I recently saw an advertisement regarding a fiberglass pool manufacturer that had donated a pool to the TV Show Little People Big World. Upon reading the advertisement, which made it sound as if Little People Big World had chosen the manufacturer because of their superior quality, two thoughts came to my head.
- I'm glad fiberglass pools are becoming such a part of mainstream TV.
- Just because a fiberglass pool is used on a TV show doesn't make it any better than the next.
With the introduction of HGTV and other home improvement shows, many manufacturers, such as Viking Pools and Trilogy Pools, have been kind enough to donate their pools towards a good cause. Although I strongly appreciate the good will in these gestures, the reality is this:
Do not allow your impressions of a fiberglass pool manufacturer to be affected by what they have done on TV.
I can say such a statement without bias because one the manufacturers that our company at River Pools and Spas has carried is Trilogy Pools. Trilogy was on Extreme Home Makeover a few years ago because they donated and built a pool for a needy family.
But the fact that Trilogy was on Extreme Home Makeover doesn't make them a great pool. The greatness and superiority of their product are found in such areas as: lifetime structure and 15-year finish warranty, powerful customer testimonials, quality materials used in pool structure, etc.
So before you choose to use a fiberglass pool manufacturer simply because they promote what they do on TV, remember to keep the essentials in mind.
In fact, I would be concerned if a builder or manufacturer focused all of their marketing efforts on charitable deeds without also promoting the quality components of their product. Although charity is a wonderful virtue, it does not build a quality pool with an excellent structural and finish warranty.
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