I live in Tucson, AZ and wanted to buy a Tonneau Cover for my Son-In-Law. He lives in Vancouver, WA. I start my search first with Amazon to at least understand what the Market Price is. So, I call a place that advertises what I'm looking for and got a quote and they had it in stock. There would be no lowering of the quote as the manufacturer sets the price. It appears they are within market pricing. I found out that taxes are pretty high compared to Tucson. Ha.
I also realized that Baxter Auto Parts is in Vancouver as well and gave them a call for price comparison. They too hold firm on the Unit Price, however, their install price was almost half of the competition. I was fortunate to get a great representative of the company and his name is Nick. I had a lot of questions as I was sitting in Tucson trying to pull off this surprise for a Christmas present. It started to get a little bit complicated and he informed me that it had to be installed in Portland. So now I'm intrigued about the sales tax as Portland doesn't have them. I'm now think of dollar savings. He is very patient with me and explains why that doesn't work (Vancouver orders and stocks the part but the install is in Portland). So, I understand that I will have to pay the taxes.
I sit with this for a few days, I have time it is only November 20. On November 27 I discover that Amazon has pinged my account showing that what I had looked at a few days ago (The Tonneau Cover!!!) was now lower in price. I called Nick and ask if he can price match and told him the dollars. He said he had to call his boss. I feel like I'm on the TV show "Deal or No Deal." He calls back they will match it and we consummate the deal and I receive a new Quote. This Nick was so great and he knew I was excited to buy this for Gordon.
Oh, poor Nick, now this crazy lady in Tucson says she will give her credit card number in 4 days and would task the son in law to schedule the install in Portland. I was so excited with Nick being so nice and working with me that I couldn't wait til Christmas to give it to Gordon. So, on Dec 5 (the day I put it on my credit card) Gordon got his Christmas early and had it installed Dec 6, 2018. Exciting for Gordon and Very much fun for me.
I trust the owner (the Deal or No Deal guy) would give Nick a Christmas Bonus. It's who is representing a company on the phone or the front desk that will get folks like me to write a Google/Yelp Review. Merry Christmas Nick and to Baxter Auto Parts. "PJ" read more