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Daggerpie 1, posts months. Try Magnet Trade as well, exactly the same as the normal Magnet but with bigger "builder" discount. You mention you like the DIY Kitchens samples but not the colour. They say they can do any Farrow and Ball colour so there should be a colour in their range you might like. We had a couple of damaged doors when we bought our kitchen from them; replacements only took a couple of days. The only hiccup was that one of the replacement mm high freezer doors was damaged by the courier.

The second replacement came on one of their own trucks so we had to wait a week for them to have another delivery that was routed near us.

If you've got any difficult-to-fit units, ask them to supply them loosely assembled unglued. You can then take them apart to modify as required. FarmyardPants 3, posts months. We looked at all the usual places and concluded that kitchens are the new double glazing.

This was for 30 odd cabinets and about 20 drawer lights. Very happy with the end result. If you have a look at surveys such as Which? The only thing we didn't like was their worktops so had another company in for that. Edited by FarmyardPants on Wednesday 25th October We have a couple of sample doors from DIY Kitchens and we like the quality, but don't like the colour, so the jury is still out on that one.

We were not impressed by their dishonesty. Re: Howdens pricing, sale and negotiation Post by Mike4 » Wed Jul 14, am PhaseThree wrote: Mike4 wrote: fisher wrote: Trade-only approach All our products require professional installation and that is why we only sell to trade professionals.

Re: Howdens pricing, sale and negotiation Post by Itsallaguess » Wed Jul 14, am CliffEdge wrote: We got a quote from Howdens and a quote from a local supplier, both including fitting. Re: Howdens pricing, sale and negotiation Post by richlist » Wed Jul 14, am When I need to have a new kitchen fitted I usually sketch out a rough idea of what I'd like and I always set myself a budget before I approach a professional designer.

If their design fits my plans and is on or below my preset budget I just go ahead. If it's slightly above my budget, I tell the designer to have another look because I have an upper price which I won't exceed I'm not. I find Howdens is a one stop shop for fitted kitchens, everything available under one roof. My fitter knows Howden products and what to expect. Re: Howdens pricing, sale and negotiation Post by ReformedCharacter » Wed Jul 14, am Itsallaguess wrote: As a point of principle, I refuse to deal with any company that offers me their best price in those circumstances, on a ' we can match that ' basis.

At that point, they've exposed themselves as a bad company acting like a good one, but I want to give my custom to businesses who show me their nice face first , not last once they've been caught out Cheers, Itsallaguess. I'd suggest you put your ever loving [business] arms around the joiner and agree his margin upfront. It's a form of negotiation I use very often. You would ask for a copy of the invoice not quotation and pay for the goods on delivery.

You can use all this to your advantage. Prompt payment is worth a lot in construction, use it sir. You could agree a percentage or you could agree a lump sum addition to the invoice value. And don't be afraid to play hard ball I know you Scot's can be a little to easy with the pennies at times Sorry my sense of humour's getting worse.

Howdens kitchens are OK. There's better out there. If you know what to order you may be able to get better quality for less from directly made "internet" sites. But I don't think you should go near it if you don't. Stick with what's best. If you have any specific questions please PM me. Re: Howdens pricing, sale and negotiation Post by UncleEbenezer » Wed Jul 14, am Mike4 wrote: fisher wrote: Trade-only approach All our products require professional installation and that is why we only sell to trade professionals.

Re: Howdens pricing, sale and negotiation Post by sg31 » Wed Jul 14, am Howdens kitchens are decent quality, not the best but if you are a tradesman they are competetive. I've used them for years although I closed my account a couple of years ago now I'm retired.

The catalogue price is nothing more than an inflated starting price. The starting discount does vary quite a bit depending on sales targets and maybe how much business you do with them. That discount is where you start negotiating. Usual practice is to get a quote from elsewhere which undercuts Howdens then go to Howdens and they will usually agree to reduce their price further.

Depending on how often you want to repeat the process you can continue to get the price reduced. Sometimes they aren't under pressure to meet targets as it's early in the period or they may already have met their quota. Sometimes they are close enough that your kitchen is what will get them there and they will cut to the bone.

This means that your builder can make a profit on any product purchased by Howdens. On a similar thread on the MoneySavingExpert website consumers are also complaining of a lack of transparent pricing. So the best way to find out if you are getting a fair price is to get a comparative quote elsewhere. Others claim that prices vary significantly from branch to branch and depend on when in the sales commission cycle the estimates are issued. If and how our customer discloses the discount to clients is for them to decide when they give a quotation for the price of the project.

In some cases they may disclose all of the discount and will add on the fitting cost and profit margin as separate items.

In other cases they will just give a single price for the whole project. Whatever the builder chooses to do, it is for them to decide. If they are unhappy with this they can discuss it with the builder or seek an alternative quote. Car dealers have long had full ticket prices that no one actually pays. However, Howdens seems to have taken the concept to a whole new level.