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Hard to believe I know... but I have an opinion on this! First off, Arctic isn't going anywhere. They are very stable and have carved themselves a very good niche in the market as a quality spa. (Someone wanna pick stl-rex off of the floor for me... )Steve
I'm unclear how ANY company can operate this way and if there's anyone here who does, I would be open to understand why.Steve
If you read through this board, it's not hard to take a rather dim view of dealers as you go in to negotiate. You see a wide variety of prices not necessarily explained by freight. What's tough is the person in Montana with probably 10 spa dealers in the state probably isn't going to get the same deal as the person in Chicago with 100 spa dealers in that metro area. Not enough competition. Many of the price posts have no geographic area referenced so it gives the illusion of excessive pricing to some areas. A smaller volume dealer is going to have to get more margin or sell something other than spas to stay in business.
There is much more than just freight ...It is the cost of doing business in some areas ....Also something I have posted about many times but never has any responded to it....but in some areas it is only practical to install 7 to 9 months out of the year ....but the dealer must stay open year around ....And to add as I have posted many times before ....I think by and large your average spa dealer is a small local business serving the community in which they live and most are just looking to make a fair living ....perhaps I am naive but I do believe this to be true .....the greedy dealers in business will not be around long ....