Cost less at an expo?

[CoolioTiffany]

When I go to the expo in November I'm going to purchase 2 UTHs and 2 thermostats for my BPs.. well.. lets make thtat 3 of each since I'll be purchasing a 3rd BP. Anyway, would those items cost less at an expo than at a store? And if so, how much would they cost?

[joshn6805]

typically they do cost less at an expo because of the competition at shows and the fact that you can negotiate prices. why are you buying 3 thermostats? 1 thermostat can easily run 3 uth's.

[CoolioTiffany]

Well I don't have a rack.. just tanks. Both BP tanks are in a separate room, cause I just got a new BP like a month ago and he's in quarantine.

[joshn6805]

Thats pretty costly but if you have the money for 3 thermostat's and see no other cost effective way than by all means go for it. just seems like a waste to me, something you could spend on snakes, food, racks etc.....
you could use a rheostat for your quarantine enclosure till you get him in a cage and just buy 2 tstat's.

[waltah!]

If you get something like a Helix you can get away with one Thermostat. If the enclosures and UTH's are the same you can run all 3 and have consistent temps.

[CoolioTiffany]

Hmm, I should do that. How much would one thermostat and a UTH cost at an expo?

[joshn6805]

i would shot for 80 for both. A tstat by itself cost 80 so if you could get the uth thrown in for free you would be doin pretty good.

[CoolioTiffany]

Ok thanks for helping me out!