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
We decided on a local manufacturer and then looked at where we could have the kitchen planned. We visited two kitchen stores, and the prices were quite similar at both. We chose the salesperson we felt more comfortable with. Before the meeting, we had already completed the design using the online kitchen planner and emailed it to them, so only minor adjustments were needed.
We are buying the appliances separately because of better pricing conditions.
Regarding the price – there wasn’t much room for negotiation; we only rounded down slightly. Based on price comparisons and experience, we consider this a realistic amount that won’t cause us any sleepless nights.
We are buying the appliances separately because of better pricing conditions.
Regarding the price – there wasn’t much room for negotiation; we only rounded down slightly. Based on price comparisons and experience, we consider this a realistic amount that won’t cause us any sleepless nights.
A few days ago, we visited a large furniture store with a big kitchen department.
We originally just wanted to see if something practical would fit within the planned dimensions of our open kitchen. What ended up happening was a fairly detailed, several-hour planning session for a Nolte kitchen with various features. The salesperson was really knowledgeable, and the appointment was very pleasant.
But in the end, of course, the price is what matters, and I was curious to see how much of a performance it would be.
So first the good news: the performance was manageable!
They initially quoted the "actual" price, then the package price including the current time-limited discount offer, and then it was straight to the manager. All three “stages” happened without me asking or requesting a price adjustment.
The price dropped from nearly €60,000 (about $65,000) to just under €20,000 (about $22,000). Still too expensive for my taste, but closing the deal was not the objective today.
Of course, it’s frustrating not to have anything in writing. I quickly took a photo of the screen and later wrote a summary from memory at home.
The appliance prices in the catalog were consistently high. The selection of common manufacturers was artificially limited (not surprisingly, you quickly end up with the top model). However, it’s unclear how much of the total price is made up by the appliances, so it’s uncertain whether the catalog prices were actually included 1:1 in the final price.
We originally just wanted to see if something practical would fit within the planned dimensions of our open kitchen. What ended up happening was a fairly detailed, several-hour planning session for a Nolte kitchen with various features. The salesperson was really knowledgeable, and the appointment was very pleasant.
But in the end, of course, the price is what matters, and I was curious to see how much of a performance it would be.
So first the good news: the performance was manageable!
They initially quoted the "actual" price, then the package price including the current time-limited discount offer, and then it was straight to the manager. All three “stages” happened without me asking or requesting a price adjustment.
The price dropped from nearly €60,000 (about $65,000) to just under €20,000 (about $22,000). Still too expensive for my taste, but closing the deal was not the objective today.
Of course, it’s frustrating not to have anything in writing. I quickly took a photo of the screen and later wrote a summary from memory at home.
The appliance prices in the catalog were consistently high. The selection of common manufacturers was artificially limited (not surprisingly, you quickly end up with the top model). However, it’s unclear how much of the total price is made up by the appliances, so it’s uncertain whether the catalog prices were actually included 1:1 in the final price.
This level of professionalism is quite rare in the well-known furniture retail sector. The usual suspects like Kraft, Höffner, Mömax, etc., all follow the standard top-down discount approach and just give you the total price, end of story. The only one who did it differently was Elch. Karsten