[Dadhawk]

TILTL how two companies in the same business selling the exact same product (well equivalent products) can justify selling them for such different prices.

As an example, current product is replacement windows. Our house has 35 windows, of which 30 are standard but large double-hung windows (either 28" or 32" x 72").

One company quoted a price of @$19,000 to replace them all with their top quality vinyl windows, which I thought was steep but not unreasonable.

The second company, whose windows were feature to feature equivalent to company 1 quoted (hold your breathe and prepare) $78,943!! No, they were not made of crystal aluminum and Adamantium.

First company came in, measured the windows, quoted their top of the line (which matched ones we already had used when we remodeled our kitchen), offered us a 20% discount if we close within 30 days. In and out if less than 45 minutes.

Second company spent 30 minutes measuring the windows then spent the next 60 minutes selling their product with a standard sales pitch, and trying to use car dealership methods with us until their price got down to $44,000 "if you sign today". When I told them I never sign a contract before I have all bids, they went to the "customer survey" which was really just a call to the manager for additional sales pitch and a further reduction to $37,000 if I was willing to go on their "flexible install schedule".

I finally just kicked the guy and the manager out with "I'm sorry, but at this point the only way I would go with you is if you move the decimal point one place to the left just for wasting so much of my time." I felt bad for the sales guy (really looked like a kid just starting out and was just had a script he had to go through which was why I tolerated it as long as I did).