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    Posted: 23 Jun 2013 at 12:37am
We will be at a camp in Oregon that week and are thinking about cutting our vacation a day short to come visit the roundup..
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Congrats.  Coming to Seaside?  Safe Travels.
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Glad you found a good deal on a Pod. Enjoy all the good times!
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Posts: 12 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Jun 2013 at 11:35pm
Thank you to all for your help and offers for help through this process..   We struck a deal with Blue Dog for our 182g and are looking forward to picking it up on Thursday.. 
 
 
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Thank you for the offer, we found the perfect one for us today...
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Posts: 96 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jun 2013 at 2:34pm
Originally posted by wooddl

Talked with Broadmoor today..  The next 182g they have coming in is a few weeks out but they do seem willing to talk pricing.. 

We have our 182G for sale right now. Check out this link:
http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3638&title=2011-182g-hood-river-edition-for-sale
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Having been in sales my entire adult life, I will share some thoughts.  Selling is a numbers game.  The more prospects you see, the better chance of a sale.  As P.T. Barnum (who was one of the best hucksters ever) said, "There is a sucker born every minute."  For you youngsters, he was one of the creators of the Barnum & Bailey Circus.  Check Google.  I was directed away from Poulsbo as not a place to waste time at, last year, when we were shopping.  Do your due diligence, as you have done so far, and when you walk into a new dealer, ask immediately for the sales manager.  Bypass any salesman.  The sales manager has greater leeway on discounts, and is able to make a "better deal" than the salesmen.  I did send you a private message.  Check that.  Hope to see you in Seaside.  Safe Travels.    
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It's funny that there are still sales people operating this way in any business.  The amount of information that is available to the consumer has never been greater, they should expect to see people show up informed on the price and product.  Most of the time I felt like I was teaching the salesman about the R-pod..
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Posts: 165 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jun 2013 at 11:58pm
Originally posted by wooddl

Well.... Poulsbo RV (Fife) didn't go so well.

Sorry about that. I probably could have saved you the time, but I didn't want to go insulting them in case our experience was an exception. I guess now it's confirmed.

This sounds just like our experience and we did walk out. We came prepared with prices and were willing to pay them slightly more because of the distance, but they didn't even come close.

Here's a funny story for you: The pod we settled on was in Everett and the salesman we started with was in Burlington, so he met us down there. After we walked out of "negotiations" we sat out front talking with some friends that had watched our daughter. The salesman actually stayed in the parking lot and watched us. He even got back out of his car when another salesman came by to "claim" us. What I should have done is asked the other salesman if he could strike a deal. Oh well... we got what we wanted somewhere else. I think the Poulsbo guy even called us a couple weeks later saying he could take off another $300... woopty doo...
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[QUOTE=wooddl]Well.... Poulsbo RV (Fife) didn't go so well.  Archaic selling practices at its best.. 
 
We bought our Pod 3 years ago from Poulsbo (Auburn). They were the only dealer within a great distance to carry Pods at that time. You are correct. They are pretty old school with their tactics. We didn't walk out on them, but it was close. Guess they haven't changed much. Sales manager really knew how to take liberties with the truth. Oh well, the Pod has been great so far, but with many more local dealers now , I wouldn't run back to Poulsbo if I was buying. 
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