MFI - closing down 80% off displays

akane_2

gwapenut wrote: »

They often had "50% off plus extra 20%" during sales, so certainly 70% off is nothing special for kitchens!

However, the rest of the furniture wasn't so heavily discounted.

You don't get 70% off the original price you get
50% off the original price and 20% off the 50% remaining price which is really 10% off the original. so you go away thinking you have saved 70% but only have saved 60% of a inflated price leaving the price they wanted to charge in the first place.

Charley1234

I went to St Helens Branch today and there was nothing left but couple of kitchens.

DonnaDoop

LOL at Jonnyflame - looks like MFI is having a 'reverse' sale with those taps!!

stepson

hi got a diplomat double oven today from rochdale (its now shut) for £125.00 was marked up at £579.00 well happy spoke to manager he said leeds branch was next then bury oldham & ashton it was chaos just make them an offer near the closing time & bag a deal best one i heard of was a 5 grand full kitchen £ 600 quid good luck

wingobins

In our local store there was a bloke buying a fitted bedroom suite knocked down from 3k to £500....he said he was gonna sell it on ebay!

janaltus

jonnyflame wrote: »

This is an amazing discount hehehe
http://www.mfibathrooms.co.uk/zpage/product_details/zpricecat/0017/zpricecat1/0002/zsuite/0084/zprodcat/0001/zsubcat/0001/zmatnr/MB-BCP52001/zdesc/520-basin-taps.htm

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

lawsofnature

I popped into a store yesterday and found it still overpriced even with the 80% off. They wanted £200 plus for wardrobes that were made of pressed chipboard and melamine. Still a complete rip-off. Of course, there are always chumps that will buy 'sale' items even when they aren't value for money.

A true bargain may be available today as left-over stock will be knocked down further.

The administrator said they are shutting many stores as they can't afford the rents. Stores in cheaper rental areas will remain open.

foraminafera

I was at Aylesbury store yesterday, some eager bod managed to rip a kitchen off the wall sending it crashing to the floor. I don't know why ... the discount was the same price they pretty much always sell at.

If anyone wants a bargain I think you will have to be there at the closing bell and take pot luck (from an earllier post it may already be too late).

Anyway: I asked if *everything* was on clearance, and was told *yes*. So I made an offer for their Colour HP Laser Printer.

Apparently there is more than one meaning of all :rotfl: . Worth trying though - you never know...

If you don't want a Laser - please still ask, as I will take it...............

hudo1968

There was a management buyout and they only bought a certain amount of stores.

The rest are in administration

cuppa-cha

theres 2 sets of employees at mfi
1 are the ex employes of mfi - who were told by faz theyre amde redunant in 3 weeks time ( they are selling off everythinga t the price of peanuts)
and the second set are from the admin team who you cannot haggle with - these guys (they are big and bulky men) are to be avoided.
went last week the ex manager let me take away loads of vases for a fiver ( he was very !!!!ed off as his job was taken from him) the admin man wasnt happy - but hey i wanted a bargain.
store is early empty - he said i want everything gone a.s.a.p. so i can get out of here - feel sorry for them