ᐅ Toilet prices ranging from €27.90 to €500 – objective information on the price differences?
Created on: 17 May 2017 18:58
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Hello!
After receiving a hefty quote for bathroom fixtures of around €22,200 (about €900 for a toilet bowl), I just got back from the ICU recovery room and am now dealing with toilet bowls.
The rimless wall-hung toilet from the company with the +, their own brand, seems to be from Laufen according to my research and has an average rating of 1/5 stars on Amazon. Reason: water splashes out at the front, and quality appears to be mediocre.
I went to the home improvement store (*ahem*) and saw:
- Standard wall-hung toilet €29
- Rimless wall-hung toilet €89
- Brand-name rimless toilet €300
When I asked, the saleswoman said, "Oh, it’s all the same, they all work equally well; you just pay more for the brand name with the branded manufacturers."
The super-premium rimless toilet from TOTO with Tornado Flush I found online for about €380.
In my apartment, there is a roughly 35-year-old toilet, now with many dull spots, but it still wonderfully houses the 'product.' I clean it every few weeks with some cleaner and a brush. So far, no complaints.
So, quite simply: Where on earth is the difference?
Thank you very much for your input!
After receiving a hefty quote for bathroom fixtures of around €22,200 (about €900 for a toilet bowl), I just got back from the ICU recovery room and am now dealing with toilet bowls.
The rimless wall-hung toilet from the company with the +, their own brand, seems to be from Laufen according to my research and has an average rating of 1/5 stars on Amazon. Reason: water splashes out at the front, and quality appears to be mediocre.
I went to the home improvement store (*ahem*) and saw:
- Standard wall-hung toilet €29
- Rimless wall-hung toilet €89
- Brand-name rimless toilet €300
When I asked, the saleswoman said, "Oh, it’s all the same, they all work equally well; you just pay more for the brand name with the branded manufacturers."
The super-premium rimless toilet from TOTO with Tornado Flush I found online for about €380.
In my apartment, there is a roughly 35-year-old toilet, now with many dull spots, but it still wonderfully houses the 'product.' I clean it every few weeks with some cleaner and a brush. So far, no complaints.
So, quite simply: Where on earth is the difference?
Thank you very much for your input!
Nordlys schrieb:
Complaining doesn’t help if you end up ordering it anyway. Choose a standard option. Live with it for six months and then gradually replace parts via eBay, Amazon, or IKEA. The connections are all there. Are the connections actually correct then? Our plumber wanted the exact specifications of the washbasin we selected. For example, the water inlets of the Villeroy & Boch S 2.0 are spaced further apart than those of the Keramag Icon.
Nordlys schrieb:
Still undecided. Today he offered my wife a combined vanity cabinet and mirrored cabinet set. 1100,- Sanibel, a private label from sanitary suppliers. Allegedly produced by Viebrockhaus. Doesn’t really matter though, the product looks good. The faucet is from Ideal, as is the basin, the rest is Sanibel. Includes integrated lighting and an outlet inside the cabinet. Those soft-close drawers... so, what do you think? Installed, connected, ready to use inside the house for 1100,-. That doesn’t sound like a rip-off. KarstenIf it actually appeals... ?! The price is certainly attractive [emoji2]
Go for it!
Brief regards
Regarding the connections. I don’t understand the problem. The connection between the faucet and the water outlets in the wall consists of braided, flexible hoses.
Regarding Yvonne. Yes, we have agreed to confirm it on Monday. We will try to purchase his display model, which has only been handled by customers occasionally. I can imagine he will agree and offer a discount.
Karsten
Regarding Yvonne. Yes, we have agreed to confirm it on Monday. We will try to purchase his display model, which has only been handled by customers occasionally. I can imagine he will agree and offer a discount.
Karsten
So, the item has been ordered. You have to allow a bit of bathroom remodeling, otherwise you become a forum oddball. It’s not the showroom model, he’s only had that for three weeks, he says. But instead, he included the mineral cast sink rather than the display model and a really stylish faucet, a kind of space-age thing. Karsten
We are about to visit a bathroom supplier for the first time soon. Since I have access to the complete price list due to my job, I’m already getting frustrated:
The Keramag Icon washbasin, 120cm (47 inches) wide with 2 tap holes, costs €340 at Reuter, but €1091 at the bathroom supplier.
That’s over three times the price.
Since we are managing the project with separate contracts, we could ask him to install the basin supplied on site, but that involves extra work and the installer will likely charge a significant additional fee.
It’s all quite frustrating.
The Keramag Icon washbasin, 120cm (47 inches) wide with 2 tap holes, costs €340 at Reuter, but €1091 at the bathroom supplier.
That’s over three times the price.
Since we are managing the project with separate contracts, we could ask him to install the basin supplied on site, but that involves extra work and the installer will likely charge a significant additional fee.
It’s all quite frustrating.
Matte, our first idea was to go with the standard option and replace it shortly after. However, neither of us was fully satisfied with that. The second idea was to only have the connection installed and remove the washbasins entirely. Then we would buy a vanity unit from Ikea or Bauhaus and have it installed by the building maintenance service. There are one-man operations like that everywhere—at least three locally here. We are comfortable with the standard toilets; the Duravit D Code is not unattractive.
When I discussed this with him at the construction site on Friday at 7:15, he said he could offer something affordable—not cheap, but reasonably priced—and invited us to visit him. He said he had something that would be affordable and still good quality. Of course, Ikea would probably have been cheaper, but what he showed us on Friday just before noon, or rather my wife— I only saw it this morning, having previously seen only photos—is qualitatively better than Ikea. So it’s natural that he makes a profit in the end. Karsten
When I discussed this with him at the construction site on Friday at 7:15, he said he could offer something affordable—not cheap, but reasonably priced—and invited us to visit him. He said he had something that would be affordable and still good quality. Of course, Ikea would probably have been cheaper, but what he showed us on Friday just before noon, or rather my wife— I only saw it this morning, having previously seen only photos—is qualitatively better than Ikea. So it’s natural that he makes a profit in the end. Karsten
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