Howdens Kitchen Quote
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Just had one for a small Kitchen with Oven and Hob which was nearly £6.5k.
The Worktop was nearly £700 by itself.
I remember reading somewhere on here of success in getting Howdens price down by getting a quote from an online seller as a comparable. I can't remember which company it was.
Can anyone help?
The Worktop was nearly £700 by itself.
I remember reading somewhere on here of success in getting Howdens price down by getting a quote from an online seller as a comparable. I can't remember which company it was.
Can anyone help?
Just going through similar myself OP.
My installer favours Howden due to easy access to spares/existing relationship etc, but the OH wants an internally curved corner base unit which Howdens don't seem to do (at least in ranges we're interested in).
The Howden quote that we did have (with corner pull out unit instead) was miles higher than the DIY kitchens quote (with curved unit).
My installer favours Howden due to easy access to spares/existing relationship etc, but the OH wants an internally curved corner base unit which Howdens don't seem to do (at least in ranges we're interested in).
The Howden quote that we did have (with corner pull out unit instead) was miles higher than the DIY kitchens quote (with curved unit).
Howdens have an awful method of pricing.
They quote the retail price, then the trade customer obtains a discount (So for eg a base unit that say retails at £300 gets a trade discount of say 20% knocking it down to £240)
The trouble is the trade discount differs between each trade account.
I have bought many kitchens from them and always feel as if the next tradesman could be purchasing for significantly less.
They quote the retail price, then the trade customer obtains a discount (So for eg a base unit that say retails at £300 gets a trade discount of say 20% knocking it down to £240)
The trouble is the trade discount differs between each trade account.
I have bought many kitchens from them and always feel as if the next tradesman could be purchasing for significantly less.
andyxxx said:
Howdens have an awful method of pricing.
They quote the retail price, then the trade customer obtains a discount (So for eg a base unit that say retails at £300 gets a trade discount of say 20% knocking it down to £240)
The trouble is the trade discount differs between each trade account.
I have bought many kitchens from them and always feel as if the next tradesman could be purchasing for significantly less.
Just had our utility room redone with 7 cupboards, new worktop and sink and tap etc and told Howdens who was our preferred fitter and the price/ discount was given accordingly but the designer did say it was the same price that her “ usual “ traders would get. They quote the retail price, then the trade customer obtains a discount (So for eg a base unit that say retails at £300 gets a trade discount of say 20% knocking it down to £240)
The trouble is the trade discount differs between each trade account.
I have bought many kitchens from them and always feel as if the next tradesman could be purchasing for significantly less.
Mr Pointy said:
Try here:
https://diy-kitchens.com/
This is the site I used a few years ago with Howdens.https://diy-kitchens.com/
Priced it up pretty much exactly (a few items not comparatively matched) they took an extra 10% off the matched price and threw in a dishwasher.
I also got our quartz worktops from a local supplier as they were a lot cheaper and better quality.
Mr Whippy said:
Why do you want Howdens to price match?
Surely you're just better off with DIY kitchens or similar full stop?
The fact they mess you around and then happily drop the price seems like t
ttish behaviour to start with.
Howdens make it cheaper, or at least they did for me and threw in a dishwasher. You can also see and touch what you want to buy.Surely you're just better off with DIY kitchens or similar full stop?
The fact they mess you around and then happily drop the price seems like t
ttish behaviour to start with.I suppose you pay your money, you make your choice.
Yeah it just makes you wonder what the real price/value is if they can throw in a free dishwasher and drop the price to match people who provide a proper list price.
It's just a weird game and doesn't sit well with me. But yes there is a lot to be said for being able to see a product before buying it, increasingly difficult in this day and age and quite important for a kitchen imo!
It's just a weird game and doesn't sit well with me. But yes there is a lot to be said for being able to see a product before buying it, increasingly difficult in this day and age and quite important for a kitchen imo!
Mr Whippy said:
Why do you want Howdens to price match?
Surely you're just better off with DIY kitchens or similar full stop?
The fact they mess you around and then happily drop the price seems like tttish behaviour to start with.
In our case I wasn’t bothered about price matching as had already seen the products we wanted and just asked for their best price. Surely you're just better off with DIY kitchens or similar full stop?
The fact they mess you around and then happily drop the price seems like t
ttish behaviour to start with.My fitter had already said to me that in his opinion the quality we were going for was well worth it.
The free design service at the house was also extremely useful.
No messing around whatsoever and delivery was only when we were ready for the install and to the day.
There was one small piece of plumbing sent incorrectly but the designer dropped off the right piece on the way home which I thought was also pretty decent service.
alscar said:
In our case I wasn t bothered about price matching as had already seen the products we wanted and just asked for their best price.
My fitter had already said to me that in his opinion the quality we were going for was well worth it.
The free design service at the house was also extremely useful.
No messing around whatsoever and delivery was only when we were ready for the install and to the day.
There was one small piece of plumbing sent incorrectly but the designer dropped off the right piece on the way home which I thought was also pretty decent service.
My brother fitted a few in his old and new house so he's obviously happy. But he did say the weird pricing was annoying as you can't easily budget and you're kinda spending time getting right into the details before you know the actual price.My fitter had already said to me that in his opinion the quality we were going for was well worth it.
The free design service at the house was also extremely useful.
No messing around whatsoever and delivery was only when we were ready for the install and to the day.
There was one small piece of plumbing sent incorrectly but the designer dropped off the right piece on the way home which I thought was also pretty decent service.
Road2Ruin said:
Mr Whippy said:
Why do you want Howdens to price match?
Surely you're just better off with DIY kitchens or similar full stop?
The fact they mess you around and then happily drop the price seems like tttish behaviour to start with.
Howdens make it cheaper, or at least they did for me and threw in a dishwasher. You can also see and touch what you want to buy.Surely you're just better off with DIY kitchens or similar full stop?
The fact they mess you around and then happily drop the price seems like t
ttish behaviour to start with.I suppose you pay your money, you make your choice.
Mr Whippy said:
My brother fitted a few in his old and new house so he's obviously happy. But he did say the weird pricing was annoying as you can't easily budget and you're kinda spending time getting right into the details before you know the actual price.
Fair point. Mrs alscar doesn’t really relate to budgets though.
jmn said:
Thanks all-really helpful.
DIY Kitchens was the Company that I was thinking of.
Has anyone simply sent them the quote from Howdens and asked for their price? Or did you just list out the various components in an email?
https://advice.diy-kitchens.com/information/send-us-your-quote/DIY Kitchens was the Company that I was thinking of.
Has anyone simply sent them the quote from Howdens and asked for their price? Or did you just list out the various components in an email?
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