Gulf Coast Spas Eagan, MN Dealer and Customer Comments

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Pisa

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Monaco

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Barcelona at the pool...

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Barcelona Summer 2008

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Blue Lagoon Iceland

2009-04-03T20:39:00.000-07:00

Fosters first year in hockey,,,,

Worlds Best Insulated Hot Tub!

2008-12-06T18:28:00.000-08:00

Elvis at the packers game

2008-09-21T18:33:00.000-07:00

A View From My Hot Tub! Jack on Lookout!

2008-09-13T06:31:00.000-07:00

Minong, Wisconsin Killer Family Watersports Weekend

2008-07-21T21:44:00.000-07:00

What a great weekend. Lots of great food, drink, tubing, knee boarding, wake boarding, & surfing. Todd won the ping pong tournament and I won the Texas Holdem. Got on the water at 10:30 and off at 4:30.

Lawn Bowling @ Brits Pub Minneapolisc

2008-07-12T16:32:00.000-07:00

Well there is a method to our madness as long as we have some Rx
(Bootleg or Black& Tan.. Lawn bowling is like Bocci Ball but the beers
are $6 (ask for Angela). Just rember to "Mind The Gap". See ya in the
hot tub minneapolis. In my keyword rich blog to drive people to my
website and hopefully people who want to buy the best hot tub. Gulf
coast spas!
See ya

Hot Tub Electrical 101

2008-07-08T06:25:00.000-07:00

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KVrVcpEgpw

Joe White
www.whitehousedirect.com
Sent from my iPhone

The view from my hot tub

2008-07-08T06:23:00.001-07:00

I love my hot tub!

2008-07-08T06:13:00.001-07:00

Its July 8th and my hot tub is 101•.
The perfect start to the day a cup of coffee and an early morning dip
in the hot tub.... Yesterday was 5am today 8:04. I really like to
strech and read when I'm in the hot tub. Well I just figured out how
to blogger from my iPhone. Very easy and will result in many more
posts. FYI I use blogger through google and you just email the photo
along with the text and it posts to your blogg within seconds. Well
I'm going to go so I don't drop my phone in the hot tub.
Joe
Www.whitehpusedirect.com

Test blog

2008-07-07T18:48:00.001-07:00

Thanks Frosty nice smile

4h of July Weekend 2008

2008-07-07T14:42:00.000-07:00

What an awesome weekend!!! Finally some great weather! I have to confess I sang no karaoke last weekend although I did get up and sing with a friend by the pool. Well our weekend started with the Eagan 4th of July Parade at 10am then straight to the Anderson's pool and of course over to our hot tub a few times. We had the smoker going all day. Smoked up some Jerk Pork Butt. If you like Jerk Seasoning you have to try the Walkerswood Jerk Seasoning, its kind of a paste and its awesome. We cooked the pork about 5 hours and it just fell apart. Put a huge pile on a bun then a big scoop of coleslaw then some sweet baby rays BBQ sauce. It was worth the wait. Pool 1-8pm Live entertainment... Friday night the Eagan Fireworks and then back to our neighborhood for our own fireworks that started at 11:30-12:30ish... Saturday I delivered a Hot Tub at 11am and evidently they had a late night because the parents were not up yet just the kids. I bought some Fat Tire Bear on the way home, and got home just intime to make the Wilary's pool party. 3-9 then to our house for a hot tub and fireworks. Then Sunday started in the hot tub and off to Orchard Lake in Burnsville to meet up with Alan Foster and familly for some boating my head hit the pillow at 8:30 and up Monday at 4:30 made coffee and hit the hot tub and off to the gym. What a great weekend with the family... SEE our Hot Tubs

Spring Finally!!!

2008-03-11T07:52:00.000-07:00

Well with the 1st day of spring officially March 20th everyone is very excited. I know my family is. This is a great time of the year to buy a hot tub, plan your new patio, plan your deck and get scheduled by a contractor to get the work done asap.

We want thank all of our customers and supporters for your help and referrals. The hot tub industry, including Minneapolis and Minnesota, has been down about 30% each of the last 2 years and we at Whitehouse Direct have become stronger and increased our bottom line, this would not have been possible without your referrals.

2007 Customer Acquisition Stats
29% Referrals
28% Website
21% Signs
12% Classifieds
10% Other

Of course our goals are to increase these in all areas and we do have a specific plan in place with very achievable objectives.

We believe that 2008 will be a similar year to 2007. Our main focus in 2008 is directed toward better post sale follow up and support and a more effective advertising message.

Thank you again for your referrals and support...

Joe White
Whitehouse Direct Hot Tubs and Pool Tables
Eagan, MN Minneapolis, Twin Cities, Minnesota, Wisconsin
http://www.whitehousedirect.com

BTW-- Check out our YouTube Videos.
http://www.youtube.com/user/whdirect

The Snow Flies Today

2007-12-01T10:32:00.000-08:00

Winter is here and it is my favorite time of the year for hot tubbing..... I was in my tub this morning and it was great. 3 weeks ago I had a few of the guys over and we sat in my tub from 9pm to 12am. Having a few and trying to solve the worlds problems. Then 2 days later I had a friend of mine and his 3 boys along with me and my son over for an hour dip... The kids really love the tub.

