Fall has arrived and it just does not seem fair that summer has to end, I wonder if there is someway we could stop the earth rotating around the sun and locking our location so that it would be summer all year round here in the northern hemisphere. But then I guess that would not be fair to the people below the equator where it would be winter all the time. So I guess in all fairness we will just have to live with the world as it is. Now the world as it is hasn’t been that great lately and as I gaze into my crystal pool ball it is very cloudy as to the future. It is hard to say what is going to happen in 2010, which is not that far away. One thing is for sure prices will be going up. The economy is showing mixed signals as far as recovery. According to the surveys I have read you the consumers are not being very confident about what the economic future holds. But let me suggest that if there is something big you need to purchase now is the time to strike the best deal vs. next year. In the pool business traditionally prices go up during the winter usually January. So in order to get 2009 pricing you will need to make your purchase before the end of the year if you want to save future money. With the average cost increases we have been seeing between 6 and 10 percent that is a pretty good savings. Even 6 percent is better than the average savings account rates I am seeing of 2.75 percent! So if you have a big expense you know you are going to have to buy for next spring don’t put that purchase off because in just three very short months prices will be going up, my crystal pool ball is clear enough to at least see that.


Jim Garrison
The Guru of Pools at Discount Pool Warehouse.com