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Welcome to PontoonStuff.com!
Our Story
My father and I were working with a local marina during their open house. We were explaining to one of their customers why restoring his used pontoon boat was a good idea. I remember him telling me that for the price of buying new furniture and replacing his carpet, he could buy a new pontoon; then he laughed and walked away. That was the moment PontoonStuff.com was born.
In 2004 I began selling pontoon furniture on eBay, in the hopes of making an additional income. Furthermore, I was determined to prove that guy wrong. Restoring your pontoon boat should be a lot cheaper than buying a new one, and I was going to find a way to give customers the product they needed at a reasonable price.
I spent hours every day cutting down boxes that were too large, so that we could ship our pontoon furniture UPS Ground, instead of with a truck line, to save our customers money. I took my savings and had a part-time web designer build our first website, and I spent every waking moment learning about the internet and how to make my site rank with the search engines. We redesigned seats, changed boxes and worked with the shipping companies so that we could offer furniture with free shipping.
I remember answering phones all day and shipping boxes all night, just to keep up. It was the most fun I had ever had, but I knew I was going to need some help. We grew so quickly that after our second year, we built our current 30,000 square foot distribution and call center. From the beginning, I have been fortunate enough to be surrounded by the finest employees, who have helped build PontoonStuff into the largest retailer of pontoon furniture & accessories in the country. We sell products to more than 25,000 customers every year. Thanks to you, our business continues to grow.
Jim Myers
Pontoon Stuff
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