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For the life of me, I will never understand the customers aversion to a "floor model". What difference does it make if it was wet or not? The warranty is not going into effect until the tub is delivered to your home. The dealer is going to put a new filter in it. If there is cosmetic damage to the cabinet you must be made aware of it at the time of the sale. If ther is no cosmetic damage, you'll never know if it was a floor model or not. There is going to be water in the botom of every spa delivered weather it was run in the store or not, since as far as I know, 99.9% of manufacturers wet test the spas at the factory and there is no way to get ALL of the water out. Please help me to learn here, what exactly is the perception shopers have about floor models?
The $9100 price was a good one. The first price of 10,500 was ridiculous (unless you're in Canada).If the spa is new in the wrapper, it will be obvious. There will be white plastic shrink wrap around the spa with foam insulation sprayed on the corners to act as bumpers during shipping. When the spa is unwrapped, it will have that unmistakable new spa smell! There will be some water in the spa as they are all filled at the factory for testing.A floor model is a new spa. We discount them $100 simply because they are unwrapped and people have touched them and possibly sat in them.Congratulations on your new spa. Enjoy it for the next couple of decades!Terminator
My dealer (the only game in town, they own eight stores in my area) is very nice but is very high pressure sales. They wanted me to close the deal the day I walked in. We went back and forth for many weeks asI always make an informed decision so I needed a little time to research.I purchased my 2005 Vanguard on Sunday but the District Sales Manager that I have always been dealing with tried telling me that the price he quoted me before was no longer good. He said he could honor the price if I bought a color I was not interested in or bought a floor model of the 05 Vanguard (said it was never wet). I said color was not open to negotiating but he could check to see if he had the floor model and I would think about it but I made it clear that I was not really interested in a floor model.He came back and said that I was lucky that they had a NEW 05 vanguard in my color because a customer ordered it then changed to the Grandee at the last minute. I believe he made this up just to make sure I did not walk again. So my question is how do I know they are delivering a NEW Factory tub. Do I look for special seals on the shrink wrap from the factory or is there no way to tell.I know it’s awful I have to worry about this but these guys are the nicest guys you could meet but they tried to screw me on price from day one. $10,500 for vanguard and they would throw in a cover lift. That’s were I started with these guys till I started dealing with the District Manager who called me to T.O. the deal. I paid $9100 OTD with Fresh water III, Cover Cradel, Steps, Chem ect...
I also have a price for those who take models off my floor, which I do not display. If the customer is interested in negotiating the price, that is the only option they have. Take the floor model at a slightly better price, or pay the higher price and have one made to order.