B&Q kitchen discount????

eem151

we are looking at getting a new kitchen from B&Q soon and was wondering if anyone knew when the best time to buy it would be, does anyone know when the biggest discount will be offered or could be offered?
thanks in advance x

dave82_2

They seem to vary the units that are on sale. We got ours 50% off I belive that some have upto 60% off and that you can use one of the 15% off vouchers to get a further reduction!

Make sure you find prices for simelar units from other manufacturers and also make sure you find the cheapest appliances as they will price match everything.

markdavey

These 50% & 60% off sales are marketing hype. Don't be sucked in.

Innys

dave82 wrote: »

They seem to vary the units that are on sale. We got ours 50% off I belive that some have upto 60% off and that you can use one of the 15% off vouchers to get a further reduction!

Make sure you find prices for simelar units from other manufacturers and also make sure you find the cheapest appliances as they will price match everything.

I don't understand why anyone would get a price from Supplier A, get a cheaper quote from Supplier B and then, when Supplier A matches the price from Supplier B, buy from Supplier A?

Out of principle I woud immediately discount Supplier A from my shortlist as they were clearly initially trying it on. The only time I woud reconsider Supplier A was if they then significantly beat Supplier B.

So in the example above, I would only consider going back to B&Q if they threw something significant as an extra.

CyCo_2

Innys wrote: »

I don't understand why anyone would get a price from Supplier A, get a cheaper quote from Supplier B and then, when Supplier A matches the price from Supplier B, buy from Supplier A?

Out of principle I woud immediately discount Supplier A from my shortlist as they were clearly initially trying it on. The only time I woud reconsider Supplier A was if they then significantly beat Supplier B.

Why? Companies have to work to profit margins at the end of the day and that's what their initial price will reflect. If the company is having a good month (or sometimes even a bad month) they may be willing to take a hit on the margin, to ensure they get the deal.

I've done deals at 0% margin before now, just to get the deal and add to my sales figures. Obviously I couldn't do this for every customer, otherwise the business wouldn't be viable.

Innys wrote: »

So in the example above, I would only consider going back to B&Q if they threw something significant as an extra.

So what you're saying is, you'd rather get a "free" washing machine that is say, "worth" £500, than get £500 knocked off the price of the kitchen?

To knock £500 off a kitchen costs me £500 worth of margin, to knock a £500 washing machine off costs me around £310 margin. Do you still think you're getting a good deal?

davehills

If you know someone who runs a business, get them to apply for a B&Q "TradePoint" card.

I'm told that kitchens are substantially cheaper this way..