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Maybe she read about how dangerous hot tubs can be and is hoping for a miracle? If she chips on a bunch of hard liquor to go with your initial soak I'd be suspicious.
I gleaned from this, or another post that: Mom is in her early 70's (55th HS reunion and all). This would put boy Solo in his 30's or 40's. Certainly no child. Your momma gonna help you out?!!! ridcule deleted. WTF is that all about?txwillie
Not that you are sincere in asking, but my mom is very well off and wants to spend her money on her children. She gets enjoyment out of spending her money on loved ones. And to boot, I never once asked. Yes, I am in my 30's but I am not in the typical income bracket that buys a spa.
The reason I can afford to look at the more expensive models now is because my mother wants to help me pay for it. I didn't know this until just this weekend. I had a strict budget of $7000. This past weekend she offered to pay for it all, but I wouldn't let her. That's too big of a gift and I want her to spend her money on her.But if she wants to kick in $1000 or maybe $1500, that expands my options and helps out tremendously.
Thanks for the good advice (the latter posts in this thread).To answer some fo the questions:1. I live in Richmond, VA2. How much will my mother kick in? She volunteered to pay for the whole thing but I won't let her. So she will probably give me whatever I need. Though I doubt I would feel comfortable asking her for much.And I agree with the person that said maybe I should look at a brand other than HS or Sundance. Am going ot look at a Jacuzzi next week.
So I have now officially changed my strategy. Over the next 3-4 weeks I am going to go wet test everyone's spa (the dealers in my area are Hostsprings, Sundance, Caldera, Bullfrog, and Jacuzzi). I will commit to nobody. I will not listen to the high pressure sales tactics like (we'll fill the tub if you put down a deposit). I am simply going to go test everything and make up my mind what I want.How can I know what I like until I sit in it?So I'm gonna take a couple of extra weeks to make my decision. I will then decide which makes and models I like and go to the homeshow the weekend of October 13 to see which dealers have deals there.I'll get my best homeshow price and then buy from there.I have been stubborn and hard headed but see the err in my my ways. As others have stated, I have been doing it backwards. From here on:Commit to nothingWet test everythingdetermine what I like and narrow down to 2 or 3 spasget my best deals on those spas (homeshow if possible)buy