Brabantia bin 30 litre touch - best place to buy?

sillywilly

Hi,
am after a Brabantia touch 30 litre bin like this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brabantia-Touch-Matt-Steel-Litre/dp/B00026LJI4/ref=sr_1_2/277-6611466-9975607?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1281521715&sr=1-2

was just wondering if anyone knew where the best / cheapest place to get one was?

Has to be matt steel finish and touch top but would also go for a 50 litre if it was cheaper or not much different in price.

Many thanks in anticipation of your suggestions.

cazkins

Hi SillyWilly,
I'm sorry I can't be much help as we've been looking for a cheaper one too! I did notice a few months back that a Morrisons we went into had them at £15 (apparently Brabantia, though this is rediculously cheap!) but we didn't buy because they only had 1 black one left which was broken because of too many sticky fingers pressing it! So that's a bit hit & miss.. Argos sell them for about £80, but they have an own-brand version, 30L, at £30 (http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8423524/Trail/searchtext%3ETOUCH+TOP+BIN.htm) This has good reviews so it may be worth taking a look, it's in the new catalogue in different colours

zenseeker

Shame you insist upon matt, as the glossy steel one is £40 on Tesco Direct

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.207-0727.aspx

Matt one going on eBay, brand new for £49.99 + £11.99 shipping (£61.98 combined):

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRABANTIA-30-LITRE-TOUCH-BIN-MATT-STEEL-338304_W0QQitemZ220649668987QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=123356239904&rvr_id=123356239904&cguid=6eabb4d41280a0aad316bd76ffe0180f

newleaf

A cautionary note.
I have a Brabantia touch bin, which cost a fortune a decade ago. The touch mechanism failed within a fortnight. Brabantia first replaced the 'clicker', which also failed, and then provided a complete new lid, which failed within a fortnight. Eventually, they refunded me for the full price of the bin. We are a two adult no children household, and it wasn't 'abused' in any way, I just think the design is very poor.
My husband then drilled a small hole in the lid and fixed a cupboard doorknob to it, and we are still using it 'manually' 10 years later, to the amusement of all our friends & family.

clairibel

They've got a good selection cheaper at Dunelm, not sure they are matt steel though, free delivery to store.

cajef

newleaf wrote: »

I have a Brabantia touch bin, which cost a fortune a decade ago. The touch mechanism failed within a fortnight.

Well I don't know whether they have changed the design but we bought one two years ago and have never had a problem with it.

Hazel2705

I bought one in Dunelm mill a few days ago. They had black or stainless steel for £25. It's probably not as good quality as that one but it does the job. They had a bigger selection of more expensive bins in there also but the one I bought was on a display at the front of the store.

This is the Brabantia.
http://www.dunelm-mill.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product1_11100_-1_66956_10551

I'm very pleased with this one.
http://www.dunelm-mill.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product1_11100_-1_123254_10551

newleaf

cajef wrote: »

Well I don't know whether they have changed the design but we bought one two years ago and have never had a problem with it.

Maybe they have. Glad you are happy with yours.

crawling

I would go with tesco

sillywilly

Many thanks for all your replies.

Yes it does have to be the matt / brushed steel as the polished ones show too many finger marks. Also matches our kitchen sockets.

Also has to be a Brabantia - have had the own brand bins before and they always fail.

At least with Brabantia you get a 10 year guarantee and their CS is supposed to be pretty good.

Buying one off Ebay - do you reckon that the guarantee would still be valid? Only thing that puts me off.

Have to admit that I am loathe to spend £75 for a bin but the OH insists. If it lasts for 10 years it's only £7.5 a year - we probably spend more than that on bin bags!!

Cheers for all your help.

sillywilly

zenseeker wrote: »

Shame you insist upon matt, as the glossy steel one is £40 on Tesco Direct

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.207-0727.aspx

Matt one going on eBay, brand new for £49.99 + £11.99 shipping (£61.98 combined):

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRABANTIA-30-LITRE-TOUCH-BIN-MATT-STEEL-338304_W0QQitemZ220649668987QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=123356239904&rvr_id=123356239904&cguid=6eabb4d41280a0aad316bd76ffe0180f

Tesco one seems to be £80 now!!