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Trying to dicide between m series and a series. New owner
benmih:
OK new nere. I decided that I want to go with a bullfrog spa. trying to get pricing out of these dealers during a lockdown has been hard and still waiting. My wife and I like to entertain and looking for tub that has all seats, not lounger, but the m8 louger does look good. I have read in these forums eople getting crazy low prices on the a8. My question is if anyone knows. whats a good price for:
m7
m8
m9
a8
I'm really looking for those. paying cash not playing the credit card game or their 0% offers. A good price and cash in hand. I should also note we are in western pa, only one dealer in the area so kind of locked in on them. But just trying to get the best price. I know the m series is new, so they are probably not going to budge much. But wanted some good figures to go to bat with when i finally get to talk with them.
We thought about sundance aspen or the jacuzzi j-495 i think as back ups, but i just like the functionality of the bullfrog and their build quality a little better. In-laws had a sundance and after 6 or 7 years it was toast. Any help is greatly appriciated.
Thanks
Frogger:
They arent even producing M series right now. Not until late this year to early next year. That my understanding.
I wish I could afford the M8 but had a little too much debt to take that on. But the A8D is on order and I'm still thrilled!
Backcountryluv:
Competitive pricing for:
M7: $14,500
M8: $15,500
M9: $18,000
A7: $11,200
I don’t have pricing for A8, just A7. I’ve been shopping around for a Bullfrog spa for two months. The pricing listed above is the lowest pricing I could find. The Bullfrog dealer where I live charges $18,200 for the M7. It’s nearly $4,000 more than the dealer 2 hours away. It’s so overpriced here. How can there be that big of a discrepancy for the same exact product?!?! Costco has the A7 on sale right now as a promotion that runs through July 5th. Unfortunately, they are out of the M7 already, otherwise I could have saved several thousand dollars. Limited supply.
ratchett:
--- Quote ---It’s nearly $4,000 more than the dealer 2 hours away. It’s so overpriced here. How can there be that big of a discrepancy for the same exact product?!?!
--- End quote ---
Not a Bullfrog owner, but I saved 20% on my Hotspring purchase simply by visiting two different dealers equidistant from my rural location. No haggling was necessary - this was their listed price for the tub I wanted (same make/model/year/color, not a stocked or floor model).
To answer your question using my example - not all dealers operate on the same profit margins. One dealer was a small family run operation with sales reps on salary (not commission) and had been selling/servicing Hotspring spas exclusively for decades. They had their own technicians on staff to handle warranty and service calls. The other dealer was a big backyard HGTV makeover style store selling multiple brands of big-ticket products in the same shop, their (poorly educated) sales reps worked on commission and outsourced labor for warranty/service claims to a third party (which later I'd find out was the other dealer I visited and ultimately bought from lol).
The thing lots of people don't understand is that the dealer you buy from is usually covering labor costs for warranty service on a tub. They need to factor in those costs into the sale of the tub. Same with commission for the sales rep - they need their slice of the pie as well!
That's why lots of people agree - the dealer you buy from is a major part of the equation. Be certain you trust them to do the job right if you call needing warranty service for something major like a broken heater in the middle of freezing wintertime or a leaking connection.
Personally, I'd be willing to pay slightly more if I knew I could trust the dealer (and their technicians) as opposed to getting a "better" deal from some fly-by-night hottub salesman.
Just my $0.02 as a newbie who spends far too much time lurking every forum related to hottubs lol
Backcountryluv:
--- Quote from: ratchett on June 15, 2020, 10:27:15 am ---
--- Quote ---It’s nearly $4,000 more than the dealer 2 hours away. It’s so overpriced here. How can there be that big of a discrepancy for the same exact product?!?!
--- End quote ---
Personally, I'd be willing to pay slightly more if I knew I could trust the dealer (and their technicians) as opposed to getting a "better" deal from some fly-by-night hottub salesman.
--- End quote ---
I agree with your sentiment and I am willing to pay more to support local small businesses. In fact, I put down my refundable deposit on the M7 from the more expensive local Bullfrog dealer. The frustrating part was that I actually liked the cheaper Bullfrog dealer who is two hours away better than the local one. They are both small businesses. The cheaper of the two is highly reputable and was an utter pleasure to work with and learn from. Personally, I had a better experience with him and would have preferred to give him my business if he wasn’t over two hours away. Ultimately, it made more sense to purchase locally for the sake of servicing and warranty calls and because they already had the exact spa I wanted on order for an Aug delivery, as opposed to Nov if ordering from other dealer.
All that being said, I’m considering getting my deposit back from the Bullfrog dealer and purchasing a Hotspring Highlife Envoy or Grandee for $4k-$5k less. I’m so torn between the two!
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