Backyards & Billiards

"My wife and I visited over 5 spa stores. We found Greg and Nancy and the rest of the Backyards and Billiards staff to be the most interested in meeting our needs. More importantly, the service after the sale has been outstanding. I wouldn’t buy a spa, pool table or tanning bed from any other store."

I had a wonderful experience purchasing from Backyards and Billiards recently. My wife and I bought a Cedrus Far Infrared sauna from the east store. Delivery arrangements were a little unusual since the unit we purchased was a floor model. For no extra charge, Greg Bennett, the owner, agreed to meet me personally the next morning (Sunday) more than two hours before the store opened. We had to disassemble the entire sauna, pack the pieces into our trucks and reassemble it at my house. Greg showed the utmost care and patience throughout the entire process. He truly treated each piece of the sauna as though it were fine china! After we had driven to my house and reassembled the unit, Greg made sure all the components were working properly and checked carefully for anything amiss. Such a great product paired with such caring and personal attention made my wife's and my experience at Backyards and Billiards a true joy.

"Your service is outstanding! After buying a Woodland Park home that has one of your hot tubs on the back deck, I needed to learn how to operate and take care of it. I called your store and you asked Bill, your chemical specialist, to come up. He spent plenty of time with me, making sure I understood everything about the operation and maintenance. And when he saw that the design of the deck made it difficult for me to lift and store the cover, he installed an easy-lift mechanism.

Equally impressive is when the hot tub stopped working on a recent cold winter day your service tech Eric came up here the day I called – on his own time! – and found the problem in the house’s electrical system. He helped me protect the hot tub from the freezing temperatures until an electrician could get here.

You and your staff do a wonderful job taking care of your customers. Please feel free to share these comments with anyone considering making a purchase from you."

"Greg, Thanks for all your help. I really enjoy my new pool table. Anytime anybody I know is looking, I will make sure you are the first they call. Thanks again."

"My husband and I would like to express our appreciation for the kindness and courtesy you and ALL of your staff extended to us from the moment we walked into your showroom and through the entire purchase process.

We had been shopping for a spa since June of this year and actually purchased one from a competitor in August. We had no idea at the time there was a Bullfrog Dealership anywhere in the area. We were rushed through the process and basically forced into leaving a deposit on a spa we weren’t even sure we wanted before we could leave their showroom. Things went downhill from there. As you are aware, we had a horrible experience with both the spa that was delivered and the unethical company we purchased it from. Once the spa was returned, we had basically decided that it wasn’t worth the grief and aggravation to shop for another manufacturer or model.

Then we learned that Backyards and Billiards began selling Bullfrog Spas earlier this year! Based on our past experiences, we were apprehensive upon walking into your showroom, but Charlene immediately put us at ease. We never felt pressured to buy something we weren’t comfortable with and you and your salespeople seem genuinely interested in what the CUSTOMER wants in a spa purchase! Charlene was extremely patient and helped us go through specs and prices on what I believe was every spa on your showroom floor! Every person we had contact with seemed intent on making sure that all of our questions and concerns were answered and never made us feel like we were being difficult. When we came back for the wet testing, Charlene was cheerful and made sure we left no jetpack untried!

Backyards and Billiards turned a previously stressful buying situation into a pleasant experience directly due to the knowledge, empathy and compassionate treatment we received by each and every member of your team.

In addition to offering a unique and superb product, you have proven that you truly understand what customer service is about. It has been a pleasure doing business with Backyards and Billiards and we look forward to enjoying our Bullfrog Spa for many years!"

We have been a member of the Backyards and Billiards Family for little more than a year now. Before we made our spa/billiards table selection, we visited 4-5 different outlets in Colorado Springs. We made out pick based upon per-sales treatment and product quality with the expectation that their high level of service would continue after the sale and installation. We have not been disappointed. We are treated like a part of the family whenever we are in the store. On the one follow on service call; we got the same prompt courteous service we always get. We love our Spa and pool table! It remains a great experience working with Greg and his Backyards and Billiards team. I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone.

I wanted you to know how much I appreciate your employee Eric and all that he did for our hot tub with a truly positive attitude and willingness to delight the customer in very frigid temps this week.

I've had my same Cal Spa for 17 years and have myself totally rebuilt it with help from your service team the last few years. It may not be the most beautiful tub, but it gives us all the enjoyment we need. Now, along with an old tub come the usual maintenance issues and the issue this time was no circulation. Throughout the week Eric came by the house until he finally got it running perfectly and he gave up his Saturday afternoon to boot to make sure it was fixed. Being a business man for 33 years I really appreciate it when I meet someone like Eric willing to do his best to delight a customer. As you know retaining customers is key to the success of a business and Eric is doing a magnificent job for you!

This is just to let you know you have one heck of a gem in your shop and Eric again has retained and delighted a customer. I look forward to doing business with you again in the future. Do everything you can to keep him employed it'll pay off 10 fold. Thanks.

- B. Boyce...Colorado Springs

Greg, I think that you pegged it! The pictures of the control pad in the manual looks just like mine. Thank you SO much! We got it working again by just discontinuing the power like you and I talked about, but it's so nice to have an owner's manual now to refer to.

Your customer service has been way above and beyond, and I cannot tell you how much I appreciate it. Mike and I will be shopping at your store from now on for supplies.

Thank you again, from a very busy mom!

- C.S...Colorado Springs

Our Sundance Saga

Our family bought this Sundance spa with our house in Rockrimmon in 1993, including its rather interesting history as related to us by the original owners and our neighbors.

The spa was initially installed in the late 1980s on a 9 foot high deck to take advantage of the great views from that spot. Unfortunately, the deck design was less than ideal for the weight of the unit when filled with water, and the effect of high winds atop its perch. One night wind gusts of 50 – 60 miles per hour started to push the spa such that it began to sway back and forth. Well, you guessed it – between the wind, and then the water inside the tub adding its wave motion, the entire deck got to rocking until the support posts finally snapped. That’s when this old spa crashed to the ground and took a journey of about 100 yards down a rather steep but (mostly) grassy hill. The next morning dawned clear and bright to find the spa in a neighbor’s back yard.

Now fast-forward a couple of months to picture a new and very sturdy 7 foot high deck in place of the old one, a new redwood cabinet for the tub, and most of the scratches and dings buffed out of the spa fiberglass. The owners had it back in operation, almost as good as new. And, starting in 1993, we and our tenants enjoyed using it for another 13 years.

Lessons learned:

- For a spa on an elevated deck – get it engineered for the (static) weight of the unit and water, and the effects of likely high

winds

- Sundance products can “take a licking and keep on ticking”

Rich & Kathy S...Colorado Springs

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