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Is it smart to take the first price quote you are given? We are in between dealers, both saying they are giving us a "sale" price.One place has quoted us $5700 for the HS Relay, the other has quoted us $6100 for the same tub. I already tried "haggling" with the more expensive dealer (simply because we thought we liked them better) and his counter "offer" was a downgrade of all our accessories (cheaper steps, lifter, and chem pkg) which I believe actually put more $$ in THEIR pocket in the end.Should I try just offering less money without an explanation and see what they say? We are over budget, but I don't mind if I know I am getting the best price.
I actually attempted to delete the pricing info from my op because we made a big mistake I just realized in looking over our quotes - one is with tax, one is without, which makes them both the same, in total. :/That being said... does the fact that both places have the same quote change my bargaining power?
Yes, you make a good point about the already nice value on these Hot Spot units.I think I am done "haggling" and just want to order. ITs tough because both sellers have been nice to deal with. Both are equal distance away (about 45 minutes.) One place does sell pools in addition to spas, and the other is spas only. Think we are leaning towards the spa exclusive seller. Why compete with pool business if we don't have to, right?
Every other dealer we visited ... in our area had no pricing on their display models and you basically had to rely on the salesmen to be honest with the MSRP and "best price".