What is the mark up on electrical appliances?

CL

Hi everyone, I'm after some new appliances and I've been given a quote of £600 for three items, how much discount should I be asking for for buying all three items?

CL

Anyone any ideas on this?

John_M_Business

Once you know exactly the models you want, then send it off to three or four internet suppliers for price comparison - inc VAT, delivered. Give them the model number, make and brand (if needed).

You should find that you get somewhere between 10 and 20% off the combined list prices. If you have already been offered a discount to buy all three, then this will probably be less.

IMHO they claim that there are small margins, but this is not entirely the case. When I did this for my flat and bought five expensive appliances, I saved about £500 on the sale price (not list price) of the items, which amounted to about 15%.

The best 'deal' offered to me was from Biasco https://www.biasco.co.uk and I would recommend them as one of your potential suppliers.

indiegirl_2

I have to be honest, Internet shopping is the way forward. I've recently bought a Fridge Freezer and Washing Machine - both the same make, and I trawled around the shops finding out prices and 'deals'.

One swift search of the internet later (via as many price comparison sites as possible), I'd already beaten all the 'discounts' offered to me in the shops.

I ended up purchasing through Currys online (see voucher board for additional discounts), but on the in-store price of my fridge freezer, I've saved £76, and a further £60 on my washing machine. That's on a total spend of about £800.

The poster above mentions Biasco - their price for my washing machine was some £60 more than Currys online, and with the discount codes available), even more! I didn't even bother telephoning them

The only problem with internet shopping is that it can be time consuming to search through all of the available comparison sites and across the net... but it is worthwhile in the long run!

busymumof3

Would have to agree with the previous posts that internet shopping offers the best value. When we replaced our kitchen 5 months ago I managed to save approx £600 on appliances alone compared to John Lewis where I normally buy. Decide on the models you want and be prepared to do a lot of online searching. Some suppliers offer a better discount if 2 or more items are purchased but often I found that if 1 item is cheaper another is more expensive. I used 3 different suppliers in the end (only 1 charged for delivery). Got 2 years manufacurers warrenty on Neff and Bosch so no different from JL there. There was a problem with my Franke stainless steel sink being scratched but it was replaced with only a telephone call.

The only thing I would say is check goods are ok on delivery and report immediately if there is a problem as it seems common with stainless steel goods to only have a very short time to report faults. A bit of a pain if like me you order heaps in advance to avoid potential delays with delivery but very worthwhile financially.

I used 1st4appliances.co.uk Excellent Neff prices and no delivery over certain price. Can't remember other two offhand.

Would definitely recommend online appliance buying to anyone.

John_M_Business

The thing about Biasco is that it is prepared to be flexible - the price I eventually got from them bore little relation to what their website said.

I also suggested it as one of the choices to consider.