ᐅ Excessive Costs for the Kitchen?!

Ybias78 schrieb:

Do you also think that products from H&M, C&A, and Amazon are made exclusively in Germany?

I definitely don’t think that! That’s not the point.
By the way, Amazon is not a brand.

Ybias78 schrieb:

And why should I go to the middleman when I can ask the manufacturer directly?

Sure, buy elsewhere then. But don’t be surprised if your property loses value or stops increasing because, due to the “as cheap as possible but trendy” buying behavior, many jobs around your area eventually disappear. Just take a look around.
If our only supermarket closes because everyone shops at Netto, then the location becomes less attractive to some people. New housing developments will then take longer to start.

tomtom79 schrieb:

When I read about being happy with IKEA, I always wonder if people have seen a Metod kitchen in person recently.

I have to admit that I buy a lot at IKEA and really like their kitchens (design-wise), but I would never want the utility room cabinets from 2013 in my kitchen because of the quality. The Metod system seems to be much better?! What puzzles me (in hindsight) is that the Faktum system, the one from before 2014, was so highly praised in this forum—which is exactly what I installed in my utility room. The entire interior wasn’t really designed for heavy, everyday use. Not even my drawer units from 2001, which I bought as base cabinets—they hardly tolerated any load. For me, IKEA was therefore off the table during the planning phase.

Bookstar schrieb:

But I think investing 2-3% of the house project budget in the kitchen is reasonable.

Here it was 3%.
Already spent a lot of money on it, but at least it turned out really, really nice.

I ruled out Ikea because, at the local kitchen studio—including installation without electrical appliances—I received planning services, measurements, and coordination with the general contractor for the same price, otherwise you’d be comparing apples and oranges.

Regardless of where the kitchen was manufactured, regional jobs are involved in sales, planning, and installation. Ypg also mentioned this.

Regarding ypg.
In our method, everything is constructed very solidly and durably. Honestly.

ypg schrieb:

I definitely don’t think so! That’s not the point.
By the way, Amazon is not a brand.

Sure, buy somewhere else. But don’t be surprised if your property eventually loses value or doesn’t increase because many jobs around your area disappear due to the “cheapest but coolest” buying behavior. Just take a look around.
If our only supermarket closes because everyone shops at Netto, the place becomes less attractive to some people. New housing developments will then be delayed.

I have to admit I buy a lot from IKEA and really like their kitchens (design-wise), but I wouldn’t want my utility room cabinets from 2013 in the kitchen due to quality. The Metod system seems much better?! What puzzles me (in hindsight) is that the Faktum system, the one before 2014, was so highly praised in this forum, which I actually have installed in my utility room. The entire interior wasn’t really made for constant use. Not even the drawers I bought as base cabinets back in 2001—they barely held any weight. For me, IKEA was eliminated during the planning phase for that reason.

As I said before, I rarely read so much nonsense. You don’t buy just any house, no matter the price. And do you know where many windows, stairs, and fences come from? Yes, from Poland. Does that make the houses less valuable?

Ybias78 schrieb:

As I said before, I rarely read such nonsense. You don’t just buy the first house you see, no matter the price. And do you know where many windows, stairs, and fences come from? Yes, from Poland. Does that make the houses any less valuable?

You don’t understand. It’s not very clever to ignore the post completely and just call it "nonsense." And then to repeat that as well.