talk or ask questions with no intention to buy, you do waste the sales person's time. You may irritate him to no end, but the atmosphere at a home show allows that. You would not expect the same type of people to walk into your showroom and bombard you with goofy questions. They are there to look at just hot tubs, not windows and lending companies and garage floor companies. I really think the homeshow atmosphere is part of why you felt such frustration. Hopefully, now that it is over, you can remember why you got into this in the first place and jump into your own tub for a nice long soak!

stl-rex:
So I talked to this grumpy Marquis rep at the spa show.

I asked him how many pumps this spa had.
He asked how many did I think I needed.
I told him that wasn’t the question.
He said two.
I asked him “and it powers all these jets?”
He said ‘Yep’
I said “all at once?”
He said, do you think you need them on all at once?
I said, that wasn’t the question.
He said well, it’s designed to focus the massage on individual areas.
So I said “the answer is no.”
He said well you’d need three pumps to do that.
I asked if it came with three pumps.
He said no.
I asked why doesn’t it come with three pumps.
He said then the heater wouldn’t run when you’re in the spa with three pumps on.
I said what’s the problem with that?
He said well, it could lose temperature when you’re in it if it’s cold and windy out.
I said well, it makes me glad I bought an Arctic – lousy non-FF and all……..
3 pumps, great power to all jets, water stays hot running three pumps without the heater, not to mention comfy seats I don’t float out of.  Hmmmmmm….who was it in another post said it was all about hot clean water, comfortable seating and good jets?

Oh and I do calisthenics on the cover just for fun……… ;D

Dude – you need a vacation……….the negativity keeps knocking out my DSL………The Arctic slams, subtle or otherwise are old and tired.

Bill_Stevenson:
Stuart,

It sounds like you have had a rough week and have the blues.  Who's the guy on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour whose lead statement is "You can't fix stupid"?  

You need to remind yourself of the serenity prayer:  "Please God help me to have the courage to fix the things I can, the serenity to accept the things I can't, and the courage to know the difference."

Take a long weekend off.  Don't let stupid people set the tone for you.  If you let them get under your skin you are only going to get more blues and you can't resolve their problems.  Dumb people such as you describe were broken way before they came to your booth.

Regards,

Bill

Spatech_tuo:

--- Quote ---Who slammed Arctic?

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I was wondering the same thing.

meriflower:
I think he was referring to this comment:

C: “Where are your spas made?”
M:  “Depends on the brand...Are you looking for a spa?”
C: “Yes but we want one made in a cold climate like this so we know it will handle our weather....”
M: “Really, so you talked to the Arctic factory guys did you?”
C: “Well....yes...how did you know?”
M: “Did you know that Columbia ski jacket your wearing is made in Malaysia? It can't possibly be warm in cold weather can it?”
C: “…..yes…Well, do you have to use chemicals in this spa?”
M: “Only if you want to keep the water clean and keep the spa from deteriorating! So I take it you talked to the Hotspring guys to?”
C: “Um..Yeah…they said that they don’t use any chemicals….”
M: “Did they say they didn’t use chemicals or that they didn’t use Bromine or Chlorine.”
C: “I don’t remember…”
M: “All spas use chemicals…Sounds like you’ve been fed a lot of lines of BS would you like some honesty and common sense about spas?”

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