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Placing a Deposit on a New Spa

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Chas:
I guess you are just putting the deposit down to hold the price. From that angle, I guess it's not so much to ask.

On the other hand, as a courtesy, please be sure you give lots of advance notice of when you ARE ready for him to order.

ndabunka:
#1. Why give him any money at all right now. The price then may be better than now. Why not wait. #2. The shipping will "probably" take longer. You should plan on form 5 to 8 weeks. I have seen FAR too many people come on these boards complaining about dealers not delivering the spa when originally planned.

Tubber:

--- Quote ---#1. Why give him any money at all right now. The price then may be better than now. Why not wait. #2. The shipping will "probably" take longer. You should plan on form 5 to 8 weeks. I have seen FAR too many people come on these boards complaining about dealers not delivering the spa when originally planned.
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1) The price may very well go up too. Any package or accessories the dealer is offering right now may not be included later. If the price does go down I'd be willing to bet that even the sleaziest of dealer would honor that on a deposit, however the package offered with the lower price will most likely be different. There is nothing to lose by putting down a refundable deposit.
2) Delivery time may vary if the dealer and manufacturer get busy this is the season it's expected to happen. Thats a chance you have to take. The dealer will be or should be able to keep you updated as to time frames for delivery from the time you commit your  deposit.

Why put off til tomorrow what you can do today.

Do yourself a favor dazedandconfused, order or put a deposit on the tub. This is suppose to be a good time not a stressful time. ;)

wmccall:

--- Quote ---I'm with Tubber on this one. We do it all the time. Very few will cancel and the dealer really isn't out of pocket if they do. It's a small commitment from each party is all.

I think it's poor business to keep deposits. It's not how we make our money.

Steve
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Putting the deposit down, $650 in my case was a very memorable point in the purchase for me.  I was still a little leary about how we were going to pay, it depended on me rearranging a couple of debts.  When I asked if that deposit was refundable and he replied 100%, I instantly felt a lot more relaxed.

saz:
I agree...if the money is totally refundable, then what have you got to lose by putting a deposit down.
saz

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