Where's the best deal for a fridge/freezer & should I haggle?

littlewren

I noticed a post where someone was asking where they could get a good deal on a sofa, and whether they should haggle.

After the repairman broke our fridge/freezer we are being allowed the price of a new one, but I want to make sure I get the best deal as I will have to pay to have mine taken away and also delivery on the new one. Is it worth trying to haggle in somewhere like Curry's or Dixons if I say I can pay by cash, or doesn't it work on items such as these?

Many thanks in advance,

Carrie

Barny1979

Currys take your old fridge freezer when they deliver the new one

littlewren

Yes, but their price are quite expensive though.

oni_2

John Lewis have their own brand and good prices

http://www.johnlewis.com/Search/Search.aspx?SearchTerm=fridgefrezzer&Offset=1&Order=1&refined=1

annie-c

Currys usually have one particular brand at a time on a half price deal. I would be careful to think about what you want from your fridge before rushing to buy one though. For example my mum bought the Currys half-price deal a couple of months before me and regretted it because her freezer is too small for her neeeds. I bought one later and it isn't quite ideal because the freezer (although well-sized) has awkward wire baskets and I'd rather more solid ones.

TBH, I have vowed not to rush into re-purchasing anything when it breaks down, as I have a house full of bargains that I didn't think through... my dishwasher is too small, my hoover isn't powerful enough and is heavy for my 2 flights stairs....

angelatgraceland

Check online for prices and look for discount codes to use online in places such as currys and comet. Do go and see the product in the shop though-an online pic isnt good enough as the last poster says-its easy to make mistakes. I got my last fridge(Beko) in Iceland and I have to say that its better than the hotpoint I had previously. Check copartment sizes/ratio to frige/dropdown flaps/temp control-whether its 2 controls-one for fridge and one for freezer or one for the lot. Do you want fridge at top or bottom? Check cubic capacity to what you have now-it all matters. Try a haggle-nowt to lose after all!

cally1_2

I bought a cooker once from currys. Found it online and found some discount codes inlcuding %off and free delivery. Printed off the order and took it to the store where they did price match it but quite relucantly...

silver_ginger

We got our fridge freezer from Boots online. They were cheaper than Comet and Currys, plus I got lots of points on my advantage card. The customer service was really good too. The only bad thing was the delivery charge £19.99, but it still worked out a better deal with them.

fruitcake_2

Hi, am just waiting on a fridgefreezer, that after a week of thorough research have ordered online and saved £60 and no delivery costs. First i checked the which website and searched which makes have constant problems, so I knew which ones to avoid, then found three models I liked the look of by going to Comet and Currys, then read reviews on them online using reevoo, ciao etc. Once I had decided which one, using a couple of comparison sites and search engines found the best price, checked if they did any cashback via any of the popular sites....and ordered.....a lovely Bosch..... ten years ago when I first bought my no name fridgefreezer I negotiated at Comet and got £100 pounds off and free delivery.....face to face can be favourable too

littlewren

fruitcake wrote: »

Hi, am just waiting on a fridgefreezer, that after a week of thorough research have ordered online and saved £60 and no delivery costs. First i checked the which website and searched which makes have constant problems, so I knew which ones to avoid, then found three models I liked the look of by going to Comet and Currys, then read reviews on them online using reevoo, ciao etc. Once I had decided which one, using a couple of comparison sites and search engines found the best price, checked if they did any cashback via any of the popular sites....and ordered.....a lovely Bosch..... ten years ago when I first bought my no name fridgefreezer I negotiated at Comet and got £100 pounds off and free delivery.....face to face can be favourable too

It's great that you managed to get a good deal. I have been looking at Comet, Dixons etc. and the price varies considerably. I haven't heard of reevoo but will check that out now.

fruitcake_2

when you find the model you really like, try kelkoo search but don't forget google and google shopping, its amazing what a bit of searching can make on price difference, I'm not sure if i can mention cashback sites on here but if you want more info on where I search and the sites I found the cheapest i can pm you, good luck :money: