WooBah Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 First, my sincere apologies to all Dealers on this Forum and Spa People who I took to task for selling spas at a higher price than Cal Spas. Well, If you use the search or archive features of the forum you can find a lot of posts from me from about a year to seven months ago. I chastised some of the dealers on here for high markups, I said, "a spa is a spa". Save money, find the the best deal. Well, there is nothing wrong with finding the best deal. A smart consumer should always find the best deal. BUT; YOU MUST BUY QUALITY! I have found out the hard way. My story is sad but true. I went and bought a Cal Spa, despite all the warnings from the good people on this forum, and I bought from a local dealer that was the third local dealer to become a Cal Spas Dealer. I saved probably three thousand from a comparable spa from one of the other major spa manufacturers. What an idiot! My spa has been breaking down constantly, the local dealer went out of business, Cal Spa has sent a repair person out, the spa gets repaired, something else goes wrong, and I am back to waiting for the repair person to come back out. Talk about frustrating! So, if I can, I have decided to cut my losses, dump the Cal Spa, and do what I should have done the first time; buy a quality spa from a quality Dealer. Does anyone know if there are any companies that have trade in incentives to buy their spas? Also, can I get some recommendations for Quality Spas? I need a spa that seats six or more. And, I want QUALITY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spatech (the unreal one) Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 First, my sincere apologies to all Dealers on this Forum and Spa People who I took to task for selling spas at a higher price than Cal Spas. Well, If you use the search or archive features of the forum you can find a lot of posts from me from about a year to seven months ago. I chastised some of the dealers on here for high markups, I said, "a spa is a spa". Save money, find the the best deal. Well, there is nothing wrong with finding the best deal. A smart consumer should always find the best deal. BUT; YOU MUST BUY QUALITY! I have found out the hard way. My story is sad but true. I went and bought a Cal Spa, despite all the warnings from the good people on this forum, and I bought from a local dealer that was the third local dealer to become a Cal Spas Dealer. I saved probably three thousand from a comparable spa from one of the other major spa manufacturers. What an idiot! My spa has been breaking down constantly, the local dealer went out of business, Cal Spa has sent a repair person out, the spa gets repaired, something else goes wrong, and I am back to waiting for the repair person to come back out. Talk about frustrating! So, if I can, I have decided to cut my losses, dump the Cal Spa, and do what I should have done the first time; buy a quality spa from a quality Dealer. Does anyone know if there are any companies that have trade in incentives to buy their spas? Also, can I get some recommendations for Quality Spas? I need a spa that seats six or more. And, I want QUALITY! My condolences for sure and I certainly give you credit for coming back and telling that story. While I am not a fan of Cal Spas iI wonder if you've exhausted all your recources with them. I know you'd like to start over but I know what you're going to get trying to resell that spa and I might push them more on remedying the problem since it's still under warranty (I know, getting them to honor it is probably half of the issue). If you do look to upgrade, here is a list of what many consider to be some of the top spa makers in the industry (in no particular order). These links should put you at the dealer locator sections of their websites where you can enter your zip code to see who is local to you: http://www.hotspring.com/index_spas_hot_spring.html http://www.calderaspas.com/Locator/index.html http://www.goarctic.com http://retailer.sundancespas.com/Retailers/index.php http://www.jacuzzi.com/products/ http://www.marquisspas.com/locator.asp http://www.dimensiononespas.com/findadealer.asp Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennaemac Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 My condolences for sure and I certainly give you credit for coming back and telling that story. While I am not a fan of Cal Spas iI wonder if you've exhausted all your recources with them. I know you'd like to start over but I know what you're going to get trying to resell that spa and I might push them more on remedying the problem since it's still under warranty (I know, getting them to honor it is probably half of the issue). If you do look to upgrade, here is a list of what many consider to be some of the top spa makers in the industry (in no particular order). These links should put you at the dealer locator sections of their websites where you can enter your zip code to see who is local to you: http://www.hotspring.com/index_spas_hot_spring.html http://www.calderaspas.com/Locator/index.html http://www.goarctic.com http://retailer.sundancespas.com/Retailers/index.php http://www.jacuzzi.com/products/ http://www.marquisspas.com/locator.asp http://www.dimensiononespas.com/findadealer.asp Good luck. Arctic will take a trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooBah Posted January 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Arctic will take a trade. Thanks for the tip. However, there is not an Artic Dealer in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Thanks for the tip. However, there is not an Artic Dealer in my area. Almost all dealers take trades. However you may not be happy with the monetary part of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooBah Posted January 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Almost all dealers take trades. However you may not be happy with the monetary part of it. Yeah, I realize the amount of a trade is not going to get my money back. It is like a car trade in. But, at least I get a QUALITY Spa that will last 10 or more years and bring me enjoyment, and I learned a lesson, expensive, but I learned. Do you know of any manufacturers that offer a trade in program through their dealers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisrt timer Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 I am biased in the fact that I love my LA spa. You can read my post from a few weeks back on my 10 month review. You arent by chance in Sacramento area are you? The big local Cal dealer just lost the brand/changed businesses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atali Awa Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 << BUT; YOU MUST BUY QUALITY! >> Arctic might take a trade but yuou will be replacing jets on a daily basis. I've had more than 80 jets fail since I took delivery in November. Neither Arctic nor the dealer are stepping up... BEWARE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Spa Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 Enough Atali Awa. Your anger/disappointment is turning into spam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkBuick Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 What all problems have you had with your Cal-Spa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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