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.
Sparfuchs_ schrieb:
What is a TM?This kitchen appliance, which sooner or later you’ll find in almost every high-end kitchen, is meant to replace steamers and cooktops. I’ve been told that for some, the quality is sufficient.S
Sparfuchs7728 Oct 2020 13:30ypg schrieb:
then a simple stove without Berbel would have done ... hehebut that wouldn’t be as cool
Sparfuchs_ schrieb:
that wouldn’t be very cool Oh, I’m not so sure. For some people (male), the technology is so fascinating that they call this thing super cool. Just take a look at the kitchen thread to see how the TM sits on the countertop.Today, there is beetroot mash with cooked sausage. My wife prepares it in a folkloric style without a range hood. It’s made from a real beetroot that was still in Friedrichsen’s field the day before yesterday, and with cooked sausage that definitely isn’t from Tönnies, but from the local butcher nearby.
hampshire schrieb:
...products made with child labor,...I find this to be a very difficult ethical issue. From our perspective here, where our children go to kindergarten and then start school with a big school cone while mom and dad film everything proudly on the new iPhone with tears in their eyes, supporting child labor sounds like something that must be avoided at all costs.
Realistically, however, children in very poor countries often contribute to their family income through their work and help to provide for their families. Boycotting such practices can therefore have potentially negative effects on the very group we want to protect. Many of these families live hand to mouth, and if that child’s income disappears, as harsh as it sounds, they have to struggle even harder to find the next meal.
The idea that simply refusing to buy jeans made with child labor will allow these children to be ready for school on time, since they supposedly wouldn’t have anything else to do, is a rather simplistic view. The issues that need solving here are far more complex.
I don’t presume to have the answer, I just know that this topic requires thoughtful consideration and can’t be viewed in a simplistic way.
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hampshire28 Oct 2020 22:35kati1337 schrieb:
I don’t claim to have the answer, I just know that this shouldn’t be underestimated. I see the dilemma the same way you do and also don’t have a solution at hand. To truly make structural progress, we need to reach a broader consensus on sharing. Simply reinventing the wheel can’t be the answer.
What each of us contributes individually is valuable, but always just a drop in the ocean. In a few years, we will want and need to discuss this differently.