Its totally normal for a company to give you a price and then magically give you a $30,000 discount if you sign today, especially if you allow them to call the manager and then use your home as the ” model home ”. Totally normal. In fact, if you let them put a sign on your lawn they may reduce the cost by another $5000. Your salesman is a super nice guy, is he a priest or a rabbi on the weekends? ( sarcasm )

Depending on where you are located, okna may be available. I am not a fan of pella at all.

Did not ask to sign today...but it is their monthly discount and changes all the time :). Maybe I can put a wrap in the car for $10k off?

Where should I look?

One issue is that you are looking at "Renewal by Andersen", not "Andersen". Andersen is a manufacturer of windows and doors while Renewal by Andersen is a franchise business. It is only as good as the franchise owner makes it, and only as good as the franchise owner's expertise in windows installation. You would do much better to find an Andersen windows installer, not a franchisee.

I wouldn't read toooo much into the pricing games, there is a fine line between trying to make the phone ring with attractive promotions and going overboard with it. The day that people stop calling for the BOGO special or 40% off is the day that companies will stop running them. Personally I prefer a more modest and transparent discount structure, but it is what it is.

At the end of the day, the vast majority of companies in this industry never sell at retail. That number has questionable value as such, so I'd focus on whether or not the proposed price is of value to you.

Regarding product, you have a wide variety of option that you mentioned, you might consider narrowing them down by your project goals. The Marvin and RBA options are pretty and well made, but not killer performers. The Okna is on another planet in terms of thermal and structural performance if that is more important to you, but a vinyl window won't look as rich as wood (if you are considering wood). Okna's Starmark composite is the best of both worlds if you have that available to you.

The andersen wood window is ok i guess as long as its the 400 woodwrite but they are a pain to tilt in to clean and if you dont maintain them, you will have operational issues.

The Okna is a nice window.

Renewal by Andersen controls the franchisees, and they are ultimately responsible for the conduct of their franchisees. The behavior and ridiculous pricing (and inevitable price gaming) is taught by Andersen corporate.

Sales practices aside, I'd compare the "value" of that window, at its "sale price" against others. Ask them if they can make it in triple pane.