B&Q - Any tips on haggling?

abd08

Hi all,

We're about to do our first renovation on a home we've just bought... from looking through various catalogues etc, we've pretty much worked out we'll be buying:

2 sinks - £195 each
2 concealed toilets - £129 each
Carcass/Fascia for 2 toilets £130 each
1 bath with front panel £114
towel radiator thing - £109

Prices are from the website. We're looking for supply only for everything.

In addition, we're also getting a kitchen but still need to work out specifics. Appliances etc will probably come from somewhere else, but will make sure I get an idea of price differences before heading in.

Given it's a bank holiday weekend, am thinking if we'd definitely be quids in if we tie this up tomorrow or on Monday. Also, can anyone advise if/what we should have as a target in mind to haggle off the price, or perhaps to get them to throw in? This is in addition to the weekend extra discount promos etc.

Thanks!

planemad

Have you checked out Homebase, they have 15% off this weekend.
You could use that as a tool to get B&Q down on price.

ssedd

If theres a focus nearby theyre having a closing down sale. went today and got 20% off aload of stuff i needed to buy anyway as we are doing the house up.

abd08

Thanks for the answer guys!

No focus near me as far as I can tell... love the idea about using the 15% though. Time to start working the kitchen bits out!!

Thanks!

macman

Why does it have to be B&Q? How about Wickes, or one of the many other trade counters?

abd08

To be honest, I didn't realise there was a seperate "trade" counter we could access!

Typically what kind of discount do you think a trade counter would offer over the shelf price? Pretty much all the stuff we're going for is "on offer", but I guess that's not really saying much!

bordercars

if you use quidco, register your card with them ( quidco) they give you cashback on all purchases not just online

macman

abd08 wrote: »

To be honest, I didn't realise there was a seperate "trade" counter we could access!

Typically what kind of discount do you think a trade counter would offer over the shelf price? Pretty much all the stuff we're going for is "on offer", but I guess that's not really saying much!

Anyone you like, you don't have to be a builder to use a builders' merchants. Any plumbing merchant should have a good range of the kind of stuff you are looking for, certainly more choice than B&Q.

DVardysShadow

A tip. Just get stuff for 1 project at a time.