Has anyone else thought the same when visiting a bathroon showroom? £849
for a domestic urinal? £700 for a wall hung lav?

Surely daylight robbery is alive and well (and legit) these days.

On 2008-03-01 23:40:18 +0000, "Tim Downie"
said:

Has anyone else thought the same when visiting a bathroon showroom? £849
for a domestic urinal? £700 for a wall hung lav?

Surely daylight robbery is alive and well (and legit) these days.

The prices are based on what customers are willing to pay in sufficient
numbers, plus a volume/margin trade off.

Tim Downie wrote:
Has anyone else thought the same when visiting a bathroon showroom? £849
for a domestic urinal? £700 for a wall hung lav?

Surely daylight robbery is alive and well (and legit) these days.

Inded I have. Ever watch that 'Property Ladder' show on TV?

They start with a small budget for bathroom & kitchen, then go completely
OTT & trash their profit margin..

IMO a bathroom or kitchen from Wickes finished to a very high standard looks
just as good as a 'designer' jobby, especially if you had input from someone
with an 'eye' for these things.

My youngest daughter for example, transforms all her mates flats/houses by
suggesting paint colours, pictures, accessories,focal points, etc. Sort of
a mini 'changing rooms'. She just has that 'eye'. I reckon she could make
a Wickes £1K kitchen look like a designer £7k kitchen.


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01634 717930
07850 597257

Tim Downie wrote:
Has anyone else thought the same when visiting a bathroon showroom? £849
for a domestic urinal? £700 for a wall hung lav?

Taking the Pee by the sounds of it ;-)

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On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:51:15 +0000, John Rumm
wrote:

Tim Downie wrote:
Has anyone else thought the same when visiting a bathroon showroom? £849
for a domestic urinal? £700 for a wall hung lav?

Taking the Pee by the sounds of it ;-)


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4059997.stm
Not as much as that
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John Rumm wrote:
Tim Downie wrote:
Has anyone else thought the same when visiting a bathroon showroom? £849
for a domestic urinal? £700 for a wall hung lav?

Taking the Pee by the sounds of it ;-)


I'd only shop there if I was feeling a bit flush....


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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

On 2008-03-02 13:36:39 +0000, "The Medway Handyman"
said:

John Rumm wrote:
Tim Downie wrote:
Has anyone else thought the same when visiting a bathroon showroom? £849
for a domestic urinal? £700 for a wall hung lav?

Taking the Pee by the sounds of it ;-)


I'd only shop there if I was feeling a bit flush....

In case they siphon you off?

On 2 Mar, 00:15, Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-03-01 23:40:18 +0000, "Tim Downie"
said:

Has anyone else thought the same when visiting a bathroon showroom? *£849
for a domestic urinal? *£700 for a wall hung lav?

Surely daylight robbery is alive and well (and legit) these days.

The prices are based on what customers are willing to pay in sufficient
numbers, plus a volume/margin trade off.

We found that too but were aware that in continental Europe stuff like
this is so run-of-the-mill that it's sold in the sheds. We saved
thousands (literally) by buying our bathroom stuff mail order from an
online retailer in Germany. They were happy to ship at a very
reasonable cost and the products we bought were *exactly* the same as
those available in the UK, same part codes even. I've posted the
details before so I won't repeat them now but if you need more info
just ask.
I guess one disadvantage of buying from abroad is that it's harder to
sort out problems if the supplier gets uncooperative. That said our
supplier replaced a broken part after a few emails. It helps if you
have someone around who can read the target language of course!

In article ,
The Medway Handyman wrote:
IMO a bathroom or kitchen from Wickes finished to a very high standard
looks just as good as a 'designer' jobby, especially if you had input
from someone with an 'eye' for these things.

Very cheap bathroom suites are invariably flimsy in some way. You do get
what you pay for. That's not saying a very expensive one is good value,
though.

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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

"Tim Downie" wrote in message
...
Has anyone else thought the same when visiting a bathroon showroom? £849
for a domestic urinal? £700 for a wall hung lav?

Surely daylight robbery is alive and well (and legit) these days.




Does it matter? you won't be buying one obviously.

On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 09:23:03 -0800 (PST), Calvin
wrote:

We found that too but were aware that in continental Europe stuff like
this is so run-of-the-mill that it's sold in the sheds. We saved
thousands (literally) by buying our bathroom stuff mail order from an
online retailer in Germany. They were happy to ship at a very
reasonable cost

I'd just like to add that I believe Deutschepost, the worlds largest
logistics company charges 3x the price to ship the same parcel from UK
to Germany as from Germany to UK. Who to blame? Dunno.

and the products we bought were *exactly* the same as
those available in the UK, same part codes even. I've posted the
details before so I won't repeat them now but if you need more info
just ask.
I guess one disadvantage of buying from abroad is that it's harder to
sort out problems if the supplier gets uncooperative. That said our
supplier replaced a broken part after a few emails. It helps if you
have someone around who can read the target language of course!

DG

On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:32:31 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
The Medway Handyman wrote:
IMO a bathroom or kitchen from Wickes finished to a very high standard
looks just as good as a 'designer' jobby, especially if you had input
from someone with an 'eye' for these things.

Very cheap bathroom suites are invariably flimsy in some way. You do get
what you pay for. That's not saying a very expensive one is good value,
though.

Agreed that the very cheapest are flimsy. The slightly more expensive but
basic products, installed well, can look good enough, if not better than
expensive stuff badly installed.


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On 02/03/2008 17:32 Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Very cheap bathroom suites are invariably flimsy in some way.

I'm pleased to be able to confirm that B&Q's Madrid toilets are quite
sturdy as ours was occupied by Management during the recent earthquake
and, despite both being shaken (but not stirred), neither came to any harm.

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In message , F
writes
I'm pleased to be able to confirm that B&Q's Madrid toilets are quite
sturdy as ours was occupied by Management during the recent earthquake
and, despite both being shaken (but not stirred),
It's to be hoped that stirring isn't ever required.
neither came to any harm.

I'm glad to hear it.

Back on topic, my el cheap Shed bathroom suite has survived quite nicely
with the exception of the flush which succumbed to the rigours of time
this past weekend, a quick replacement split pin and judicious use of
the long nose pliers swiftly rectified the problem.
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Clint Sharp