Direct Buy

  • druvyr
    central Iowa Lake City Mn
    Posts: 25
    February 6, 2011 at 10:18 pm #1270684

    Any members – pros and cons of Direct Buy. Is it worth the price?

    Grouse_Dog
    The Shores of Lake Harriet
    Posts: 2043
    February 7, 2011 at 2:38 am #934379

    Build 2 houses, then it is worth it.

    For one, find a good GC and ride his discounts.

    Dog

    icenutz
    Aniwa, WI
    Posts: 2540
    February 7, 2011 at 3:23 am #934416

    Had a friend check it out and he said you would have to furnish a complete house to come out ahead at all. Very high fees to join and not that good of price breaks, better off getting good sales.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    February 7, 2011 at 3:28 am #934420

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    Any members – pros and cons of Direct Buy. Is it worth the price?

    Do an internet search on reviews. I’ll give you a hint… they’re not good.

    fishbait
    Posts: 149
    February 7, 2011 at 11:47 am #934483

    Had a brother inlaw join and now is commited to go through
    DB because the HIGH $$$$ to join. It will work if you have a major remodel job to do or rental property to remodel. Shop around.

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13651
    February 7, 2011 at 12:11 pm #934488

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    For one, find a good GC and ride his discounts.

    Dog

    X2 – I couldn’t agree more with this. I get better pricing from most of my vendors, than you can get at a “sale or discounted” box / club store. I also can get MUCH higher quality goods for my clients at the lessor prices. A great GC, should be pro-actively finding you ways to get more out of your money.

    farmboy1
    Mantorville, MN
    Posts: 3668
    February 7, 2011 at 12:37 pm #934507

    I had looked into it before I started a major remodel. Seemed like a high pressure sales pitch similar to a time share approach. They continued to tell us how much we save, but with no information on percentages, and they would not tell us teh membership fees until we committed to the entire sales meeting.

    We decided to walk away without anything. I would suggest you do the same

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    February 7, 2011 at 12:45 pm #934510

    Quote:

    I had looked into it before I started a major remodel. Seemed like a high pressure sales pitch similar to a time share approach. They continued to tell us how much we save, but with no information on percentages, and they would not tell us teh membership fees until we committed to the entire sales meeting.

    We decided to walk away without anything. I would suggest you do the same

    Reminds me of a guy that was trying to sell us replacement windows flouting the “advertiser discount” he would give us if we agreed. We refused to tell us how much the discount was, though. I told him to take a hike and got better windows put in for about a third of his price…and we aren’t being used as an advertisement

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