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You think it's rough buying a spa, J McD mentioned Diamonds. Now there is a racket. Sleeze-O-Rama. If you don't know you're stuff..............you will get hung out to dry. I've seen it happen to too many friends that don't listen to me.
Wow! I share some of the questions and conversations that I found funny, odd or misplaced and people here take it personal? None of this is an attack on anyone....This was my weekend!If some of you think this post was all about you, your spa, your position in the grand scheme of things and let it hurt your feelings you have some issues that you should probably deal with. I know... try a rant!! How about the “stuarts picking on arctic rant” or the “stuarts grouchy and mean rant” or better yet “it’s all about me rant”? I don't need a vacation, I need a place for a reality check and a place that I can vent somewhere and this forum was always that.I'm not angry, I'm not depressed and I don't have a chip on my shoulder. On the contrary I rather enjoyed writing the last two posts and have had friends say they rather enjoyed reading them.I hope you can understand that I'm not going to put an Arctic-bashing disclaimer on every post.... Funny, I always thought that if you got defensive over something it was because of a guilty conscience!I met several great people this weekend! In fact, I think that I need someone else to work the show so that I can spend my time hobnobbing with customers, friends and acquaintances that seem to come by in droves. I really enjoyed all of the young couples out spending time together because one of them just got back from Iraq.I would not be in business without consumers and things would be boring if not for the colorfulness of human nature but in the words of Ron White "You just can't fix stupid!" Disclaimer....I'm not calling anyone on this forum stupid, if comments on this post resemble any similarities to anyone here or anyone you know it is simply coincidental, no Arctic spas where damaged in typing this post, Ron Whites name was used without his permissionThis has been brought to you by “Tired old spa warrior rants inc.”
I find it odd you would go on a forum frequented by consumers and basically call us all a bunch of idiots as a way of venting. By the very admission you were venting tells me that is what you believe, that you "just had to get it off your chest". After the fact niceties and "I didn't really mean that" don't carry a whole lot of weight. Not that what I think matters to you, but it might to others who are trying to figure out what the hell crawled up yours.Of course your dealer friends find it amusing and well said as they probably feel the same way about their customers (as is evidenced by their supportive comments.)So do you pay "sticker" for your new (or used) cars? Or do you haggle out the best deal?
As an owner who's in the spa nearly every day, I think I'm just as qualified or more so to talk about that brand against which he competes.
He gets pissed because people like me and others speak favorably of their brand even though we "know nothing not having been in the business for years". Well people like me are an asset. We've just wet tested the latest and greatest competing models, formed an opinion, and share it.
We are an alternative to the dealers whose agenda, however how noble, have an eye on the bottom line. Concede anything to a competitor and you may have lost a sale. It's so obvious at times. .
I also think that if his opinions of his customers are accurate, he needs to find a new profession. No one should hold that much negative contempt for the people who keep their doors open. .
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."