Our local Ace store doesn't have even a floor model. I talked shop with the department manager and he was tried to get the store to have them in stock because he genuinely believes it would sell as good or better than green egg but hasn't had any luck. I still don't understand Aces obsession with Big Green Egg. The profit margins on them are next to nothing, they are overpriced with everything being a $50 add on, and I would say it isn't even the best ceramic cooker available these days.
The profit margins on the Summit aren't great either though and for smaller Ace stores the demographics probably don't support keeping them because there is only X% of people in an income bracket that will pay $1500 to $2000 for a grill. This makes it highly likely that whatever they do get in stock will be clearanced when the next model comes out.
I think the last Summit I saw on markdown was like 6 plus hours away. It was probably 25% off. It was getting close enough that had it been local I may have jumped on it. When it starts pushing 40% off or more they don't last. I have never seen one that discounted, but I know it happens based on a few brag posts and resellers occasionally having them up for sale.
Great looking grills, wish my local Ace sold them so I could stalk it for a mark down.
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