castiron said:
Wow...stove are sure expensive out there.....I called these dealers and one said he wanted $2,471 for the stove and surround and $338 for the blower......total of $2,809 plus tax and wouldn't give any of the "up to 10% discount" mentioned on the Jotul site...... The other dealer said $2,443 for the insert and surround and $281 for the blower for a total of $2,724 and I forgot to ask if he'd give any of the "up to 10% discount".....
My dealer here says he'll sell me this insert and surround for $2,114 less 10% which makes it $1,903 plus $250 for the blower for a total of 2,153 plus tax........that's about $571 to $ 653 cheaper........
I just called Arnold Fireplace, and was quoted $2550 with standard surround, standard blower, matte finish. 350 Winterport.
The 450 sells for $2687.30, standard surround and blower.
The Quarda fire 2700i sells for $1918 with standard surround and blower.
I mentioned to him that the Peoria dealer I visited was $2500 for the 450 and he responded that they don't stock the Jotuls, and freight kills them. That I can believe. Shipping 450 lbs on a "less than load (LTL)" isn't cheap. If I could wait, he could combine my order with other orders and save freight.
Still - ouch.