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Hello everyone,One comment I would like to make is that I do not thinkthat the spa dealers take my wife and I seriously whenwe are shopping for a spa. We are both in our mid-twenties, and it is as if they don't believe that wewill buy a good tub. The prices the dealers list areat least 2-3+ thousand more than prices discussed here,with the dealers not wanting to haggle at all.
I've let them know I am serious about buying a spa.And I have let them know my desired timing.We bought a new house, deal closes Oct 12, want the spa to be delivered soon there after.I have also told them that I will not need to finance the tub.The tub we are seriously thinking of is fully loaded. It has the hush pump, turbo, garden lights, etc...The only thing I don't know if I want the cedar skirt.I have had good luck with other vinyl product, fences, decks etc. Well that, and I'm not sure I like the dealer that offered the deal as much as my local dealer.
Welcome to this forum! Others will address other parts of your excellent post, but you were the first one to mention the point above and it reminds me of a story (The rest of the forum growns Hey, I didn't get to 700 posts by being shy!)