MSRP: Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price

Don't get me started!!!...grrr...!!! This is a pet peeve of mine. You should be upset too. The major hot tub/ spa manufacturers don't have MSRP's listed for consumers.

I believe that a consumer has the right to understand the pricing structure of this type of product.

The lack of a standard MSRP puts the consumer at a disadvantage. It allows the seller to set an artificially high sales price and then discount the price. The buyer thinks they are getting a good deal. But, a buyer in another city may be buying the same spa for hundreds or thousands less.

An automobile shopper wants to know the MSRP of the car plus the dealer's invoice cost. The internet provides an excellent source for this information. Web sites will tell you what the dealer probably paid for the car.

So if the car buyer has an MSRP figure of $20,000, a dealer invoice cost of $18,000. The car buyer/shopper is in a good position to negotiate with the car dealer. Or, at least, you will know if the negotiated price is fair, a good deal or a complete rip off.

The Hot Tub Spa shopper generally does not even have an MSRP to guide them. I have seen dealers list an "MSRP" in the store and then the sale price right under it. This is generally not an MSRP established by the manufacturer. It is a fake MSRP that allows the seller to manipulate the sale.




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Facts:
The major manufacturers in the Hot Tub industry have no standard manufacturer's MSRP published for the public.


Prove it to yourself. Do a search on the Internet for hot tub and spa MSRP's. What do you find?

Answer: You will find no MSRP's for the major hot tub companies. This includes Jacuzzi, Hot Springs and Sundance and others.

 I believe the hot tub shopper has a right to understand the pricing structure for the hot tub they are looking at.

Haven Spas, by the way, have all prices listed on the website.