We are currently looking for a kitchen for our new build, which is scheduled to start in 2021. Nothing extravagant. Our first two visits to kitchen showrooms resulted in prices of at least 15,000 euros (around $16,000 USD), plus the side-by-side refrigerator that we plan to buy ourselves.
We are a bit surprised that for just a few pieces of furniture and three appliances (dishwasher, cooktop with fan, oven) we have to pay at least 15,000 euros. The consultants actually expected around 20,000 euros. The countertop is not even ceramic but rather granite.
Are there other options to purchase an affordable kitchen?
Please don’t get me wrong. We could afford such a kitchen. We just don’t see why we should spend 20,000 euros on a few furniture pieces and appliances.
We are a bit surprised that for just a few pieces of furniture and three appliances (dishwasher, cooktop with fan, oven) we have to pay at least 15,000 euros. The consultants actually expected around 20,000 euros. The countertop is not even ceramic but rather granite.
Are there other options to purchase an affordable kitchen?
Please don’t get me wrong. We could afford such a kitchen. We just don’t see why we should spend 20,000 euros on a few furniture pieces and appliances.
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Alessandro26 Oct 2020 10:05Tolentino schrieb:
Sorry, I don’t associate community with nationalities. The likelihood that my pension is funded by Poland has probably decreased in recent years, but the same goes for it being funded by Germany. And that has little to do with where I buy my kitchen.
Do you only buy your clothes from Trigema? Nobody is claiming that.
The point is that companies based in Germany and their employees pay their taxes here (exceptions aside)!
It doesn’t initially matter whether materials come from abroad or, as in the automotive industry, certain parts are manufactured there.
@hampshire :
I'm trying that too. Unfortunately, the truly local kitchen manufacturers here are really just carpenters. And even if I could afford it, I can't. So I think giving up on the kitchen entirely is a bit over the top.
But maybe I will buy the kitchen in Berlin after all. At least then a few more warehouse workers in Berlin will have paid taxes...
I'm trying that too. Unfortunately, the truly local kitchen manufacturers here are really just carpenters. And even if I could afford it, I can't. So I think giving up on the kitchen entirely is a bit over the top.
But maybe I will buy the kitchen in Berlin after all. At least then a few more warehouse workers in Berlin will have paid taxes...
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Alessandro26 Oct 2020 10:13I think you still don’t understand.
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hampshire26 Oct 2020 10:13It’s not about absolute consistency in actions, but rather a type of mindfulness that influences decisions. Not every choice has to favor the local supplier. That would be the same kind of radical nonsense as always just searching for the lowest price.
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saralina8726 Oct 2020 10:17Tolentino schrieb:
@hampshire :
I'm trying that too. Unfortunately, the really local kitchen manufacturers near me are actually carpenters. And even if I could afford it, I just can’t. So to completely do without a kitchen seems a bit over the top to me.
But maybe I’ll buy the kitchen in Berlin after all. At least then a few more warehouse workers in Berlin will have paid taxes... It’s not just about the kitchen, but about the basic attitude of whether a possible higher price is worth it in order to buy from local suppliers or the domestic economy in general, or if one prefers the idea of saving money instead of supporting local businesses.
And again: I believe that anyone receiving parental benefits, anyone who wants to send their children to reasonably clean schools, who wants to drive on decent roads, or who wants at least some security against unemployment, must inevitably have an interest in supporting their own economy. Then comes the individual decision of how much of a price premium that is worth.
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