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Placing a Deposit on a New Spa

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empolgation:
Sounds to me like the best plan of action would be to wait until the end of July, give the deposit and have the spa ordered.

Chances are pretty good that the "end of year deal" will still be honored at the end of July - I can't think of a good reason why a spa ordered at the end of July would be less costly to the dealer if the deposit was given at the end of June rather than the end of July.

As a bonus you have another month to shop!

Tubber:
Maybe for some dealers thats a lot to ask. ::)
I can't understand why though.
I'll take a deposit to lock a deal, then order the tub when the customers ready. It's always fully refundable until the order has been placed. We have people who buy and order there tubs, and for whatever reason they cannot take delivery as expected. We hold the tub until the customer is ready in the warehouse, not outdoors as alot have to do. This is all where it comes down to what kind of dealer are you dealing with.
dazedandconfused I wish you were in our territory you would not have to worry about the things you do. Buying and getting ready for your new Hottub should not be a stressful time. Call the dealer and get a deposit down on the tub to lock it in and be done with it. If they will not do that look for another dealer who will.

wmccall:
It can't hurt to ask.  In my case, the dealer had a lot of warehouse space and since mine was a popular model/color he didn't mind holding on the display floor  till I was ready. I did give him the 10% up front and he graciously held the spa about 45 days for me.  ( I work nearby and visited it weekly under the excuse I needed to see which side the electric was on and other excuses)

Brewman:
Sounds reasonable, except maybe the refundable deposit thing.  Having a refundable deposit takes away a bit of security from the dealer.  You can always ask, there are no hard and fast rules on things like this.
Brewman

Steve:
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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