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Storefront is closed. Selling a few spas virtually. Doing a lot of facetime, text and stuff like that. Service we doing the same as you. I carry Nordic (closed down for at least another 2 weeks), Caldera (closed for at least another week) and Marquis (open and manufacturing). I think most manufacturers are closed except for Marquis and I believe Bullfrog. Luckily for me I have plenty of tubs in stock to get me through this. Traffic on new sales slowed up a lot this week but talking to a few promising leads right now. I am working out of my store by myself so at least I am available for service questions, doing chemical deliveries after hours and talking to people about new tubs
Quote from: Hottubguy on March 28, 2020, 11:06:56 amStorefront is closed. Selling a few spas virtually. Doing a lot of facetime, text and stuff like that. Service we doing the same as you. I carry Nordic (closed down for at least another 2 weeks), Caldera (closed for at least another week) and Marquis (open and manufacturing). I think most manufacturers are closed except for Marquis and I believe Bullfrog. Luckily for me I have plenty of tubs in stock to get me through this. Traffic on new sales slowed up a lot this week but talking to a few promising leads right now. I am working out of my store by myself so at least I am available for service questions, doing chemical deliveries after hours and talking to people about new tubsDo you think dealers are more inclined to deal now or is it the opposite that they want to make as much on what inventory they do have?
Wait til June/July if the virus is still running wild you might start to see a few store closing sales. JMO
Quote from: Sludge Factory on March 30, 2020, 09:15:47 amQuote from: Hottubguy on March 28, 2020, 11:06:56 amStorefront is closed. Selling a few spas virtually. Doing a lot of facetime, text and stuff like that. Service we doing the same as you. I carry Nordic (closed down for at least another 2 weeks), Caldera (closed for at least another week) and Marquis (open and manufacturing). I think most manufacturers are closed except for Marquis and I believe Bullfrog. Luckily for me I have plenty of tubs in stock to get me through this. Traffic on new sales slowed up a lot this week but talking to a few promising leads right now. I am working out of my store by myself so at least I am available for service questions, doing chemical deliveries after hours and talking to people about new tubsDo you think dealers are more inclined to deal now or is it the opposite that they want to make as much on what inventory they do have? You were already getting killer prices. I don't see how they would go any lower
Oh and let me wish all you dealers and anyone else on here that is in business the best of luck. Hopefully we all get through this with our health first of all and our sources of income second. I'm a small business owner also and luckily it's a handed down family business and we have the cash reserves to get through this and hopefully continue to be able to pay our employees. Best of luck to you all.
Quote from: Sludge Factory on March 30, 2020, 09:20:55 pmOh and let me wish all you dealers and anyone else on here that is in business the best of luck. Hopefully we all get through this with our health first of all and our sources of income second. I'm a small business owner also and luckily it's a handed down family business and we have the cash reserves to get through this and hopefully continue to be able to pay our employees. Best of luck to you all. Good luck to you as well during this crazy time! I applaud for thinking of your employees during this. Wish more businesses were able to do what you are doing!
Quote from: Hottubguy on March 30, 2020, 10:10:02 pmQuote from: Sludge Factory on March 30, 2020, 09:20:55 pmOh and let me wish all you dealers and anyone else on here that is in business the best of luck. Hopefully we all get through this with our health first of all and our sources of income second. I'm a small business owner also and luckily it's a handed down family business and we have the cash reserves to get through this and hopefully continue to be able to pay our employees. Best of luck to you all. Good luck to you as well during this crazy time! I applaud for thinking of your employees during this. Wish more businesses were able to do what you are doing!That is what I have been doing currently. Selling some tubs over facetime and skype as well. Door is locked but I'm here for my customer needs. I'm in the Boston area so we are getting hit fairly hard but nothing like NY and NJThank you. Sorry to derail your post. Let me get back on topic a little, are you all still allowed to sell the chemicals? Maybe take the orders and bring them out to people?