If you are on your way out the door to buy a pool table, you have a better than 95% chance of making a mistake that could cost you thousands of dollars. That’s why this book was written. 95% of pool table shoppers have no idea what questions they need answers for. But you will after you read this!
If you’re a serious pool table buyer, you need to read on down this page, because I’m going to show you how to save a lot of money on your new pool table and help you avoid making a big mistake in it’s selection,
Recently I was out shopping for good old American-made products to buy for some family and friends and ended up going from one store to another and one internet site to another and never found what I wanted. I had done the same thing a few months earlier trying to buy American made slippers and, again, I came away from the effort empty handed. I just could not find any American Made products to fill my needs!
In these two examples, I knew what I wanted. I just couldn’t find either item. One manufacturer even had an address in Minnesota, but through some exploration, I found that the product was made in a far east nation, not American at all.
I think most of us know that products made in Mexico and China are well short of the level of quality we all demand or, at least, should demand! The News has been full of stories of products that are dangerous to our health or are simply junk in a box. Yet most of us go blindly forth shopping for the cheapest price and get exactly what we paid for, junk or worse.
While a few of us will not accept those inferior products anymore, many others of us keep right on going and spending money on products that are worse than most of us could ever expect. I bought some Chinese made twinkle light bulbs the other day and every single one of them burned out immediately upon receiving electricity in the string of lights. That’s what I call a "Chinese Gotcha"! All I could do was laugh at my foolishness!
Pool tables offered in America are full of the same issues, quality vs. price. Chinese vs. American. Except Chinese pool tables don’t have to have a label that says "Made in China"! Why? Because assembly is in your home, right here in America. They don’t have to say "Made in China" or "Made in Mexico". So buyer beware!
Even American makers of pool tables take many short cuts. They offer a one year warranty and then run for the hills. We have to remember that one way for manufacturers to increase their profits, is to make products cheaper, often sacrificing quality and longevity. When it comes to selecting a pool table, performance and longevity are critical. If you don’t know what to look for, you will never find it. This book, "Pool Tables 101", will give you all the knowledge you need to avoid a terrible purchase mistake. In these times, wasting your hard earned money on a poor product is simply no longer acceptable. At least it isn’t for me and I hope not for you either. That’s why this book was written.
“Pool Tables 101 contains… knowledge of pool tables not found elsewhere–fabulous details on pool table values… a quick and fully entertaining read… worth 100 times its cover price to anyone interested in purchasing or maintaining pool tables.”
"……. the book lets the consumer know what to look for in a well built pool table as well as how NOT to get pushed around by a salesman (by what questions to ask). If you’re like me and want a pool table that will last for years and years, this book is for you."
This guide is designed to inform you of all you SHOULD know before you put down your hard-earned cash for a snooker, billiard, or pool table. This information will convert you from a blind shopper to an expert. This information has been hidden from us all for decades. Imagine buying a new car and finding out later that it was actually assembled in the back shop of the dealer, not the factory, and that no one had ever tested the car. Pool tables are just like that. They are completely assembled by the dealer in your home. The performance of the pool table depends heavily on the quality of the assembly or installation as well as the engineering and design and materials in that table. Scary, right! And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! Some popular makers don’t even make the parts well enough to go together by even the most skilled technicians. The stretch pressure of the rail cloth at time of installation, how the rails attach, what kind of wood is used in the rail, what kind of rubber is used in the rail, the thickness of the slate and the structure material of the frame and rail assembly determine how the table will play and how long it will last. And there’s much more! Some tables are so bad that they will never be able to play correctly. Could you spot those without having a lot more information than you have right now? 95% of the buying population can’t! Chances are really good that you are in that 95% right now, but I can put you in the top 5% in about an hour!
Because there’s so much to know about these products, you really need to read Pool Tables 101 before you go shopping. Doing so will help you find the right product for YOU. This is your pool table purchase, so make sure you get it right. With the value of your money falling like a rock in this new down-turned economy, watching your dollars is more important than ever… Read more…