Buyer Beware: a manufacturer's one year parts and labor warranty won't be honored like you expect it will. We purchased a Dreammaker Spa at the Pool & Spa Show in winter 2019, taking delivery of the hot tub in late March. We specifically asked about product warranty and were told the spa had a one year parts and labor, plus an additional 4 years (5 total) on certain components (such as the exterior shell). Fast forward to this week, when we identify noticeable defects in the lighting. Since we are still under warranty, we call and set up a service appointment. The tech arrives, makes the repair (an entire strand of lights were found to be faulty and required replacement), and tells us that while the parts and labor are covered under warranty we are subject to a $90 "Service Trip Fee". Say what? When I questioned the obscure charge, according to Pooltown a "Service Trip Fee" applies to any service required after the first 90 days. That's right fellow buyers, you're going to be out of pocket for ANY issues you experience....even if covered under warranty....after the first 3 months. And just to be clear, parts and labor are covered by the manufacturer (supposedly) so this $90 fee covers......the tech's commute to and from? That's a whopping 1.7 miles/6 minutes from their location to our home each way [that's $26 per mile if it just goes toward the commute]. I'm obviously in the wrong business. I emailed the sales person from whom we purchased the spa, and he tells me that this little nugget of information (the "Service Trip Fee" applicable after only 90 days, despite the 1 year of stated coverage), which was NOT disclosed during the sale, is "stated in the warranty paperwork that came with the spa". Oh, well how nifty.....wait until after its paid for and delivered and THEN let us know. This is simply poor customer service all the way around. A business is only as good as how they perform in the worst of circumstances, and Pooltown has absolutely let us down. We will be certain to take future business elsewhere (and make sure our friends do the same). read more