Hot Tub Forum
Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: Jacuzzi Jim on December 04, 2008, 01:27:21 pm
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So now that they officially said we are in a recession ::) Hows everyone doing??
I sold a spa on Saturday first in 2 weeks since Vegas, hows your traffic been?? Had a few people in but most just kicking tires. Couple on the hook but not ready to bite. Were running a promo starting the 17th through the end of the year so will see. :)
We did our sales totals were only down 5% from this time last year so not to bad overall.
Thoughts???
Lets keep up the positive MOJO and will kick this in the butt!!
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That bad huh??
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(http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5561/tumbleweed3wp5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us).
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Should I be jumping for joy for getting out when I did? ;)
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Should I be jumping for joy for getting out when I did? ;)
What do you mean you "got out"?
You were booted out!!! ;) ;D
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Oh sure... you just HAD to be specific! DAMN JIM! ;D
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Pretty much the same here Jim. We are a small tick below last year, which in my opinion is amazing considering the amount of foot traffic. We do have several quality leads that will buy as soon as stuff settles down a little bit. So hopefully the future looks better than the past few months. It would be nice to get a little cooperation from the media, I know things are bad but how about talking about something else for once. Maybe how much money we are all saving at the pump right now?
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"It would be nice to get a little cooperation from the media, I know things are
bad but how about talking about something else for once"
Don't worry.....I have a feeling the media will cooperate soon...
oh let say on or about Jan 20, 2009. I am sure it will be just a
total coincidence that things like gas pump prices, progress in Iraq,
and any and all positive news will be emphasized starting about that time.
::)
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"It would be nice to get a little cooperation from the media, I know things are
bad but how about talking about something else for once"
Don't worry.....I have a feeling the media will cooperate soon...
oh let say on or about Jan 20, 2009. I am sure it will be just a
total coincidence that things like gas pump prices, progress in Iraq,
and any and all positive news will be emphasized starting about that time.
::)
Whatever it takes to help. A little cooperation from the white house would be nice as well.
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Ya ever think that if the media simply reported that the economy is making the fastest turn around in history, people would go spend money ;D ;D
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Ya ever think that if the media simply reported that the economy is making the fastest turn around in history, people would go spend money ;D ;D
You might be surprised how much the media is effecting how much people are spending money right now.
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no, I'm not ;)
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I am not a dealer, just a buyer waiting for my tub. I had a conversation with the sales lady last night and she said ours was one of three that was coming in on the truck (two deliveries per month), meaning they had at least 3 sales for that 2 week period. This is a small town of @ 1,000 people, and although they service a wider area, struck me as a lot of sales of big ticket items in a short period. She said that traffic is down but that people are still buying. This little spa shop has been in business over 30-years and are therefore well established, but the community around it is pretty depressed and without a lot of money. It would seem people are considering spa purchases to be more than luxury items and vital to their well being to support this amount of traffic in this area.
Don't know if this is a lot of sales, but it was an encouraging sign to me in a very depressed state (Michigan) in a poor area of the state.
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boys....it don't look good.
(http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/uh/bt2/fin_logov1.gif)
[size=14]U.S. job losses worst since 1974 as downturn deepens[/size]
Friday December 5, 2008, 10:01 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers axed payrolls by 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years and far more than expected, government data on Friday showed, as the year-old recession hammered every corner of the U.S. economy.
"You can't get much uglier than this. The economy has just collapsed, and has gone into a free fall," said Richard Yamarone, chief economist at Argus Research in New York.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/US-job-losses-worst-since-rb-13756184.html
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October and November of this year have been the biggest months we have ever had?!? I am not sure if it is because we lost 2 of our competitiors, or the area. We are in a small town, but very close to several ski towns that have many second homes and these are the peope we are selling to 3:1.
this month so far has been very slow, we have a few irons in the kettle, but no signed contracts yet.
Day by Day and customer service is key!
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Still very slow.
8-)
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Hillbilly...there is some truth to the theory that in economic
downturns well positioned companies can actually pick up market
share as weaker players end up at the bankruptcy window. In my
industry we serve the legal community and lawyers seem to fair
pretty well in good and bad times, but still our business is down 25%.
And to tell you the truth I am very worried about the economy.
In fact I would not be surprised if we start to see war if economies
around the globe begin collapsing. I heard Iceland is on the verge
of collapse. How would you like to be a hot tub dealer in Iceland?
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Being a hot tub dealer in Iceland no matter what would be tough, considering all the geo thermal and natural hotsprings there.
I was stationed there in the 80s what a cool country (pardon the pun)
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We're a little down in sales here (approx 10% for the year). The worst was 4 weeks before, and 2 weeks after the election. It's been increasing steadily since then. We're optimistic about December - it's always been one of our best & so far so good.
It seemed to me like the economy troubles hit us a little later than others - but over the last few months a handful of stores in our region have closed up shop.
I have been running non-stop with the service & install end of things. Last week actually put one of my techs back on! Things break (we service all brands) no matter what the economy.
I'm optimistic about our store's future - we just won a local "Best Spa Store" award, and have made a profit this year. I think those of us who continue to work to create more total value for the customer are going to have the greatest odds of success.
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I was in a Bullfrog and Jacuzzi dealer buying some chemicals a week or two ago and noticed that three floor models were sold (a Bullfrog and two Jacuzzis). That was at a store in suburban Atlanta.
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I was in a Bullfrog and Jacuzzi dealer buying some chemicals a week or two ago and noticed that three floor models were sold (a Bullfrog and two Jacuzzis). That was at a store in suburban Atlanta.
That is an old trick to get you think you want it because someone else has it.
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That is an old trick to get you think you want it because someone else has it.
Damned Charlatans!
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Today I went to my dealer for some chems only to be welcomed by a 'Sorry, Jacuzzi Premium Showroom is now closed' sign. Looking through the windows I couldn't help but notice that the entire showroom has been remolded. I couldn't see any spas. There was only Jacuzzi plumbing supplies...bathtubs, fixtures, and such. I'm not sure if they're going to be carrying spas or not anymore. I guess I'll know soon enough.....
On a side note, the owner closed two of it's three locations a year ago.
Chad :'(
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We're a little down in sales here (approx 10% for the year). The worst was 4 weeks before, and 2 weeks after the election. It's been increasing steadily since then. We're optimistic about December - it's always been one of our best & so far so good.
It seemed to me like the economy troubles hit us a little later than others - but over the last few months a handful of stores in our region have closed up shop.
I have been running non-stop with the service & install end of things. Last week actually put one of my techs back on! Things break (we service all brands) no matter what the economy.
I'm optimistic about our store's future - we just won a local "Best Spa Store" award, and have made a profit this year. I think those of us who continue to work to create more total value for the customer are going to have the greatest odds of success.
Great job BauerN on the "Best Spa Store" award :D