Howden's family and friends scam

IKS

Howden's will not share any of the prices or quotes for my kitchen only with the trader/account holder.

Maybe to ask another more honest trader of how much a howden's kitchen would really have cost?

Anyway, it's definitely questionable how they reference check and quality check their traders. As the builder that legged it seems to have a number of company names and also when I recently called Howden's to speak to the builders brother again he seemed to be referred to having a different surname to the one he introduced himself with. Who's monitoring their employee practises and traders they promote as trusted traders?

Such dishonesty has unravelled and all I wanted was a new working kitchen!

Silver-Surfer_2

IKS wrote: »

Howden's will not share any of the prices or quotes for my kitchen only with the trader/account holder.

Maybe to ask another more honest trader of how much a howden's kitchen would really have cost?

Anyway, it's definitely questionable how they reference check and quality check their traders. As the builder that legged it seems to have a number of company names and also when I recently called Howden's to speak to the builders brother again he seemed to be referred to having a different surname to the one he introduced himself with. Who's monitoring their employee practises and traders they promote as trusted traders?

Such dishonesty has unravelled and all I wanted was a new working kitchen!

Probably the same way asda reference check you before you buy a loaf of bread.

Doozergirl

Evryone gets different discounts at Howdens and then the tradesperson decides what to charge on top. There is no defintive answer.

To be fair, if you've got a whole kitchen fitted for £5.5k including electrics etc then it probably won't be that bad a price, if the guy actually finished it.

Doozergirl

Silver-Surfer wrote: »

Probably the same way asda reference check you before you buy a loaf of bread.

Or the same way the OP reference checked him

IKS

Yes error on the reference checking Doozergirl taken on the chin! ☺

Hoof_Hearted

Nobody likes to be ripped off twice.....

IKS

Probably the same way asda reference check you before you buy a loaf of bread

Maybe they would need to if it's involving the cost of £5.5k! ☺

Silver-Surfer_2

IKS wrote: »

Maybe they would need to if it's involving the cost of £5.5k! ☺

He ain't paid £5.5k.

Doozergirl

IKS wrote: »

Yes error on the reference checking Doozergirl taken on the chin! ☺

Felt a bit guilty posting that

littlerock

are you thinking of taking out a small claims court case against them?