3 top tips to finding the best kitchen deal
Finding the best kitchen deal can be a balancing act. We want to ensure we get a high quality kitchen that’s going to last at the same time as sticking to a strict budget. How can we resolve these competing needs? Here are a few tips.
The price of your kitchen deal
If you’re looking for a low-cost kitchen deal, you might think you’ve struck gold. At any of the big chains, chances are you’ll be offered a 50% off deal. It seems too good to be true.
And that’s exactly what it is. The high street chains always offer big discounts. However, these discounts are fake. They inflate their prices so they can then give 50% off. The large discounts are designed to mislead consumers into thinking they’re getting a bargain. This sales tactic is known as price anchoring.
The best tip when your looking for a kitchen deal, is to look at the final price, not the discount. The discount you’re being offered is fake, where as the final price is real. The final price is what really matters.
The quality of your kitchen deal
A cheap kitchen deal is great, but not when the quality is cheap as well. You might save money in the short-term, but you’ll be replacing it a few years down the line. A quality kitchen, on the other hand, is built to last. So what are the key things to look for?
Find out what type of material the door is. The high quality type will be the painted and lacquered type. This is the type that will still look as good in 15 years time. The low quality type is the PVC, PET, foil or vinyl wrapped type. This is the type that peels & will probably need replacing a few years down the line.
The chains & trade only suppliers mainly sell the low quality wrapped type. The higher quality painted and lacquered type is mainly sold by Independent kitchen showrooms.
Make sure the front edges of the carcass have a tough PVC or ABS edging to prevent damage. The thin, iron-on melamine type will do little or nothing to protect the carcass from everyday chips & damage. Again, it’s mainly the chains that sell units with the low quality type melamine edging. Units with the higher quality type edging are sold mainly by Independent kitchen showrooms.
Fitting your kitchen deal
Even if you find the perfect kitchen deal, who are you going to get to fit it? The big chains charge an arm and a leg, so for many, the solution is to use a local builder. The problem is that a builder isn’t a specialist kitchen fitter. You may get an ‘ok’ job from a builder. However, you’ll never get the kind of professional finish from a builder like you will from a specialist kitchen fitter.
There’s an alternative, though. If you know the right Independent kitchen showrooms to visit, it’s possible to get a kitchen that costs similar to the chains & trade only suppliers, but is much higher quality & will last longer. Plus, they’ll fit the kitchen for similar to what builders charge.
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