Hi guys,
Yes, Newair approached me a while back and asked if we could get together on these. This is their first combination to sort of test the waters. There will be several different "sets" as they go forward. This is just one they wanted to start with. Pricing is always fun though. I ran the numbers (just saw their ad yesterday) and if you add in the freight from me and the RUSH fee to get it ASAP it actually works out a few bucks less to go with their setup. I've no idea if they took all that into consideration when pricing it or not. Not wanting to lose business here, just being honest about the prices. This gives folks either just starting out, or buying as a gift an option for a "right now" Wineador setup without any wait time.
It'll be an interesting endeavor. One of their goals is to eventually have them in Best Buy stores across the nation as well as their other distributors.
At that stage, I'll have hired on several folks as well as moved into a bigger shop which will help us all.
Just a little branching out
So, I just pulled the trigger on a NewAir AW-281E purchase, coincidentally enough, from Best Buy. I did some digging, found valid coupons for air-n-water.com as well as other retailers but Best Buy won with a huge margin.
My end cost breakdown is as follows:
$259.99 NewAir AW-281E @ bestbuy.com, w/ Free Shipping to store by my house
-$52.00 w/ coupon code "bestbuysave20" 20% off small electronics + 5x rewards points (valid thru 10/19)
+$15.13 tax, big brothers gotta get his... (with above discount, still cheaper than a non-tax site)
-$20.00 Best Buy Rewards (1040 points from 5x points part of code above)
-$11.15 5% return on Discover Card for going to bestbuy.com through their ShopDiscover portal
-$11.15 additional 5% return on Discover Card for quarterly promotion, 5% back on all web purchases
$180.82 FINAL COST, new from Best Buy. This kind of made the decision for me!
Besides, now I can custom order my drawers/shelves from Forrest exactly how I want them instead of just accepting what's in the box.
With this savings, I'll probably even opt for the hardwood fronts upgrade! :ccool:
Happy Shopping!
Clint