Be Very Careful When Purchasing a Walk-In Bathtub!
Tile Refinishing Buffalo NY - Walk-in Bathtubs have been extremely popular in Great Britain, Europe and the Far East for almost three decades. Bathtubs with doors were introduced in the US 6 or 7 years ago, and public demand has increased exponentially since then. Nonetheless, in this country the Walk In Bathtub industry still caters to what most would call a "niche" market - the elderly and the physically challenged.
Primarily because of this very specific potential client base and still limited market awareness Walk-In Bathtubs are generally not available in stores or showrooms, but must instead be purchased by visiting a website such as this one, or having a "representative" come to your house. Unfortunately, this creates opportunity for the unscrupulous to take advantage of those who might have no valid frame of reference/comparison and therefore be gullible and often, vulnerable.
If you call a Walk In Bathtub Company and they refuse to give you any price information on the phone, hang up!
In-Home "representatives" or Predator vs Prey
Prices for most big-ticket items sold by most in-home
salespeople are arbitrary. Whatever they think they can get, they ask for. If that doesn't work, they have a whole repertoire of reasons it just so happens they can actually offer you a better price/deep discount i.e. models left over from a trade/home show, uncrated, never used; another customer ordered the wrong bathtub door model; you live out of the way, buy today so a return trip is not necessary...etc. All rehearsed lies. The price tag for a WalkIn tub at the end of this sales pitch can be up to $15,000 to $30,000.
