Hello everyone,
As we are currently looking into buying a kitchen, we are interested in the fairness of the asking prices. Our experience so far has been that price reductions of 25-50% off the initial prices have sometimes been offered.
To get a better idea of what constitutes a reasonable price for a kitchen, rather than focusing on "how much of a discount can I negotiate," I would like to see a list of your kitchen purchases:
Manufacturer:
Kitchen studio:
Initial price:
Final price:
I hope this discussion will help readers by sharing real experiences, leading to a fair interaction at the kitchen showroom, without either party feeling like they have been taken advantage of.
Best regards,
Sascha aus H
As we are currently looking into buying a kitchen, we are interested in the fairness of the asking prices. Our experience so far has been that price reductions of 25-50% off the initial prices have sometimes been offered.
To get a better idea of what constitutes a reasonable price for a kitchen, rather than focusing on "how much of a discount can I negotiate," I would like to see a list of your kitchen purchases:
Manufacturer:
Kitchen studio:
Initial price:
Final price:
I hope this discussion will help readers by sharing real experiences, leading to a fair interaction at the kitchen showroom, without either party feeling like they have been taken advantage of.
Best regards,
Sascha aus H
Lack of transparency when buying a kitchen is really a disaster. In the end, we were very satisfied with our kitchen studio, but we also had terrible experiences with other studios.
I can only recommend the following approach if you want a well-planned kitchen with a reasonable price-performance ratio:
There are many very helpful and competent people involved here. Setting your preferences obviously takes time and you need to enjoy the process, but in the end, you get a design that you won’t find better in any kitchen studio. With this plan, you then visit various kitchen studios and ask them to offer the kitchen exactly as planned. We ended up with a huge price range (negotiated prices!) from different studios (from 20,000€ (about $22,000) to around 35,000€ (about $38,000)), all with the same brand, same fronts, same electrical appliances, everything identical. The studio where we ultimately placed our order (logically the one for 20,000€ (about $22,000)) gave us all the appliances at internet prices (+50€ (about $55) installation cost per appliance).
At IKEA, for example, we would hardly have paid less, but the quality would have been lower and with less customization. Also, the handleless option at IKEA is extremely awkward to grip, which was a direct deal breaker.
The appliances alone cost more than 7,000€ (about $7,700) online at the cheapest prices, and these aren’t even the top models. The kitchen studio also passes through a ceramic countertop from the manufacturer virtually 1:1, which adds another 4,000€ (about $4,400). Electrical work (sockets and LEDs), full enclosure of the kitchen, and a splashback made of frosted glass also add to the cost. And suddenly, there isn’t much left for the wood, the fronts, and the installation….
If you have the time and patience, in my opinion you can get significantly better quality and more customization at a kitchen studio for a similar price compared to IKEA. But the time investment is also greater since the industry is simply full of scammers.
I can only recommend the following approach if you want a well-planned kitchen with a reasonable price-performance ratio:
There are many very helpful and competent people involved here. Setting your preferences obviously takes time and you need to enjoy the process, but in the end, you get a design that you won’t find better in any kitchen studio. With this plan, you then visit various kitchen studios and ask them to offer the kitchen exactly as planned. We ended up with a huge price range (negotiated prices!) from different studios (from 20,000€ (about $22,000) to around 35,000€ (about $38,000)), all with the same brand, same fronts, same electrical appliances, everything identical. The studio where we ultimately placed our order (logically the one for 20,000€ (about $22,000)) gave us all the appliances at internet prices (+50€ (about $55) installation cost per appliance).
At IKEA, for example, we would hardly have paid less, but the quality would have been lower and with less customization. Also, the handleless option at IKEA is extremely awkward to grip, which was a direct deal breaker.
The appliances alone cost more than 7,000€ (about $7,700) online at the cheapest prices, and these aren’t even the top models. The kitchen studio also passes through a ceramic countertop from the manufacturer virtually 1:1, which adds another 4,000€ (about $4,400). Electrical work (sockets and LEDs), full enclosure of the kitchen, and a splashback made of frosted glass also add to the cost. And suddenly, there isn’t much left for the wood, the fronts, and the installation….
If you have the time and patience, in my opinion you can get significantly better quality and more customization at a kitchen studio for a similar price compared to IKEA. But the time investment is also greater since the industry is simply full of scammers.
Tego12 schrieb:
The lack of transparency when buying a kitchen is really a disaster. ...In the end, we had a huge price range (negotiated prices!) from different studios (from 20,000€ (~22,000 USD) to about 35,000€ (~38,500 USD)), for the same brand, same fronts, same appliances, ... everything identical. Wow, really? I wouldn’t have expected that. That’s an incredible difference. But the way you did it, I think that’s how everyone does it, right?
To put it into perspective, I have to say that the $35,000 was somewhat of an outlier. The bids were more or less distributed like this (just to recall): $20,000, $22,000, $25,000, $26,000, $35,000.
Honestly, I believe very few people do it this way. Most have something designed at each kitchen showroom that is similar but not identical. However, the prices then become hardly comparable at all, since even small changes can lead to significant price differences.
Honestly, I believe very few people do it this way. Most have something designed at each kitchen showroom that is similar but not identical. However, the prices then become hardly comparable at all, since even small changes can lead to significant price differences.
Sascha_aus_H20 Jul 2017 11:26We did it exactly like Tego, and I can share the experience.
For the exact same kitchen, our price range was between 17,000 euros and 27,000 euros.
The cheapest option was a small kitchen studio (not a chain) at 17,000 euros, then kitchen studio chains like Küchenaktuell at 19,000 euros to 21,000 euros, and finally a furniture store at 27,000 euros.
For the exact same kitchen, our price range was between 17,000 euros and 27,000 euros.
The cheapest option was a small kitchen studio (not a chain) at 17,000 euros, then kitchen studio chains like Küchenaktuell at 19,000 euros to 21,000 euros, and finally a furniture store at 27,000 euros.
Tego12 schrieb:
To put it into perspective, I have to say that the 35,000 euros was somewhat of an outlier. The bids were roughly like this (from memory!): 20,000 euros, 22,000 euros, 25,000 euros, 26,000 euros, 35,000 euros.Even between 20,000 and 26,000 euros there is quite a significant difference. So it’s definitely worth comparing, especially if you are actually getting exactly the same thing.Similar topics