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Why do you think the forum has been so quiet the last year or so?

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bud16415:
I don’t want to sound political, but with real inflation much higher than reported inflation that is also very high, people are putting their money in gas tanks and refrigerators and not hot tubs.

When people get unsure of what’s around the next corner the things that go first are luxury items. Boats, pools, hot tubs, sport cars, etc.

We love our hot tub and at if the point comes where I have to cut something it will get drained and dry-docked. That’s with owning it already and it being 10 years old. Right now I would look long and hard at spending 10-15k on a new one.

I needed a new top last year as it was waterlogged and after pricing I went and bought foam and redid the old cover. I had shock the other day when I saw one of the headrests needed replaced and I saw the price. It might just get a chunk of pool noodle for a while.   

BullFrogSpasMN:

--- Quote from: bud16415 on April 28, 2023, 02:33:44 pm ---I don’t want to sound political, but with real inflation much higher than reported inflation that is also very high, people are putting their money in gas tanks and refrigerators and not hot tubs.

When people get unsure of what’s around the next corner the things that go first are luxury items. Boats, pools, hot tubs, sport cars, etc.

We love our hot tub and at if the point comes where I have to cut something it will get drained and dry-docked. That’s with owning it already and it being 10 years old. Right now I would look long and hard at spending 10-15k on a new one.

I needed a new top last year as it was waterlogged and after pricing I went and bought foam and redid the old cover. I had shock the other day when I saw one of the headrests needed replaced and I saw the price. It might just get a chunk of pool noodle for a while.

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I agree with your post but after a slower winter the money is pouring in again, not like when the country was 'shutdown' but still it's pretty incredible considering the status of the economy, inflation, etc. I'm actually quite shocked and hopefully the numbers stay solid.

CanadianSpaTech:
When things get tight folks stay home and spend money at/on their home. Natural down turn after a pandemic buying spree. Spas are lasting longer and people are repairing older spas more than ever. Used spa market is strong. Some pandemic buyers finding they don't use them as much as they thought they would. Seemed like a good idea at the time...lol. Now that Winter is over people can now build pads/decks. It will/has picked up but not expecting pandemic levels. JMO

Tman122:
LOL, I'm busy fixing up old tubs.

Nudroj:
Definitely the Covid boom slowing down, but I feel like it might get active again once people start having issues with their hot tubs and are looking for how to repair them LOL

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