Tracey,

Both prices seem high to me - I don't know if that is related to where you live or not but in the northeast, the 24' round Desert Spring was less than 4500.00 for pool, pump, ladder, manual vac, hand skimmer and installation (not including water or electrical work). I would figure about another 500.00 for the 28' size so I would think you should be closer to 5K rather than 7K. Dennis seems to have the same thoughts as well.

There have been a few people on the forum who have the Artesian echo canyon pool and seem very happy with them. You might want to check out their website and find the local dealer to you. Get a price and find out if there is an installer in your area that is familiar with these pools and see if you can get a quote from them also. You can either use that information to try to negotiate a better deal with the EW or Doughboy dealer or go with the Artesian if they won't.

Peter