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Phoenix Spas May Stop Building Spas
« on: August 15, 2006, 06:47:10 pm »
I heard a rumor that Phoenix is looking to get out of the manufacturing end of the business and have someone else do it for them.

Anyone else heard this?
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Phoenix Spas May Stop Building Spas
« on: August 15, 2006, 06:47:10 pm »

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Re: Phoenix Spas May Stop Building Spas
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2006, 06:50:16 pm »
Thats no surprise as getting parts from them took sometimes months and the communication to its dealers as far as ETA of spas was also horrific, add the little immigration thing a few years back and I dont think I would want to build them either..
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Re: Phoenix Spas May Stop Building Spas
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2006, 09:11:29 pm »
Maybe their fire insurance got cancelled.

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Re: Phoenix Spas May Stop Building Spas
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2006, 11:41:36 pm »
That would be amusing to me, since my one-time Arctic dealer bailed on Arctic to sell Phoenix since they are cheaper. Not that I hope any company goes belly up, but I have more benevolent wishes for some individuals than others ;)
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Re: Phoenix Spas May Stop Building Spas
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2006, 12:00:35 am »
What's Jim Jim going to do?
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Re: Phoenix Spas May Stop Building Spas
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2006, 09:08:01 am »
I heard a rumor that he's in negotiations with Watkins, and they'll pick up for him right where Phoenix leaves off.

 In fact, I'm pretty sure Watkins has even agreed that his designs are so superior to anything else on the market, they're going to scrap the whole full foam concept, and have even bought a small fan and tinfoil factory, to get greater economies of scale.



It would indeed be interesting to see what happens to the man if Phoenix stops making spa shells.  











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Re: Phoenix Spas May Stop Building Spas
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2006, 04:32:50 pm »
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I heard a rumor that he's in negotiations with Watkins, and they'll pick up for him right where Phoenix leaves off.
 In fact, I'm pretty sure Watkins has even agreed that his designs are so superior to anything else on the market, they're going to scrap the whole full foam concept, and have even bought a small fan and tinfoil factory, to get greater economies of scale.
It would indeed be interesting to see what happens to the man if Phoenix stops making spa shells.  

I'm pretty sure there are a whole bunch of manufacturers that would be more than willing to rebrand tubs for his market, small as it may be. After all a sale is a sale.
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Re: Phoenix Spas May Stop Building Spas
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2006, 05:06:23 pm »
Well I don't think Jim will be discussing a mutual future with Jacuzzi.  After seeing his web site last week and noticing his implied association with them, I alerted Jacuzzi's customer service on Monday that he was using their name/trademark.  Now I see that all references to "Jacuzzi" has been removed from his site.
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Re: Phoenix Spas May Stop Building Spas
« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2006, 07:32:29 pm »
who is jim?

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Re: Phoenix Spas May Stop Building Spas
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2006, 01:11:09 am »
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who is jim?
In the big sceme of things? Nobody. Nobody at all.

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Re: Phoenix Spas May Stop Building Spas
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2006, 09:44:49 pm »
How come I got slammed when I asked about a rumor about Marquis, and this rumor is ok?  So, what are the facts with Phoenix?  I know they make spas for United also. :P
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Re: Phoenix Spas May Stop Building Spas
« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2006, 12:13:32 am »
You got slammed?

Where? When?

Dang it, how come I always miss all the good slammings?

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Re: Phoenix Spas May Stop Building Spas
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2006, 12:38:12 am »
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How come I got slammed when I asked about a rumor about Marquis, and this rumor is ok?  So, what are the facts with Phoenix?  I know they make spas for United also. :P

Which United are you referring to?

This one

http://www.unitedspamfg.com/

or this one

http://www.unitedsuperspas.com/
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Re: Phoenix Spas May Stop Building Spas
« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2006, 07:15:20 am »
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How come I got slammed when I asked about a rumor about Marquis, and this rumor is ok?  

 Probably because there are actual Marquis owners who participate in the forum on a regular basis.  
 Maybe those people got defensive.  
Marquis owners can be funny that way. ;)
As far as I recall, nobody here owns a Phoenix spa, so nobody to get PO'd.  And knowing what Phoenix does for the evil one makes it even less likely that someone would get pissy for seeing a Phoenix rumor posted.


Wow, looks like a found a word that made it past the censors.

« Last Edit: August 18, 2006, 07:16:18 am by Brewman »
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Re: Phoenix Spas May Stop Building Spas
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2006, 07:17:55 am »
So, is there anything more to this than just rumor?
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