Kitchens - help pricing please
Discussion
Reuvan said:
Hi,
Can someone please help me, the matter is urgent.
I have the feeling that I'm being taken advantage of.
I have bought a kitchen from Howdens from my builder. Both Howdens and my builder claim that they have passed on the full discount.
It is a relatively small kitchen, with laminate tops. They are charging £12,000.
They took a payment off me for £8,000 and upon that being paid, they have delivered the full kitchen today.
Now, my builder has said that he's paid Howdens the other £4,000 and he wants me to give him £4,000 cash on Monday. Can someone please help me?
You're a wee bit late with the please help me are you not? you've handed over eight thousand pounds for a small kitchen with laminate tops? what the fk!?Can someone please help me, the matter is urgent.
I have the feeling that I'm being taken advantage of.
I have bought a kitchen from Howdens from my builder. Both Howdens and my builder claim that they have passed on the full discount.
It is a relatively small kitchen, with laminate tops. They are charging £12,000.
They took a payment off me for £8,000 and upon that being paid, they have delivered the full kitchen today.
Now, my builder has said that he's paid Howdens the other £4,000 and he wants me to give him £4,000 cash on Monday. Can someone please help me?
The naivety is astonishing on the face of it.
Used Howden's once, and never again in the hope of buying a kitchen for the in laws. They come out and waffle a load of bks about the design, ring ME up and ask how much I want to bump their price up by.
I tell them none, as its a favour for them, just the cheapest they can do supply only.
12K!!, no worktops or appliances either as I can source them cheaper. Its top of the range but christ I was expecting about 4-5k.
They hassle me for weeks knocking a further grand off each phonecall until I tell them to jog on. They were down to 7.5k in the end.
I just can't be done with sales tactics like that.
Went to DIY kitchens in the end, equal quality and cheaper by a country mile.
I tell them none, as its a favour for them, just the cheapest they can do supply only.
12K!!, no worktops or appliances either as I can source them cheaper. Its top of the range but christ I was expecting about 4-5k.
They hassle me for weeks knocking a further grand off each phonecall until I tell them to jog on. They were down to 7.5k in the end.
I just can't be done with sales tactics like that.
Went to DIY kitchens in the end, equal quality and cheaper by a country mile.
Neil - YVM said:
Ridiculous.!
1. If they are supplying at cost, ask to see the invoice, note a Howdens quote.
2. It's not unreasonable for the budget to be making a margin for supplying the kitchen, but I suspect 12k is taking the piss.
I believe that Howdens can show an invoice for the full amount. To get around it, they credit the Builders account with the difference. So to a punter it looks like the full amount has been charged for and paid by the guy supplying it.1. If they are supplying at cost, ask to see the invoice, note a Howdens quote.
2. It's not unreasonable for the budget to be making a margin for supplying the kitchen, but I suspect 12k is taking the piss.
It be why many Builders push the likes of Howdens on to their customer. Biggo margins to be had.
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