Just starting looking for advice on equipment

hopeful · 06-07-2004, 03:07 AM

My daughter and I are opening a new Tanning Salon and Spa in October 2004. We plan on opening with 5-6 beds with the potential to add 12 more. Weare attending the trade show in Vegas at the end of the month to help us deciede on equipment. But we have no idea what to expect? Is there alot of room for price dealing ? Are there certain companies we should concentrate on? Any advice is welcome. Thanks hopeful

THEDORSEYTOUCH · 06-07-2004, 05:01 AM

Hopeful, you should direct all your questions to the 2mods on here engfant and jksonpis or something like that. They are experts in this business and can answer all of your questions and will give you all the tricks of the trade. I can tell you that you should only sell Designer Skin lotions because they have a diversion department that keeps their lotions from being sold on the net and only buy your beds and other supplies from URI/BIG DOG. This is the only information I am allowed to give on this board. Good Luck.

tanu01 · 06-07-2004, 06:52 AM

Excuse ME ? Designer Skin is all over the internet, worse than any other lotion out there.
Flick

THEDORSEYTOUCH · 06-07-2004, 08:07 AM

tanu01, Did you Just say what I think you said? Quote: Excuse ME ? Designer Skin is all over the internet, worse than any other lotion out there.
Flick.

tanu01 your gonna get in some big trouble around here. This does not meet tantalk standards. It is my understanding by most of the mods here that this is just not true. I thought DS had a Diversion Department that assured us this won't happen. What good is a diversion department if they can't do their job? Last time I brought this up my post was deleated by a mod then I was told that DS took everybody to court and won. Please help me out here.

tanu01 · 06-07-2004, 08:13 AM

Dorsey, You should be able to do your own search to find out, Some DS procucts are had by the internet before disty's
even have them. Its a problem for everyone, not to go away to soon.
Flick

Steve Underhill · 06-07-2004, 11:23 AM

Thedorseytouch, I am curious, you suggest two of the moderators as experts in the tanning industry so I took a look at their profiles, and they each own a 6 bed tanning salon. Am I missing some additional information here? What makes them experts?

pam · 06-07-2004, 11:35 AM

Sorry you got in the middle of an online pi--ing match.
Now, for your question.....You can expect a lot of distributors telling you that they have the best beds and best deals. There is room for negotiaiton on price depending on how many units you are buying. Don't feel pressured into buying at the show. Most will honor their prices for a limited time after the show. As far as recommending bed companies, you will get as many answers as there are people posting. There are several good companies and a few to avoid. If you do a search on TanTalk you should be able to pull up lots of bed discussions. Good Luck and maybe we will meet in Vegas.
Pam

engfant · 06-07-2004, 11:40 AM

Steve, dorsey is a spammer that only knows how to spam. I don't support anyone by myself. check out tantoday.com and tanformation.com for the truth on this arse clown. nuff said.

river_brat · 06-07-2004, 11:57 AM

this is so sad. Here we have a valid question and all she gets is this drama. Wow.

COCONUT · 06-07-2004, 01:21 PM

hopeful....sorry for the drama..some people just can't help themselves with their rude comments.We are not all like that.First of all...choosing equipment is your own preference..you need to tan in different beds.. different lamps to see what you think gives the best results...Be careful of what distributor ..they are not always what they seem...Customer service is #1....so find out who has GREAT customer service!! Thats by word of mouth... when a part breaks you need it right away not 2 months down the line..(believe me).So there are many things to take into consideration.Good Luck!!

