ᐅ Planning kitchen appliances: How to approach it. The market is overwhelming.
Created on: 11 Sep 2017 12:34
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G-Star1988
Hello everyone,
I have an appointment at the kitchen studio next Saturday and I’m preparing for it. Specifically, I’m looking for the appliances I want to have later in the kitchen. I’ve been researching a lot from brands like Neff / Siemens, Miele, Bora, etc., but I’m not making much progress.
For example, the current selection at Siemens looks like this:
Dishwasher IQ300 SN636X03MD
Oven IQ700 HB634GBS1
Microwave IQ500 HF15M264
Cooktop with integrated downdraft extractor EX801LX34E
or
2 x Cooktop IQ700 EX375FXB1E with extractor IQ700 LF16VA570
(The cooktop with integrated downdraft is the only fixed requirement, unfortunately I don’t have any influence on that ^^)
I actually value quality, energy efficiency, and a balanced price-performance ratio. But how can I find out if what you pick is really good? Or if there are possibly cheaper but equally high-quality products from other manufacturers. For example, the cooktop with integrated downdraft extractor from Miele—according to the catalog, it’s cheaper but just as good or even better?
How do you approach this?
I have an appointment at the kitchen studio next Saturday and I’m preparing for it. Specifically, I’m looking for the appliances I want to have later in the kitchen. I’ve been researching a lot from brands like Neff / Siemens, Miele, Bora, etc., but I’m not making much progress.
For example, the current selection at Siemens looks like this:
Dishwasher IQ300 SN636X03MD
Oven IQ700 HB634GBS1
Microwave IQ500 HF15M264
Cooktop with integrated downdraft extractor EX801LX34E
or
2 x Cooktop IQ700 EX375FXB1E with extractor IQ700 LF16VA570
(The cooktop with integrated downdraft is the only fixed requirement, unfortunately I don’t have any influence on that ^^)
I actually value quality, energy efficiency, and a balanced price-performance ratio. But how can I find out if what you pick is really good? Or if there are possibly cheaper but equally high-quality products from other manufacturers. For example, the cooktop with integrated downdraft extractor from Miele—according to the catalog, it’s cheaper but just as good or even better?
How do you approach this?
We also ordered our kitchen from the furniture store simply because it was the most affordable option there, and the salesperson actually knew what they were talking about (even regarding specific details). We had previously visited four kitchen studios (including two chains) and received very poor advice at both chain stores. One consultant couldn’t even tell us anything about steam ovens, claiming he wasn’t familiar with them and didn’t have one at home. In all the kitchen studios, the price for our kitchen was over 20,000 euros. At the furniture store, our total is now 17,500 euros including a granite countertop, while the same kitchen would have cost 23,500 euros at the kitchen studio.
Best regards,
Sabine
Best regards,
Sabine
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G-Star198815 Sep 2017 10:49Well, I’m really looking forward to tomorrow. We’re visiting a smaller kitchen showroom. Several people recommended it as a good option if you want quality at a reasonable price.
At the start of our building planning, we also visited a larger kitchen showroom. Our "dream kitchen" was going to cost around €11,500 (about $12,300). With the new appliances, we wouldn’t have to pay that much more, since the first offer only included NEFF appliances, which were similar to those on my list.
Our target budget is about €10,000 (about $10,700), so we were quite happy with the first offer. But let’s see what tomorrow will bring.
At the start of our building planning, we also visited a larger kitchen showroom. Our "dream kitchen" was going to cost around €11,500 (about $12,300). With the new appliances, we wouldn’t have to pay that much more, since the first offer only included NEFF appliances, which were similar to those on my list.
Our target budget is about €10,000 (about $10,700), so we were quite happy with the first offer. But let’s see what tomorrow will bring.
What I always find interesting about this is that everyone here who has bought a kitchen is happy and thinks they got a great price. We are the same… The system obviously works very well, even though everyone complains about it.
It’s a pity there isn’t an alternative like Ikea (but higher quality, more attractive, and more customizable), because they would have had me as a customer right away. Planning the kitchen was fun for me, and thanks to various forums, a local kitchen planner is completely unnecessary (if you enjoy doing it yourself).
It’s a pity there isn’t an alternative like Ikea (but higher quality, more attractive, and more customizable), because they would have had me as a customer right away. Planning the kitchen was fun for me, and thanks to various forums, a local kitchen planner is completely unnecessary (if you enjoy doing it yourself).
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G-Star198815 Sep 2017 10:56Well, as long as the buyer is satisfied, everything is great. You think about everything, set a price, and once it is reached, that’s perfect.
G-Star1988 schrieb:
Well, as long as the buyer is satisfied, everything is great. You consider everything, set a price, and once that price is reached, that's greatI see it differently. As a buyer, I don’t want to be taken advantage of, neither knowingly nor unknowingly. In today’s internet age, with high transparency and automatically adjusted prices, I can easily avoid that without much effort. Kitchen purchases are one of the few exceptions... and that is unacceptable for today's standards. Transparency is only found either through Ikea (which unfortunately doesn’t meet my expectations) or through a huge amount of time investment including price comparisons.
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Knallkörper15 Sep 2017 11:18In my opinion, Ikea kitchens are of higher quality than, for example, Nobilia. They are generally mid-range in terms of quality. You have to work with the standard module size and choose a front panel accordingly.
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