Washing machine - Saturday delivery?

Washing machine - Saturday delivery?

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okgo

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38,072 posts

199 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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Where can I get the above. Been fked about by Argos.

All I want is someone I can buy it from who will deliver the new one on the weekend, take the other away and connect the new one. What shop offers this? I've looked and it seems a hard task to do...

I've thought about moving it myself, but although I could get this one out from the first floor I doubt I'd get one up the stairs as its easily 80kg...

Tia

marshalla

15,902 posts

202 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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John Lewis

whoami

13,151 posts

241 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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marshalla said:
John Lewis
Amongst many others.

marshalla

15,902 posts

202 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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whoami said:
marshalla said:
John Lewis
Amongst many others.
Quite possible, but if you want them to turn up when they say they will, take the packaging away (at no extra cost) and not make a mess, whinge, moan, complain or expect a tip or even a cup of tea, JL are by the far best in my experience.

whoami

13,151 posts

241 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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marshalla said:
whoami said:
marshalla said:
John Lewis
Amongst many others.
Quite possible, but if you want them to turn up when they say they will, take the packaging away (at no extra cost) and not make a mess, whinge, moan, complain or expect a tip or even a cup of tea, JL are by the far best in my experience.
Agreed

okgo

Original Poster:

38,072 posts

199 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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True, but their range seems to start £75 above everywhere else! It's the landlords cash so he's given strict limits.

£350 for washer dryer. £250 for just washer

marshalla

15,902 posts

202 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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okgo said:
True, but their range seems to start £75 above everywhere else! It's the landlords cash so he's given strict limits.

£350 for washer dryer. £250 for just washer
Regrettably, it seems you have a landlord who is best used to unlock pastry products, however : http://www.johnlewis.com/231292597/Product.aspx is bang in the middle of the online prices for that model and just within your benefactor's generous budget rolleyes

okgo

Original Poster:

38,072 posts

199 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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Looking good.

I see no mention of connection and removal of old machine...

But then I am on the mobile site... Is this
Something they do?

marshalla

15,902 posts

202 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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okgo said:
Looking good.

I see no mention of connection and removal of old machine...

But then I am on the mobile site... Is this
Something they do?
£25 to connect up new machine
£9 to remove old

Details here : http://www.johnlewis.com/Help/Help.aspx?helpid=57

Connection is trivial though - three hoses at most (usually only two with modern machines) and an electrical plug.
MTFU!

okgo

Original Poster:

38,072 posts

199 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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Good.

Only issue might be convincing him that the one £50 less on Argos wasn't possible to actually get. The JL delivery slots are great!

Yeh I don't mind connecting it, just want shot of the old one. I've lifted it up some stairs already and feel like I've been to the gym.

Zippee

13,473 posts

235 months

Saturday 26th November 2011
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We've had Saturday delivery from these guys - http://www.appliancesonline.co.uk/
John Lewis are also good.

Spitfire2

1,919 posts

187 months

Saturday 26th November 2011
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okgo said:
Good.

Only issue might be convincing him that the one £50 less on Argos wasn't possible to actually get. The JL delivery slots are great!

Yeh I don't mind connecting it, just want shot of the old one. I've lifted it up some stairs already and feel like I've been to the gym.
Why not tell the landlord to organise it all himself?

essayer

9,080 posts

195 months

Saturday 26th November 2011
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I had the same issue when the fridge blew up, it was either wait a week for the landlord to sort it or just arrange it myself and deduct from the rent ..

If you are NW London then there is an independent shop in Ruislip who do good pricing on white goods including delivery/collection - some of it is "seconds" kit, scatches on the non-visible areas, etc, but all with warranty. Ruislip Applicances it's called.

theboyfold

10,921 posts

227 months

Saturday 26th November 2011
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Comet will also deliver at the weekend, they are dropping off my new tumble dryer this sunday

metalsteve

367 posts

242 months

Saturday 26th November 2011
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Are there any independent/euronics appliance retailers near you? Often you will find an independent will beat or match the big stores prices and offer free delivery and connection at a time or day that will suit you.

surveyor

17,841 posts

185 months

Saturday 26th November 2011
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John Lewis, never knowingly undersold, also price match....


tubbystu

3,846 posts

261 months

Saturday 26th November 2011
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Another vote for Euronics.

A chain of independant sellers who use their combined buying power to be able to compete with the big boys.

The difference is (in my experience) is that they actually give a toss.

Henry-F

4,791 posts

246 months

Sunday 27th November 2011
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Another vote for John Lewis.

When our drier packed up I took the truck down to Currys (Yiewsley), to buy another. Didn't even need them to deliver / install. Zero product knowledge, ended up having to find everything out for myself which involved pulling half the display shelving apart to open the condenser reservoir doors to see how big they were and how they emptied.

Had to use 3G / iPhone whilst in store to compensate for lack of staff knowledge.

Got the drier home only to find it had a bloody great dent in the side!

Took it back, got a load of abuse off the staff for suggesting they had no knowledge and trundled off to John Lewis in High Wycombe. What a contrast. Great product knowledge, no dearer than Currys due to the improved guarantee, delivered on time by 2 very polite chaps who took packaging away, I'd already dumped the old unit at Currys smile

I don't think you can beat them. You can even have a coffee and a sticky bun in the JL cafe.

Henry smile

Edited by Henry-F on Sunday 27th November 10:21

okgo

Original Poster:

38,072 posts

199 months

Sunday 27th November 2011
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Brill. Thanks guys.

My landlord and his wife are on a boat for most of the year so jot easy for him to sort it, as such.

sjj84

2,390 posts

220 months

Sunday 27th November 2011
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Zippee said:
We've had Saturday delivery from these guys - http://www.appliancesonline.co.uk/
John Lewis are also good.
We bought a fridge/freezer from appliancesonline a few months back. Pretty good service, cheaper than most and turned up when they said they would. They take away all packaging, and will take the old unit for £10 I think it was. You can pay extra for a specific time slot, although if you don't they will tell you a two hour time frame when the delivery will come. Only annoying thing is they phone you up trying to sell you insurance a few days later.