Park Models Direct parkmodelsdirect.com Bait & Switch Scam Rocky Mount, VA Nationwide presence

Park Models Direct uses Bait & Switch pricing tactics on their website. The price you see on the site is the bait. At no point in the sales process will you ever see any pricing for the options that you might want. HVAC, ceiling fans, furniture, color packages, and just about any other basic items that you might need or want is considered an option by Park Models Direct. You will never see any itemized price list to know what they are charging you. The park model that we were interested in was listed on the site at about $36,000. We were told to select options and although we asked about prices several times and requested an itemized cost breakdown of options we were never provided this information. The cost of our park model rocketed up to "about $60,000" according to the sales rep. The low price on the website is the bait and the options that you can't get any transparency on pricing information is the switch to the higher price. You will spend a lot of time and work in the sales process while the sales company hopes that you will get emotionally invested and pay their higher prices. My requests for an itemized  price breakdown of what we were paying for were made via phone and email. All requests for a transparent review of prices were ignored. I was given the hurry up and let's get that credit application submitted for financing reply without any effort to provide my lady or I the pricing info that we requested.

After my experience with Park Models Direct I would offer 3 pieces of advice:

1. Don't fall for the "let's get your deposit in fast to hold the last unit available at that price" BS. We were told that there were "only 2 units left of the Park Model that we wanted. One was pending sale so that left only one available." Does this hustle sound familiar? But the salespeople are pretty good so watch out! After making a $5,000 deposit / down payment we later learned that if you want any options (who doesn't want options?) then delivery was at least 100 days out. The initial hustle to get your down payment is bad business, don't fall for it. After we decided that we didn't want to do business with these people our inquiries for the return of our deposit went unanswered. Voicemails and emails that used to be returned quickly were no longer important to Park Models Direct once we wanted our $5,000.00 returned. As of this writing I still have no indication as to when I will get my money back. Park Models Direct believes that your money becomes their money once you make a deposit. We never even submitted our credit app since the price was ridiculous and we couldn't get any honest information on our costs and an itemized price sheet on options. Our deposit cleared the bank immediately but Park Models Direct doesn't want to know you if you want your money back.

2. You might want to discuss options with your significant other. Don't do it. Park Models Direct wants to do the sales thing where they get you emotionally invested. Don't fall for that hustle. Determine all pricing on Everything and get it in writing (which they won't do) before getting your lady/man involved in the process.

3. The final piece of advice that I would offer regarding Park Models Direct is just save yourself the pain and suffering of this cheesy sales process. Don't just walk away from Park Models Direct. RUN! You can get cheaper, more honest, transparent deals that will deliver your Park Model much sooner. Speaking of delivery, don't even try to get the $4,000 freight charge explained. Just one of many hidden charges in the bait and switch game by Park Models Direct.