prices at the trade show - tanTALK

suburbansun106 · 10-19-2003, 04:13 PM

if you cut a check at the trade show is it true that you will get the equipment at a much cheaper price? ... also, if you do buy from the show will you get the service and support that you would get if you bought from the dealer that was nearest you?

thanks

TanningEmporium · 10-20-2003, 10:12 AM

Yes, yes, and yes, you should make sure if you do any purchasing of equipment that you ask to make sure they have a rep in your area. I think that is the best thing to do. You dont want to buy beds from someone who only has a place in Cali, seeing how you are in jersey. This is my recommendation.

TanningEmporium · 10-20-2003, 10:12 AM

Be sure to price shop at each booth, and dont make decisions until just before you leave if you have too, most will hold the show price open for a week or two.

amazingtan · 10-23-2003, 04:20 PM

Margaret, I have to disagree with you about the rep part.I buy Sonnenbraune..& I am in Calif & Sonnenbraune is in Georgia. Even though there is no rep out here, I still get great service from them. The market out here is flooded with Ergolines (partly because they have good represnetation of sales & service people out here) but I needed to do something different to set myself apart & it really paid off. I think its really about how reputable the company is that you're buying from and what their warranty is (whether you buy directly from the manufacturer or a distributor)& if they stand behind their product.

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10-19-2003, 04:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
suburbansun106 Join Date: Oct 17 2003 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	if you cut a check at the trade show is it true that you will get the equipment at a much cheaper price? ... also, if you do buy from the show will you get the service and support that you would get if you bought from the dealer that was nearest you? thanks

10-20-2003, 10:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
TanningEmporium Join Date: Jul 15 2003 Location: 213 Skyland Shp Ctr Posts: 2,613 Rep Power: 22	Yes, yes, and yes, you should make sure if you do any purchasing of equipment that you ask to make sure they have a rep in your area. I think that is the best thing to do. You dont want to buy beds from someone who only has a place in Cali, seeing how you are in jersey. This is my recommendation.

10-20-2003, 10:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
TanningEmporium Join Date: Jul 15 2003 Location: 213 Skyland Shp Ctr Posts: 2,613 Rep Power: 22	Be sure to price shop at each booth, and dont make decisions until just before you leave if you have too, most will hold the show price open for a week or two.

10-23-2003, 04:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
amazingtan Join Date: May 5 2003 Location: SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO Age: 60 Posts: 188 Rep Power: 21	Margaret, I have to disagree with you about the rep part.I buy Sonnenbraune..& I am in Calif & Sonnenbraune is in Georgia. Even though there is no rep out here, I still get great service from them. The market out here is flooded with Ergolines (partly because they have good represnetation of sales & service people out here) but I needed to do something different to set myself apart & it really paid off. I think its really about how reputable the company is that you're buying from and what their warranty is (whether you buy directly from the manufacturer or a distributor)& if they stand behind their product.

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