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Dealers,I'd like to request that you guys take a look at your changing rooms. I just got back from wet-testing three tubs and was a bit put aback by their condition. First, the Coleman dealer on the SE side of Portland. The room doesn't have any hooks! So where are you supposed to put your clothes? Please put some hooks in! And the light switch isn't in a logical place. Please get a night light for the bathroom so someone unfamiliar with the room (read: your customers) can find the stinkin' light switch! Second, the Hydropool dealer in Portland. He keeps the door to his bathroom closed. Not a problem except there's no heat in there. The day I wet-tested, it was 35º outside. That meant it was like 50º in their changing room. Would you want to change into your swim suit at that temperature? What about your wife/girlfriend? And again, there were no hooks to hang your clothes from. Get some!!! Steve, give Shane a call and see what you can do, ok?The third place was quite different. The Marquis dealer in SW Portland actually has a mini-locker room that's wonderful! It's got a nice rubber-mat floor, it's well-lit, it's warm and you can use one of several lockers. You don't have to pile your clothes on top of the toilet seat lid.Anyway, I just wanted to vent a little bit and hope that you dealers will take a look at your changing rooms and make sure they're suitable for changing into a swim suit.Jim
Dealers...take note!
As for manufacturers having a check list on something as mundane as a changing room, the only thing they check is financial credibility and the number of units being sold. Surely, you are joking. The only spot check will be in number of units sold and customer complaints received by the manufacturer maybe, but those would be cancelled by an increase in sales.
That's where the sales rep comes in. Part of thier job is to help the dealer sell spas in the most effective manner. They get to see how many dealers do it (both the good and the lesser ones) and they should be taking the best ideas from their top dealers and helping others get on board.