My siblings and I are in talks about a group gift for dad, and I suggested a replacement Polaris 280. I swear he's been patching his together with scraps for 20 years, and as much as I hate to take away his hobby I think he'd appreciate a fresh start. We actually just replaced his booster pump a couple of months ago (and he's a creature of habit), so I'm not looking to try and sell him on a robot at this stage in the game.
Anyway, suggestions for where to buy it? I can google and find a host of sites, but I don't know from a search results which ones are trustworthy, are good to deal with in the event of needing to return or having a service issue, etc. I know Marina gets great reviews for robots but they don't appear to sell Polaris. I found it on Amazon being sold by "In the Swim Pool Supplies" as well as "Backyard Pool Superstore" - or just order from Leslie's so that a return could be done in person if needed. Would like to use Doheny's since that's where I ordered the pump and was happy with them, but they're 10% higher than all the others mentioned. Heck, Inyo Pools gets a great rep here but they're $130 more than the others. Figured I'd ask around here in case I'm missing some other good source.
Anyway, suggestions for where to buy it? I can google and find a host of sites, but I don't know from a search results which ones are trustworthy, are good to deal with in the event of needing to return or having a service issue, etc. I know Marina gets great reviews for robots but they don't appear to sell Polaris. I found it on Amazon being sold by "In the Swim Pool Supplies" as well as "Backyard Pool Superstore" - or just order from Leslie's so that a return could be done in person if needed. Would like to use Doheny's since that's where I ordered the pump and was happy with them, but they're 10% higher than all the others mentioned. Heck, Inyo Pools gets a great rep here but they're $130 more than the others. Figured I'd ask around here in case I'm missing some other good source.