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06-07-2004, 03:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
hopeful Join Date: Jun 6 2004 Location: milwaukee Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	My daughter and I are opening a new Tanning Salon and Spa in October 2004. We plan on opening with 5-6 beds with the potential to add 12 more. Weare attending the trade show in Vegas at the end of the month to help us deciede on equipment. But we have no idea what to expect? Is there alot of room for price dealing ? Are there certain companies we should concentrate on? Any advice is welcome. Thanks hopeful

06-07-2004, 05:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
THEDORSEYTOUCH Waiting Confirmation Join Date: May 28 2003 Posts: 437 Rep Power: 0	Hopeful, you should direct all your questions to the 2mods on here engfant and jksonpis or something like that. They are experts in this business and can answer all of your questions and will give you all the tricks of the trade. I can tell you that you should only sell Designer Skin lotions because they have a diversion department that keeps their lotions from being sold on the net and only buy your beds and other supplies from URI/BIG DOG. This is the only information I am allowed to give on this board. Good Luck.

06-07-2004, 06:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
tanu01 "The Man" Join Date: Mar 4 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 3,977 Rep Power: 7	Excuse ME ? Designer Skin is all over the internet, worse than any other lotion out there. Flick

06-07-2004, 08:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
THEDORSEYTOUCH Waiting Confirmation Join Date: May 28 2003 Posts: 437 Rep Power: 0	tanu01, Did you Just say what I think you said? Quote: Excuse ME ? Designer Skin is all over the internet, worse than any other lotion out there. Flick. tanu01 your gonna get in some big trouble around here. This does not meet tantalk standards. It is my understanding by most of the mods here that this is just not true. I thought DS had a Diversion Department that assured us this won't happen. What good is a diversion department if they can't do their job? Last time I brought this up my post was deleated by a mod then I was told that DS took everybody to court and won. Please help me out here.

06-07-2004, 08:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
tanu01 "The Man" Join Date: Mar 4 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 3,977 Rep Power: 7	Dorsey, You should be able to do your own search to find out, Some DS procucts are had by the internet before disty's even have them. Its a problem for everyone, not to go away to soon. Flick

06-07-2004, 11:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
Steve Underhill Join Date: Apr 21 2004 Location: Frisco, TX Age: 57 Posts: 620 Rep Power: 5	Thedorseytouch, I am curious, you suggest two of the moderators as experts in the tanning industry so I took a look at their profiles, and they each own a 6 bed tanning salon. Am I missing some additional information here? What makes them experts?

06-07-2004, 11:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
pam Police Department Join Date: Oct 29 2001 Location: USA Posts: 5,036 Rep Power: 9	Sorry you got in the middle of an online pi--ing match. Now, for your question.....You can expect a lot of distributors telling you that they have the best beds and best deals. There is room for negotiaiton on price depending on how many units you are buying. Don't feel pressured into buying at the show. Most will honor their prices for a limited time after the show. As far as recommending bed companies, you will get as many answers as there are people posting. There are several good companies and a few to avoid. If you do a search on TanTalk you should be able to pull up lots of bed discussions. Good Luck and maybe we will meet in Vegas. Pam

06-07-2004, 11:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
engfant FREE ENGFANTUCATION Join Date: May 20 2003 Posts: 8,933 Rep Power: 12	Steve, dorsey is a spammer that only knows how to spam. I don't support anyone by myself. check out tantoday.com and tanformation.com for the truth on this arse clown. nuff said.

06-07-2004, 11:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
river_brat I love Derf!! Join Date: Apr 1 2004 Location: WEST COAST Age: 28 Posts: 1,573 Rep Power: 5	this is so sad. Here we have a valid question and all she gets is this drama. Wow.

06-07-2004, 01:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
COCONUT ~THE ORIGINAL COCO~ Join Date: Sep 2 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 6,224 Rep Power: 18	hopeful....sorry for the drama..some people just can't help themselves with their rude comments.We are not all like that.First of all...choosing equipment is your own preference..you need to tan in different beds.. different lamps to see what you think gives the best results...Be careful of what distributor ..they are not always what they seem...Customer service is #1....so find out who has GREAT customer service!! Thats by word of mouth... when a part breaks you need it right away not 2 months down the line..(believe me).So there are many things to take into consideration.Good Luck!!

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