In my last post I mentioned i would give you the low down on the karaoke contest. In August of 2007 There was a Karaoke Contest at our local restaurant/neighborhood hang out Coopers Eagan, MN. This place has been a blast on Friday and Saturday nights Karaoke starts at 10pm both nights. I have to say there is some good talent and some not so good... The karaoke contest lasted for 4 weeks and 2 people could qualify each each Friday and Saturday night. The finals were the end of August and there were 18 people in the finals. It had kind of been the talk of the neighborhood. The 1st 2 nights I sand I did not qualify but, I had one thing going for me. "I NEVER GIVE UP" although one of my friends said I might want to consider giving up. Well I did qualify and and the night of the finals one of the neighbors had a 70's/80's Party and movie for the kids on a projection screen in their back yard. This started at 5pm and the Karaoke Contest started at 11pm. Me and one of my friends from the block John Flannery had been practicing a few days trying to figure out what song we would be singing. I think the final decision wasn't made till the last hour or 2. Well long story short Coopers was packed half of the bar were rooting for either John or me. At the end they were announcing the winner and it come down to a tie between John and Me. So we had to have a sing off. He ended up winning. It was a blast. By the way I did wear my outfit for the 70's party to the Contest, bell bottom jeans platform shoes and all. And we did end up in the hot tub late.

Joe White Singing "Keep Your Hands To Yourself"

See More Videos on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=whdirect

John Singing "Drops of Jupiter"

Congratulations to Dave and Mary Jo Rosenow, Dave is our GM, they are expecting their 1st child this week...Good Luck...

Until next time... Remember "We All Just Want To Be Big Rock Stars" My new Karaoke Song...

Joe

Gulf Coast Spas Dealer Eagan, MN

2007-10-18T07:36:00.000-07:00

I was born in Monroe, LA. December 17 , 1965. Both of my parent graduated from Louisiana Tech University. They were both born in Arkansas (the only state to be mentioned in the bible) but dad grew up in Bastrop, LA and mom in Center, TX. Both were born in 1937. My dad attended LA Tech on a full football and track scholarship and gradated with a degree in chemical engineering. Dad (J. Sherwood White, I'm Jr) was the oldest of 7 children. Darryl, Jimmy, Don, Ed, Micky, and Linda. Enough of that right now....

I created this blog as a result of a customer survey... I own a business in Eagan, MN Whitehouse Direct. . We sell hot tubs in Minneapolis and the twin cities really throughout MN and Minnesota. We also sell pool tables in Minneapolis, the twin cities and throughout MN and Minnesota.
I had a customer return an online survey the question was #12 SEE BELOW

12. Please tell us any way we can improve our business. Please be specific. From website, delivery, follow up, service, products, anything... Let er rip...

Customer's response:
Not sure, but i bought a Gulf Coast Spas hot tub from white house direct about 3 years ago and before buying it i did some checking on the internet about the quality. I came pretty close to not buying a Gulf Coast Spa, because of some of the negative information on the internet about gulf coast spas and the way they are marketed. Anyways I'm glad i bought it, i have never had a problem. Delivery was great, and never needed anything else as to other services or products for it. So to answer your question consider going to the internet web sites and standing up for you product and or hand out a list of web sites to check out that has something good to say.

Another testimonial, this one, from our website.

Gulf Coast Spas Reviews
Dear Whitehouse Direct,
I have to tell you, I have spent 3 years looking at hot tubs and the hot tub industry anxiously anticipating our big purchase. I am a person that wants to see every penny in regards to quality of the merchandise and even more so the support after the sale. And to say that I have NOT been let down on either account would be an understatement! To be honest with you, I asked this question several times: "If Gulf Coast Spas claims to be competitive amongst the biggest names in spas, how can they literally cost $2000-$3000 less than the competition?" I spent many hours investigating this very question and found many reasons. I won't go into all the details; I wouldn't want someone to just "take my word for it" without the valuable research one needs to do on there own. But I can testify, several months after the purchase of our Boca Grande, that both Gulf Coast and White House Direct have exceeded all of my very high expectations! (I even called Gulf Coast for support Thanksgiving day just to see how fast I could get a response; I didn't wait more than 5 minutes!)The spa has been easy to maintain, has not had ANY mechanical problems, support was very helpful when I did my own wiring, and the performance is better than most of the high end tubs that we have wet tested. Joe and Todd have always made themselves available. I appreciate the quick response and all the help before and AFTER the sale. "After the sale" is a chance with any company-these guys will treat you like family. THANK YOU!
Thanks you guys, please let me know if ever need a reference...
Corey B.
Hudson, WI

We have been selling Gulf Coast Spas in Minnesota for 5 1/2 years. We have sold over 1300 Gulf Coast Spas in Minnesota and Wisconsin (Wisconsin is my new favorite place to go its kind of like New Orleans more on that in my next post). We have always been in Eagan selling spas out of office and warehouse space ( Low overhead). Gulf Coast Spas is the only company with 24/7 tech support and this is very helpful for the dealer and the customer. We ask our customers to call GCSM 1st. If they have a problem with Gulf Coast Spas tech support, please call us and we will help. I am not saying we have never had any issues. We have our share. The key is we take care of our customers and treat them like we would like to be treated.
We just keep our company vision in mind.

Our Vision- To introduce and define the luxury warehouse direct buying experience and turn every customer into a raving fan.
Last Month September 2007 41% of our business was referral or repeat.

" Perfect the basics"

Return phone calls in a timely manner
Do what you say you are going to do
Own up to your mistakes
Go the extra mile

To see more testimonials including video http://www.whitehousedirect.com/testimonials.html

Click the link above to see this customers comments about Whitehouse Direct and Gulf Coast Spas.

Is this guy a huge Colts fan or is he in some way related to "Tony Dungy" ? You'll be surprised.

To See Spas http://www.whitehousedirect.com/spas.html

If you have any questions about our product's or services please call or post.

612-490-1331 cell

More about the karaoke contest next.....

Joe White