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Committing to a Spa
castletonia:
Hot Spring prices are insanely low.
kiva:
--- Quote from: castletonia on December 02, 2020, 07:13:39 pm ---Hot Spring prices are insanely low.
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If that is the general consensus re: pricing, we may just up our budget to the sovereign and suck it up. We wet tested the vanguard in that series, but we can go in and wet test the sovereign tomorrow eve if we want.
Thank you. Any other opinions re: pricing on the sovereign would be appreciated. I think it's between that (assuming it's comfortable) or just rolling the dice a bit on a used model.
Guzzi:
Kiva,
In my narrowing search for another tub, if the HS Jetsetter LX had wrist jets, I would have promptly wet-tested it. (Can’t understand why only the Envoy offers them!).
I will cherish the fond memories of those addictive double barrel Moto massage jets, temporarily leaving twin ‘lash marks’ astride my spine. (but it hurts so good!) I wish Watkins would license their proprietary jet design to other spa manufacturers. If the smaller Jetsetter LX could meet your requirements, you might be able to trim the budget.
A Sundance dealer in the Atlanta area, whom frequently creates YouTube videos, posted one several months ago with transparent pricing on all the tubs he sells. Might help in your decision.
One potential purchase snag (for myself, only) would be mandatory salt sanitation. I am in my ‘comfortable rut’ ...regarding familiar usage of traditional sanitizing methods (ozone & chlorine) and would require much convincing that I should change now. If my recall on this topic is correct, proprietary salt cartridge dispensers are often an unaccounted for, recurring expense.
Best of luck on the hunt!
The Wizard of Spas:
--- Quote from: kiva on December 02, 2020, 05:40:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: The Wizard of Spas on December 02, 2020, 05:12:22 pm ---What is the most comfortable spa? I'd start there. Not sidestepping the question. I'll leave discussion on pricing, etc. to others. Point is - this is a 15 year decision and it starts with comfort. What is a few months on a spa in terms of wait time if it is the *right* spa in terms of ergonomics and comfort, compared to the 15 years of ownership?
Feel tops all. Whatever feels the best tends to be the best spa for you, regardless of the brand.
I hope this helps. Good luck moving forward.
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Thank you for this reminder. In this current world of short supply, we were unable to sit in any of the Sundance Spas: we would be buying blind, which feels completely insane for a $10k purchase. The HotSpring we liked most in our price point was next August. I think, if that is what it's down to, I would take a flyer on something used I could sit in before buying vs. waiting until next August.
Is the general feeling that the HotSpring prices are about right or too high? We were comfortable in all the hotspring spas except I wasn't fond of the beam.
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No way to type this without sounding like a brat so please know at all of this comes from a place of good faith and isn't at all meant to sound bratty. . .
This could be a 15 year commitment. You don't want to "buy blind" based on that 10 month wait time, but based on that same wait time, you'd consider buying something used. I feel like that is just as big of a gamble or similar to buying blind, as you put it. I'd wager many would agree.
The point is: Over the course of 15 years, would you rather have the thing that feels the best to you, or something you got b/c you just couldn't wait a few more months for the thing you wanted? Patience is really hard when you have money to burn on a luxury item. Totally get it. Also - You have to do what is best for you and your family. But why not buy what you want, use the 10 months wait time to save for the little extra you're paying, and be totally happy? 10 months will be over before you know it and the a year from owning the odds are you'll be terribly satisfied.
Make sense? Again - hope this came off correctly and not jerky.
kiva:
--- Quote from: The Wizard of Spas on December 03, 2020, 07:51:33 pm ---
--- Quote from: kiva on December 02, 2020, 05:40:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: The Wizard of Spas on December 02, 2020, 05:12:22 pm ---What is the most comfortable spa? I'd start there. Not sidestepping the question. I'll leave discussion on pricing, etc. to others. Point is - this is a 15 year decision and it starts with comfort. What is a few months on a spa in terms of wait time if it is the *right* spa in terms of ergonomics and comfort, compared to the 15 years of ownership?
Feel tops all. Whatever feels the best tends to be the best spa for you, regardless of the brand.
I hope this helps. Good luck moving forward.
--- End quote ---
Thank you for this reminder. In this current world of short supply, we were unable to sit in any of the Sundance Spas: we would be buying blind, which feels completely insane for a $10k purchase. The HotSpring we liked most in our price point was next August. I think, if that is what it's down to, I would take a flyer on something used I could sit in before buying vs. waiting until next August.
Is the general feeling that the HotSpring prices are about right or too high? We were comfortable in all the hotspring spas except I wasn't fond of the beam.
--- End quote ---
No way to type this without sounding like a brat so please know at all of this comes from a place of good faith and isn't at all meant to sound bratty. . .
This could be a 15 year commitment. You don't want to "buy blind" based on that 10 month wait time, but based on that same wait time, you'd consider buying something used. I feel like that is just as big of a gamble or similar to buying blind, as you put it. I'd wager many would agree.
The point is: Over the course of 15 years, would you rather have the thing that feels the best to you, or something you got b/c you just couldn't wait a few more months for the thing you wanted? Patience is really hard when you have money to burn on a luxury item. Totally get it. Also - You have to do what is best for you and your family. But why not buy what you want, use the 10 months wait time to save for the little extra you're paying, and be totally happy? 10 months will be over before you know it and the a year from owning the odds are you'll be terribly satisfied.
Make sense? Again - hope this came off correctly and not jerky.
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Not bratty at all. We actually got to wet test the Sovereign tonight and, if we had to choose tonight, we'd probably go with that tub. Is it perfect? No. But we can't afford the spa with everything so some sacrifices need to be made. I think it depends on if the sacrifices are crucial / essential.
That being said, i think I will drop the sundance dealer from the list due to being unable to wet test.
More being said...I did just find out that I *could* get a bullfrog or "strong spa" (never heard of them) from a regional dealer, 90min away. They have a service tech and there is no trip charge for service. I don't know much about bullfrog, but they have some tubs that are in the price range (R-series, I think) and available within a reasonable time frame. It may be worth the trip before dropping the $ on the sovereign.
thoughts?
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