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I'm going to make this quick. W/o Trying to sound like a cheap guy or a 'you get what you pay for' person, I 'm in a bind. Tons of hot tub stores around here in NEPA and I even know some store owners. Is retail the way to go ? I get it with the customer service aspect of it but are there any reliable direct online places anyone suggests? I find NOTHING really on integrity spas. same with spadepot.com all i see is Belize. They look AWESOME but not sure of the quality. all over craigslist is laguna bay. that probably isn't good bet either b/c they flood craigslist. NOW BACK TO RETAIL : I have Sundance by me , Hot Spring, and Caldera I think. Are any of these a HOME RUN ? thanks in advance. I'd like a lounger, a descent amount of jets, seats 5 to 6 , and I can get under 6k. ALSO WOULD U SUGGEST FLOOR MODELS BEING END OF YEAR? Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you all so much for the replies. I went from showroom retail thoughts to internet out of just budget and trying to pinch a penny but i went back to local retail and deep down aggree with all of you. if you have a local retailer you can talk to, wet test and the fact have Customer service, it's almost worth the extra 1 to 1500k u pay for. any other comments I appreciate but thanks again for all your ideas and replies.
Being in retail I would as most would stay away from internet and c,list spa's like the Laguna bay.
Wet test! I was very reluctant (actuly my wife) to climb into a tub in the middle of a show room. But I was amazed at how different they feel. Also simple things like diverter valves and what seats will run at the same time, entry and exit point, control location. All of these things I never gave much thought too, but after you try several different ones you find things that are important to you.
all over craigslist is laguna bay. that probably isn't good bet either b/c they flood craigslist.
hot spring ace... either it's my computer and the links or the caldera and hot spring spa you sent me are the EXACT same spa. that's scary that they have the exact make up, etc and are 2 diff companies. that's why i wonder if buy laguna bay or belize online if it's the same as a hot spring or sundance in retail but a 3 k mark up. scary.
Quote from: vjsj35 on December 05, 2012, 09:09:35 pmhot spring ace... either it's my computer and the links or the caldera and hot spring spa you sent me are the EXACT same spa. that's scary that they have the exact make up, etc and are 2 diff companies. that's why i wonder if buy laguna bay or belize online if it's the same as a hot spring or sundance in retail but a 3 k mark up. scary.I'm not sure why you think its scary, maybe I need to explain it further. Watkins has Hot Spring dealers and Caldera dealers. They compete against each other just like GM and Buick dealers compete against each other. Most of the Hot Spring products and Caldera products are unique to each other. However, a few years ago Watkins saw a need for a value brand in that $5500 to $7k range and created the Hot Spot line for Hot Springs and Vacanza for Caldera that they sell to each just like GM may make a car for both Chevy and Buick which is basically the same car just branded differently for each.