Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Direct Buy?

Brother in law joined - $5k membership, yearly after a certain point, no delivery, there is a high pressure "no pressure" - according to the sales people (that being if you don't join on your visit, you essentially get placed on a "Never allow in" list...like being blackballed....

For him the savings were large as he purchased many needed item (large ticket) for his home

I think it could be good for a person/couple with the first home, or a renovator

I heard the same.
A local vet friend had their clinic redone. The owners joined Direct Buy for 5k but apparently saved quite a few thousand in the end; however the reno of a vet clinic is rather substantial for counter tops, chairs/furniture, fixtures, flooring...

We considered joining as well when we bought our new house in February. Googling the company produced WAY too many highly negative reviews of the service. The sales tactics mentioned above turned me off as well. If it was that great, there would be no reason for such huge secrecy and the high pressure sales tactics. Of course, since we didn't go much further than the initial research, I could be wrong, but either way their sales pitch leaves a lot to be desired. Buyer beware.

Never heard of them Michael. Sounds like buying a time share though…..

I did however see that Costco had a nice Samsung three drawer unit the other day. I don’t need a new fridge, but damn near took this home. Stainless, bottom freezer with side by side fridge up top with water / ice in the door……way cool…. Good price too.

Mike,
I think that we all suffer from G.A.S. (gear acquisition syndrome)

Direct Buy seemed a little sketchy to me, if you have a large project it may save you some cash, but when it is impossible to get any pricing information from them prior to joining who knows.
I would think showing their pricing would be an incentive for joining.

We ended up buying this model over the net from ABT KitchenAid Great service and fast delivery.

It almost killed 3 friends and myself getting this upstairs into the kitchen, on a pallet it weighed close to 700lbs, when we pulled out the old Sub Zero we took off the doors, wheeled it out to the deck off our kitchen, and launched it over the railing into the yard, much easier

Never heard of them either.