Discussion Board Forum for Vinyl Windows

The only end game is when your in the ground. In business if your not looking forward for opportunities and threats you have already lost.

@Delaware Mike and Homesealed; I didn't insinuate either of you was buying from a wholesaler, I was responding to Delaware Mike's sub-$150 wholesale comment. If your buying straight from the factory thats great, it helps keep costs down. The advantage to being a sub $200 licensee is the leverage on ...

As I pointed out in my first post, I worked for a manufacturer for a long time prior to my going on my own and I had the luxury of seeing very good high end remodeling companies charging $1200-$1500 for windows and I saw the sub $200 revolution along with everything in between. The industry was chan...

@ Delaware Mike; "Those franchises are the perfect business model for those strickly in any industry just looking to make as much money as possible and evently get out. Exactly what is wrong with our Country right now. I got into this business because I wanted to provide a cost effecient soluti...

Full disclosure-I worked for AMI and as a result worked closely with Window World for a number of years and eventually opened a competitor based on their business model. The bait and switch argument holds no water in any discussion about WW, they can and will install a window for $189, provided its ...