thinkxingu said:Also, from the sounds of it, Russ' conjecture that Hearthstone monopolizes pricing by having all its dealers at the same price is no different than Woodstock's unwillingness to "wheel and deal." A company wants to make money, nay--NEEDS to make money, so if they've got a great product why should they have to lower their prices?
Sorry if I'm off-topic ranting here, but I'd like to see more focus on the actual stoves. My Homestead smells like happy.
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I don't know about the pricing.. we discovered Hearthstone by accident, decided it was the stove for us, I was online doing some research, noted the dealer locator, found there was a dealer 15 miles from me I never heard of, decided to stop by, was very impressed, and the price they gave me on our Homestead was only $150 more then what the dealer in Louisville quoted us for a Tribute, and about $700 less then the price quoted for the Homestead.. we were torn about weather to spend the "difference" on enamel paint for the Tribute or go up to the Homestead, because we wanted black anyways, and the dealer convinced us that our emergency heat plan was ok, but since we have free wood and all, maybe actually heating with it might work out.. so far so good.