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Hey Mike, I’ve been following your hot tub purchasing journey closely as I am also in the market for one and the tubs you singled out are all on my list.Also, I live in Burlington and it sounds like you’ve visited some of the same stores I have. I’ve been to 5 shops so far but haven’t had the time to wet test anything and the problem is that my wife (who is the one that really wants a hot tub!) is reluctant to wet test as she thinks that it will be awkward and embarrassing. Do wet tests take place after hours?Anyways, so far I like the Sundance Optima and Chelsea as well as the Marquis Vector. I’d be curious to know what kind of quotes you’re getting on those models. We also went to Pioneer pools and they sell both Hot Springs and Caldera but when we got there, the staff advised me that their sales guy was on vacation but someone would be available this weekend. They literally had about 15 hot tubs on display and not one person (they had about 4 people on the floor selling pools and patio furniture) was able to answer any of my questions.....not a great way do business if you ask me, at this point I'm not sure if I will even go back.Finally I visited the Arctic Spa dealer but once again their regular spa guru wasn't around but the lady was able to answer some of my questions, didn't get a good vibe about Arctic. My search continues, I do want to visit Bullfrog as well, where did you go? And lastly, which Marquis dealer did you visit as well? Are we allowed to mention dealer names?Anyways, I look forward to your updates and what you decide on buying.Thanks.
Hey thanks for updating. We also just got back from some shopping. We visited Halton Pools and Spa for the Bullfrog, Pollock pools for the Marquis and, like you, also went Gib San pools for Marquis again. We also went to Sundance Spas in Burlington and Jacuzzi in Oakville.We've only done dry runs (which I know isn't the best way to test) and so far, based on size and what we perceive to be quality tubs we like (in no particular order):*Bullfrog A7*Marquis Euphoria*Sundance Optima*Jacuzzi J-385I'm still waiting on some quotes…….such a difficult decision.
I will have the wife wet test the Artesian to see how she feels about it.
Quote from: MikeK157 on August 15, 2016, 06:46:57 pmI will have the wife wet test the Artesian to see how she feels about it.Good idea...............
Hey Mike,You just reminded me that to take a look at Artesian. The only brands that kept coming for me from my research were Sundance, Hot Springs, Marquis, Bullfrog and Jacuzzi.Having said that, we did our first wet test last night, tried both the Sundance Optima and Chelsee. We liked them both, lots of power (maybe even too much for my wife) with lots of different configurations. To be honest I couldn’t tell much of difference between the two in size and power other than the Optima having a few extra jets.Did you try the Chelsee? What kind of pricing are you getting on the Optima?Next wet test for us will be the Marquis Euphoria.
The rep from sundance went through the artesian warranty and pointed out all the trouble spots for me. Put a wrench on my plans lol
Quote from: simonsez1 on August 16, 2016, 09:40:41 amHey Mike,You just reminded me that to take a look at Artesian. The only brands that kept coming for me from my research were Sundance, Hot Springs, Marquis, Bullfrog and Jacuzzi.Having said that, we did our first wet test last night, tried both the Sundance Optima and Chelsee. We liked them both, lots of power (maybe even too much for my wife) with lots of different configurations. To be honest I couldn’t tell much of difference between the two in size and power other than the Optima having a few extra jets.Did you try the Chelsee? What kind of pricing are you getting on the Optima?Next wet test for us will be the Marquis Euphoria.The rep from sundance went through the artesian warranty and pointed out all the trouble spots for me. Put a wrench on my plans lolThe optima and chelsea are similar but the optima has more jets more variety and the key for the wife was in the optima you can turn off the foot jets without turning off half the tub. Something about the diverter.Got a offer of 16k tax in for optima and 13k for chelsea. Little high for my liking but i will barter and see where it goes
Quote from: MikeK157 on August 16, 2016, 10:25:22 amThe rep from sundance went through the artesian warranty and pointed out all the trouble spots for me. Put a wrench on my plans lolHow kind of him to take the time to do so. What trouble spots did he find exactly?
Quote from: simonsez1 on August 16, 2016, 09:40:41 amHey Mike,You just reminded me that to take a look at Artesian. The only brands that kept coming for me from my research were Sundance, Hot Springs, Marquis, Bullfrog and Jacuzzi.Having said that, we did our first wet test last night, tried both the Sundance Optima and Chelsee. We liked them both, lots of power (maybe even too much for my wife) with lots of different configurations. To be honest I couldn’t tell much of difference between the two in size and power other than the Optima having a few extra jets.Did you try the Chelsee? What kind of pricing are you getting on the Optima?Next wet test for us will be the Marquis Euphoria.Try the Marquis V94 if you can, as well as the Euphoria.