<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Justin W:
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by AJ S.:
I was thinking that they were removing the gas assist from the Performer for liability purposes. I could see some, (pardon my bluntness) idiot leaving the gas on and causing some kind of injury or fire. But if they are going to sell 2 similiar grills, one with and one without then I have no idea what is behind the marketing strategy.
The pricing had better be good or else the sales will plummet.
And Home Depot still needs to get their act together.. (had to throw that in.) </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
I think their intent is to eventually discontinue the Platinum. That grill has not been a big seller for them, in fact it's been a real dud so far.
The price of the Performer w/o the gas assist is $279. Why on earth would anyone even want to buy the Platinum when you can get the Performer w/o the gas assist for just $30 more? That is an absolute no-brainer.
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I agree with your point, but have they stopped to think about the REASON the Platinum isn't selling?
It's 250 freakin dollars. They are in lala land if they think the reason it's a dud has anything to do with the design of the grill. It's all the price.
The Platinum basically took two of the biggest drawbacks of the OTG out of the picture (wimpy legs and no table space). Had they priced it appropriately (about 40 bucks more than at OTG) they would not be able to keep them in stock. Instead, however, they shoot for the moon and price themselves into "a dud" on what would otherwise be a pretty nice grill to have. (By the way, at 250 bucks they DEFINITELY should not have bolted on the handle.) </div></BLOCKQUOTE>There's talk around the Weber water cooler of renaming it the Anthony Johnson Edition or AJ for short. They should really sell then shouldn't they?