MFI going bust?

Colin2511

Does anyone know anything about this? I have just got £2500k of vouchers for them (courtesy of beef in gravy from Tesco), and went to choose my kitchen yesterday. The shop is shut until Boxing Day, so "staff can rest", - I could accept this but the web site is also closed and I read a while back they were struggling

I dont want to find out that I cant get my kitchen anyone know anything?

Gem_

it doesnt look good for them at the moment financially but I dont think it will be in the next few months if they do go under. As you say the financial whispers are not positive!

The website is working for me though so it might be a temporary server problem rather than a sign of impending doom.

I have to ask - how much of that dam beef in gravy can one person eat!!! you must have bought tonnes of the stuff...

Gem

carly

I dont have any solid info , someone more knowledgeable than me will be along later, but I do remember MFI doing this last year or the one before. They were closed for a week before xmas and opened early boxing day, for what is usually one of theier busiest times ....ie their big sale



hope it works out ok for you

june1970_2

Colin they always close the week before christmas ready for their sales, i do not know about the website though.

carly

website working for me too!!

Poppycat

I could be wrong but I vaguely remembering my local one closed up to the run up of Christmas last year, only to reopen Boxing day.

I found this on the net

http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:ABpq--4LiV8J:investing.thisismoney.co.uk/cgi-bin/digitalcorporate/thisismoney/jump.cgi%3Feai%3D30500188+mfi+struggling&hl=en

Sorry had to do it a different way as its using goggle cache

and here

http://www.citywire.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.aspx?VersionID=78688

Colin2511

cheers - we ate LOTS of beef in gravy and gave lots away to friends, family, neigbours, pets etc... we don't talk we Moo round here.....

am a little more relieved that I can get the kitchen in Jan - will try the web site again as it would not let me look at anything earlier just said closed for the sale (I dont want the price just the kitchens so I can design and choose etc

amateur_saver

There is a rumour that Howdens Joinery are in financial difficulties, and this is part of the MFI group, so there is definately something amiss, but they aren't saying what......

A_S x

NixNoo

Personally, I wouldn't buy a kitchen from them as my parents had a real awful time with them recently. Half the kitchen stuff didn't arrive, when it did it was faulty and their call centre didn't believe my parents. When it was all over and a complaint was lodged with head office they phoned my mum and asked if all the stuff was now received and when they were told yes (after months of back and forth, phone calls complaints etc) she was basically told to bog off and stop complaining cos they'd done what they were contracted to do!!

amateur_saver

I did get a quote from them earlier in the year and they were hellish expensive.... went to Jewsons and for the same was £1500 cheaper - and they were better....

A_S x

kiwichick

Colin2511 wrote:

Does anyone know anything about this? I have just got £2500k of vouchers for them (courtesy of beef in gravy from Tesco), and went to choose my kitchen yesterday. The shop is shut until Boxing Day, so "staff can rest", - I could accept this but the web site is also closed and I read a while back they were struggling

I dont want to find out that I cant get my kitchen anyone know anything?

Crikey, I though I was doing well with £380 in deals for MFI. Mine is toward a new bed, really hope they stay in business til I getit.

PS - Wouldnt you be better off waiting till Jan anyway, might be in the sale????