Just Because I'm a women doesn't mean I'm dumb!





All of the windows in our house are new(er) Champion Windows, except for the kitchen window. So I call Champions last week and set a time up for them to come and give me a estimate on the window in the kitchen. I also wanted them to asses what was wrong with the window in the master bedroom (there was mold-looking dirt in between the panes). They sent out a younger guy who really could not tell me what was causing the buildup in the panes of the windows but he did tell me that the only window we needed to replace (the kitchen one) was going to cost $1300. <---That's no typo... It was the cost of the ONE standard window in the kitchen but, WE WERE IN LUCK... because we had all Champion windows we were going to receive a discount, and it would then bring the cost to $830 (haha, some discount). I felt this was a little steep! I then went home and looked up the cost of a similar window at Lowe's and there brand, Pella windows, was going to cost $230 dollars. After my research I easily affirmed my "a little steep" conclusion to hold true. The major price difference led me to believe I was slightly being taken advantage of. Needless to say Clayton and I have decided that we will not be going with Champion windows. It's astounding to me that salesman think people these days (especially young ones) are still naive to the price on things given the numerous resources we have at our fingertips for comparison purposes. Oh well, live and learn!