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Posted by Art on June 9, 2007, 3:32 am
Are you talking about their entrance doors? When I priced Pella entrance
doors a few years ago, Lowes was almost $1000 cheaper. Their ornate window
designs differed somewhat between the 2 sources but I called up the factory
and they told me that the quality of entrance doors at Lowes and Pella
stores was identical. So I save a grand and bought at Lowes. On the other
hand their sliding glass doors are different qualities at Lowes versus Pella
stores.
> Hi all,
>
> I kind of thought that if there is a product then there has to exist
> MSRP...
>
> For example, Andersen web site has the pricing information on their
> windows. It may or may not be absolutely accurate, but it gives you
> an idea, so that when you go to a dealer you kind of know what to
> expect.
>
> No such luck with Pella :( The only way to get any pricing
> information seems to be to ask a particular dealer. So I give them
> the exact door configuration, including where the sidelight is, on
> which side the hinges are (!), etc., and they come up with, like
> $2100... When I say that another store has it less expensive, it
> turns out they loaded the door with all possible upgrades, including
> non-standard color of the hinges... When they remove all (or part?)
> of these upgrades, the price goes down to, say $1700.
>
> Still not sure where I am... If I go with steel instead of
> fiberglass, it's going to be cheaper. How much cheaper for this
> particular door with this particular glass and sidelight? Maybe I
> want fiberglass, but a smaller glass or no glass at all -- will it
> affect the price? How much? Maybe I have a particular amount to
> spend -- how do I figure out what I can get for this money?
>
> Looks impossible to figure out all this without spending whole day at
> a Pella store, and pricing all possible combinations (Forget Lowes --
> they don't seem to be friendly enough to price more than a couple of
> doors).
>
> I even tried to call Pella, and asked for MSRPs, but was told they
> (MSRPs) are not available.
>
> Am I alone feeling that this is not normal? How do people usually
> figure out what exact configuration to buy?
>
> Thanks,
> Arkadiy
>
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