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On 1/27/2008, Sarlacc wrote:
My parents did a lot of research about direct buy and actually learned what it was all about prior to attending the meeting. So, there was no pressure when they decided to join.They knew that not EVERYTHING was at true wholesale, that you still had to shop around before buying something through them, but that yes you can get very good deals on certain things.
The reason they joined was because the starting to redo a lot of their house. So, over the period of time they determined it was the worth the cost of savings on materials to join. New flooring, cabinets, counter tops, carpet, etc etc etc.
When they were out here over xmas, they took me and the wife to be to their burbank showroom which is very nicely laid out. We went to go look at furniture prices and I went to check out some electronics prices.
Now, I did read a lot of the same complaints and scam alerts that everyone else has read, but if you read into its a lot of people who didnt bother to research before attending. I voiced the same concerns to my folks who said they have never had an issue. A new counter showed up damaged, but it was returned and replaced ASAP.
The company my father works for is also a distributor to them, so he also knew and understood how they buy things, and WHY they arent always the cheapest. Like Direct Buy doesnt stock anything. They are a piecemeal order store. So it can be a little more pricey for a company to sell to them. And sometimes things go on backorder or take longer to ship because of it.
Either way, if you do your reserach and you know what you are getting into, and you deem it financially worth it, then its not a bad thing.
Hell, I found the receiver I want from them. Which retails for $1200 and I haven't found it much cheaper anywhere online...through them and my dad I'm going to get it for $720.
On 1/31/2008, Sarlacc wrote:
You still have to shop around before buying straight from them. They dont always have the best price. Cross shopping is still important.As for why. Direct Buy does NOT stock any items. You pick what you want, they order it. Because of that it can be a little more expensive to buy from a vendor, because vendors generally stock and sell based on volume not piecemeal. So, like with the company my father works for there is a wholesale price...then there is the "wholesale" price Direct Buy buys at, which is a little more expensive.
But when I was there I found most furniture, building supplies and some electronics have GREAT deals. Like I said I am getting a $1200 yamaha receiver for $720.
And again, a place like this may only be worth it if you:
a) do the research before going to the meeting
b) have enough things to purchase over the membership time period to make it worth the money to join.
My folks ended up saving a TON on redoing their house. But, again, for most people these places just arent worth it.
There's no way to be certain whether a particular post was written by a "shill" for DirectBuy, and while it's common for positive posts about DirectBuy to include some comments in which the poster restrains their enthusiasm for DirectBuy (e.g. including a statement like "DirectBuy is not for everyone"), this includes some statements that I wouldn't expect in a post by one of their shills.
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