outrageous quote for armchair!

beadle2

Over the weekend i phoned a well known mobility company to ask for a catalogue about rise and recline armchairs.On monday we were phoned to say rep in area tomorrow.
So you get the picture IE TODAY a rep called in and asked a few details and as my husband is 26 stone ,they would need to do a made to measure one,although do go up to 50stone
we were stunned when after a few minutes scratching his head,mutterings,and calculations he said
TO BUY £4345 or to rent over 3 years £177.70 a month!!!:eek:

needless to say only on incap,dla etc this was out of our range.He was a nice chap and phoned his manager to see if they could do anything else which they couldn`t.

Am I out of touch with the price of such furniture or do others feel as I do, that this is an unreasonable quote . We will get others to find out but please let me know your thoughts.

Js_Other_Half

This company in West Yorkshire does some.

Leather rise and recline chair (up to 27 1/2 stone) - £650 VAT free
http://www.highseatchairs.co.uk/product.php/265/lars-rise-and-recline-chair--mono-motor-

Here is a link for all of their rise/recliner chairs http://www.highseatchairs.co.uk/section.php/4/1/riser-recliner-chairs

TOBRUK

beadle2, that is absolutely ridiculous! You say the 'nice' man called the office to see if they could do it cheaper - this is a fairly routine for some companies to do, the salesperson phones 'the office' etc just for you to think that they can get you a better deal - this is only to draw you in! I wouldn't be surprised that they contact you in a couple of days to give you another offer of a price. The fact that they sell mobility items doesn't mean that they are sincere at all.

I have just done a quick google and the first couple of websites I checked had some from £200, however they were upto 23 stone. On the second website I looked at I found one to take 27 stones and was £799:

http://www.morethanmobility.com/Rise-Recline-Chairs/Lars-LEATHER-Dual-Motor-Rise-Recline-Chair-only-%C3%82%C2%A3799.html

I only looked up for a couple of minutes, so I'm sure if I really looked into it I would find a better deal!

Don't be taken in by 'nice men' (sales people!) who are trying to give you a good deal. You are obviously able to look up on the internet so you can easily search for a good deal.

pwales_2

phoneing the office is "bog standard" double glazing/tarmac ur drive tacktics , stay clear and look else where!

beadle2

THAnks guys
I really appreciate the trouble you went to,to come up with the website links

great i thought it was an outrageous amount

lilykim

Can I suggest that you get in touch with an occupational therapist from your local social services? They should be able to at least point you in the right direction to somewhere that does these chairs at a much more reasonable price.

pwales_2

i got a rise and recline free from my o/t,
there was never any mention of paying,
as advised above get an o/t
good luck