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kitchen installation shock
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I blindly paid over the odds myself for wickes to install our kitchen a few years back but i knew the price breakdown and actually believed i was going to get a better job and that the cost was justified. I regretted it with the problems we had and then felt stupid.
I take it that was MultiAssistance then...If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands
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whats MultiAssistance mean?£48515 interest £181 (2009)debt/mortgage-MFIT/T2/T3
debt/mortgage free 28/11/14
vanguard shares index isa £1000
credit union £400
emergency fund£500
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black_taxi wrote: »whats MultiAssistance mean?
MultiAssistance were the company that Wickes used for their installations service a few years ago, and was, by all means, an absolute joke. It got to the point where the sales people (including me) refused to sell the service...If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands
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ok-thx
im receiving diff quotes for installation.had from £450 too £1200
the lowest--having probs making contact by mobile or email.
think i will go with a family-firm with years experience/waiting too see what it is£48515 interest £181 (2009)debt/mortgage-MFIT/T2/T3
debt/mortgage free 28/11/14
vanguard shares index isa £1000
credit union £400
emergency fund£500
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In a purely capitalist world then the installer is entitled to extract as much as they can from the consumer.
However Homebase are champions of the Trust Mark scheme, which is supposed to guarantee fair pricing. It doesn't seem unreasonable therefore for a consumer to expect a Homebase price to reflect the costs involved in doing the job (which it may well do, once you consider the overheads of running a huge chain).0 -
the way i see it
sales price means nothing
they just shove it on installation costs£48515 interest £181 (2009)debt/mortgage-MFIT/T2/T3
debt/mortgage free 28/11/14
vanguard shares index isa £1000
credit union £400
emergency fund£500
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trustmark is a goverment scheme--say no more£48515 interest £181 (2009)debt/mortgage-MFIT/T2/T3
debt/mortgage free 28/11/14
vanguard shares index isa £1000
credit union £400
emergency fund£500
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Hi,
We just had our kitchen fitted for £600. That was 8 base units, 2 floor to ceiling units and 2 wall units. He also fitted our oak work tops. He is just a one man band and was exellent, 30 years experience! It took him 5 days.
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thx lisa
theres plenty money to be saved£48515 interest £181 (2009)debt/mortgage-MFIT/T2/T3
debt/mortgage free 28/11/14
vanguard shares index isa £1000
credit union £400
emergency fund£500
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just accepted a quote
kitchen/appliances removed
fitted kitchen/tiled
£800
saved myself 2k£48515 interest £181 (2009)debt/mortgage-MFIT/T2/T3
debt/mortgage free 28/11/14
vanguard shares index isa £1000
credit union £400
emergency fund£500
#81 save 2018£42000
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