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Are you suggesting that the biggest and/or weathiest dealers pre-emptively placed large volumes of orders and are effectively monopolizing the supply, and dealers who placed orders when they had buyers (as in a normal year) are screwed because they're backed up behind all these mega-orders? If so, I think it's short sighted for the manufacturers to allow that, because they're going to come out of this with a smaller dealer network. Wouldn't it be better for them to make sure all of their dealers get some share of production based on their sales volume in prior years?
Quote from: Red MC on October 08, 2020, 05:20:49 pmAre you suggesting that the biggest and/or weathiest dealers pre-emptively placed large volumes of orders and are effectively monopolizing the supply, and dealers who placed orders when they had buyers (as in a normal year) are screwed because they're backed up behind all these mega-orders? If so, I think it's short sighted for the manufacturers to allow that, because they're going to come out of this with a smaller dealer network. Wouldn't it be better for them to make sure all of their dealers get some share of production based on their sales volume in prior years?This is true in some cases. Not all manufacturers are doing what BullfrogMN mentioned above and in these situations I think what you said is exactly what is happening. It was a little nerve wracking to order millions of dollars of spas that weren't sold yet in such uncertain times but we saw no other choice. So far it's proving to have been the right move. Storage is going to be a problem in a few months though.
I think some of the increase in customers is also in part due to consumers spreading a wider net hoping to find something in stock or at the very least a reasonable lead time.
Quote from: CanadianSpaTech on December 17, 2020, 06:08:15 pmI think some of the increase in customers is also in part due to consumers spreading a wider net hoping to find something in stock or at the very least a reasonable lead time.I thought the same for awhile until I started looking at lists for tubs coming in June/July. Surprised at amount that I have deposits on.
frustrating year all around, anyone in the business knows all of the problems we are having at this point lol. We have 'slots' reserved and/or tubs on order that will land throughout all of 2021 from Bullfrog, Nordic, Wellis, Aspen, and some Swim Spas and Spas from Dynasty, if demand is similar to this year I still don't think we have enough on order or the flexibility to change/modify/expedite certain product(s) which is what it is, nothing can be done about it of course so it will be a little frustrating for sure but what can ya do besides lay out a ton of cash and hope for the best :-)
I am a happy customer. My wife and I wasted the month of July going back and forth over whether to attempt to repair the rotted frame on our old tub or buy a new one. Uncertainty about whether we could get a new hot tub here before winter definitely made it a hard decision. I wasn't looking forward to taking delivery with a couple feet of snow on the ground and persistent sub-freezing temps.We put in a new order at the end of July for the exact model we wanted, with an estimated build date in late Nov. It was built during the week of Thanksgiving and was on my patio a week later. I am so glad we didn't wait any longer than we did, because friends who went shopping at the end of summer had to a accept a model that wasn't quite what they wanted but was already in the production queue, with delivery in Feb. They would have had to wait until late 2021 to get the one they wanted.
Agreed (customer here) - ordered in July and enjoyed it in December! I contemplated a cabinet color change after the first couple of weeks, but didn't want to "risk" what that might have done to my place in line!