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Make sure you stop by your (close to home) dealer and tell them you just moved here from timbuktu and moved your hot tub with you and are just wondering if they would be able to service your spa if you ever had a problem.
QuoteMake sure you stop by your (close to home) dealer and tell them you just moved here from timbuktu and moved your hot tub with you and are just wondering if they would be able to service your spa if you ever had a problem. [/b]Yep, you can tell the close to home dealer that you just moved, but your sales invoice will tell them your address.
I bought a brand new leftover05 Artesian Opal for $6177 about 2 months ago.
Yup, it took me all of about 0.3 seconds to figure that out as well. I guess we're not quite as dumb as Mr. Humility, the great spa shopping guru Sledjunkie, thinks we are. I always love when his kind come to these sites with all the answers.
And I agree any dealer with half a brain would request (not require) a sales invoice, however most don't have....
This is why people i tell you dealers don't matter, and the price you pay for your spa makes all the savings.As long as you buy a good name brand quality spa with a good warranty which covers the parts and labor, you'll be all set.Me, I don't care if my dealer charged me for travel. In fact I don't think we ever even discussed it. For all I know he does. I'd pay it if he said he did. Hell he's 2 hours away I'm sure he will.I saved thousands on my spa, plus I have a 5 year warranty on the parts and labor.Am I ever going to pay thousands in trips charges? NopeShop around, after your done, keep shopping.
As I see it you probably got about $1500 off. It was a 2005 in the middle of 2006 and the dealer wanted to get rid of it since the 2006 are different than the 2005. You did get a good price but you make it sound like you got a $9000 spa for $6100.
I forgot something.......essentially lie to them so they don't know you shopped around for the best deal.
Vinny, your not cheap. I feel the same way. I wouldn't pay that much for any tub either. It's simply too much money for a hot tub in my opinion.Now you have me wondering about the Opal price...
In the grand scheme of things, is a trip charge for a service call all that big of a deal? For a decent spa, we're shucking out say $8K, probably more if you count electrical, site prep, and the like. And hundreds of dollars in interest for those who choose to borrow the money.Or somewhat less than hundreds of dollars in lost interest from taking the money out of the bank.Then we're paying hundreds of dollars per year to the electric company, and depending on the system, potentially hundreds of dollars per year for chemicals, filters, and such. And in the unlikely event that the spa needs service we worry about paying $60 (or whatever) to get the spa back up and running? If my spa breaks down in -20 degree winter temperatures, the last thing I'm fretting about is weather or not I have to pay for a trip fee. Remember- there is no free lunch. We all pay one way or another- business must recoup all expenses before they can make a profit. Far be it from me to try to second guess how a spa dealer needs to price things to make a living. PS- My Magtag washing machine just gave up the ghost last night. When I get home from work tonite, I get the fun of wash machine shopping.I'm thinking that Maytag isn't going to be the brand I buy. They used to make a really solid washing machine, and used to charge a premium price for that reliability. But I'm with whoever posted farther back saying that the Maytag repairmen are not all the lonely anymore. Notice how that add isn't running now?Didn't Whirlpool just buy Maytag a few months ago?