Hearthlist Digest #443 - Friday, April 21, 2000
 
parade/ model homes
  by "John G. Meeker Jr." <[email protected]>
 

(back) Subject: parade/ model homes From: "John G. Meeker Jr." <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 22:56:20 -0400   I am not a manufacturer but I do sell to builders. Each development should only have one to three model homes and most manufactures only allow one model home discount per development. I am not sure what parade housing is = so I don't know how to compare. Model pricing is there for the builder to = help him afford to build a house that is not going to be sold for a period of time and the benefit to the manufacturer is that if the model home has = that fireplace so should the one they build for me. So how are they doing it I don't know.   John G. Meeker Jr., P.E. MEEKER4WHEELING http://www.off-road.com/~jeeplist/meekerj.htm http://www.ec4wda.org/nutmeg4x4.htm 87 wrangler, 4.2L MPFI, 5 speed, 4.5" lift, 4.10 gears, detroit in rear, = ARB in front, REP8000, hi-lift, 33x9.5 BFG MT, M.O.R.E sports bar, Tompkins rocker skiders FIRE GLOW http://www.bestweb.net/~jgmjr ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: Hearth Email List <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 8:35 PM Subject: Hearthlist Digest #442 - 04/20/00     > Hearthlist Digest #442 - Thursday, April 20, 2000 > > Montego Fireplaces/ Parade/Model Discounts > by "Jeff Palmer" <[email protected]> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Montego Fireplaces/ Parade/Model Discounts > From: "Jeff Palmer" <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 16:08:47 -0400 > > Locally, we have a Heating and Cooling Dealer that has started selling > Montego gas fireplaces. Does anybody have any information that they can > pass on regarding this line? I have tried the web, but have not found > much. > > On a second note, as far as "Parade Discounts" (our Parade of Homes is > two weeks long), we have found that our local H&G Dealer is offering 50% > 0ff. With some investigation, we find that the distributor is recieving > Model Home (permanent model) discounting from H&G. This has got us in a > little bit of a quandry, as their sister company, which we handle, does > not look at Parades as being Models. We also have a HVAC Contractor > offering Royal to the same customers. I am not sure that this Hearth > Technologies thing is a good thing. I guess that my question is this; In > general, what are typical guidelines with different manufacturers as far > as Parade vs. Model Home discounting? > > Thanks for your input!!! > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------