Is It Worth It to Buy an Air Conditioner Online?

Traditionally, homeowners and consumers had to rely on the expertise of specialists at home improvement shops or working with HVAC companies directly in order to outfit their homes with heating and cooling solutions. However, times change, as they always have, and in the modern era you might be asking yourself if it’s worth it to buy an air conditioner online.

You may as well ask the question, too, because we’re living in an era where it has become the norm to buy nearly everything online. Nowadays, people are buying cars and groceries online, and if there were two types of purchases that one might never expect to make that change, it would be those. The test drive, the inspection of produce before buying - these are all things that cannot be done remotely, yet people buy cars and food online anyway.

The point here is that the advantages to online shopping, in these industries as in others, outweigh whatever negatives most shoppers can conjure up. Since you can learn effectively everything you need to know about HVAC systems online, there really isn’t much reason not to shop online.

Here are some arguments in defense of buying an air conditioner online - although you can extend the same principles to all HVAC systems, from heat pump packages to mini split systems.

1.You get a better price online and can compare prices more quickly

One of the great things about shopping online, in any market, is that you have much greater access to a wider number of sellers. This, in many instances, pressures sellers to sell their goods and services at lower prices in order to be competitive. Shopping online, you can also look between prices almost instantly because all it takes is a quick virtual search.

For our part, we offer great prices as a rule, but because we know we can’t be in all places at once, we offer a price match guarantee to ensure our customers get the best prices.

2.You get a better selection of products online, because there are more sellers

By virtue of the same fact that you can shop between prices more easily and more efficiently online, you can also target your desires with greater precision. Looking for a Rheem heat pump package unit? You can look up a dozen examples in a few seconds. It’s easy when all you need to do is type and hit search.

That’s one of the reasons we’ve made a point to maintain a large collection of heating and cooling systems, ranging from air handlers and gas furnaces to complete split systems.

3.More and more online sellers are offering free shipping - and Budget Air Supply is one

Due to a few factors, such as pressure from competition and changing consumer expectations and behavior, online sellers are now offering free shipping in more instances than ever. It’s become one of the hottest issues in selling online as consumers are reporting more and more that it’s a make or break issue for them.

The problem with HVAC systems is that they are huge and bulky. Shipping one of these for free is not like shipping a pair of shoes or a book. It’s expensive, and usually the buyer has to eat that cost.

Not our buyers, though. Budget Air Supply offers free shipping on all of our HVAC systems and equipment.

4.In our case, we also provide very fast shipping as well

Now would also be a good time to mention that we offer a nice little bonus on top of free shipping. If you buy an air conditioner online from Budget Air Supply, it’ll ship faster than almost all of our competition. It’s like the Amazon Prime of the HVAC world - except you don’t have to pay extra for it.

5.Budget Air Supply will work with you to ensure that your new system is installed properly

Something that might give some online shoppers pause is that buying an HVAC system requires installation and maintenance, two things that most homeowners cannot administer. We’ll admit, being based online has its challenges, but we maintain a nationwide installation network so that you can buy your air conditioning system and get in installed, too - just call us for details on this service at 855-473-6484.

6.There’s no downside in terms of the quality of service

Traditionally, working with an HVAC specialist is a largely face to face operation, but as times change consumers have become more flexible too. There are some things, like installation, that still need to occur on-site, but you can learn much of what you need to know remotely. If you’re looking for a helpful agent to assist you as you go through the motions of assessing your current infrastructure and figuring out how to upgrade it - and what new system to choose - we’re here for you.

Customer service is what defines us and it’s what has defined us from the very beginning. Give us a call at 855-473-6484 and we’ll get started with you!