Hello All- I am new to potential hottub ownership and looking to see if anyone has compared Caldera Geneva to the Hotspring Envoy, both manufactured by Watkins Company? The two tubs seem very similar but what should I consider between the two lines?
Is there any real pricing out there for New York/ Southern Connecticut since the MSRP really doesnt tell you anything.
I imagine there is a lot of margin in tubs and looking for someone that will offer an aggressive pricing for moving a unit and gaining a customer. Thanks in advance.
Pricing is 100% dependent on your dealer and local market. I sell both Hot Spring and Caldera. My prices are almost identical for a Highlife Envoy and the Geneva. You really need to wet test each to see what fits you best.
Now, I don't display the Envoy anymore, instead I display the Geneva (for me it outsells the Envoy 3-1). I just had a customer with the same dilemma as you. They saw an Envoy at a different dealer and dry tested it and for the most part liked it. Came up by me and saw the Geneva and after a dry test really liked the captains chair and roominess of it. They wetested a Cantabria due to the similarities and also a Hot Spring Grandee. They liked the Cantabria, but didn't love it. They loved the Grandee and the Moto-Massage and bought it.
A wet test is important when considering a lounger. My customer had given no thought to the Grandee but because I had it filled they decided to try it. Based on just a dry test, they would have went Geneva. Now, I'm not saying they would have been disappointed, just that the wet test helped them make a better decision.