SWMBO has decided that she likes the Villeroy & Boch "Subway"
basin/loo/bidet but the prices are a bit startling; can anyone suggest
where to get the best prices?
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Dave S
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"Dave" wrote in message
...
SWMBO has decided that she likes the Villeroy & Boch "Subway"
basin/loo/bidet but the prices are a bit startling; can anyone suggest
where to get the best prices?

Unlike some top-end brands, I believe V&B will supply plumbers merchants so
ask at your local independent one if they can give you a quote.

Mike wrote:
"Dave" wrote in message
...

SWMBO has decided that she likes the Villeroy & Boch "Subway"
basin/loo/bidet but the prices are a bit startling; can anyone suggest
where to get the best prices?


Unlike some top-end brands, I believe V&B will supply plumbers merchants so
ask at your local independent one if they can give you a quote.


I bought the subway loo from a german site called megabad.de. A totally

German site, no English, terrible coms and demand bank transfer, but the
savings were very good, fast delivery and excellent packaging. I'd
recommend them.

Bolted wrote:
Mike wrote:

"Dave" wrote in message
...

SWMBO has decided that she likes the Villeroy & Boch "Subway"
basin/loo/bidet but the prices are a bit startling; can anyone suggest
where to get the best prices?



Unlike some top-end brands, I believe V&B will supply plumbers
merchants so
ask at your local independent one if they can give you a quote.


I bought the subway loo from a german site called megabad.de. A totally
German site, no English, terrible coms and demand bank transfer, but the
savings were very good, fast delivery and excellent packaging. I'd
recommend them.

That looks like being a very good lead ...
- loo: 161 Euro vs £202
- basin: 95 Euro vs £97

How much was shipping?
How long was delivery?

I'm sure this will be obvious with hindsight but ... what's the
difference between a "washdown" and a "wash-out" WC?

--
Dave S
(The return email address is a dummy)

Dave wrote:
That looks like being a very good lead ...
- loo: 161 Euro vs £202
- basin: 95 Euro vs £97

How much was shipping?
How long was delivery?

I'm sure this will be obvious with hindsight but ... what's the
difference between a "washdown" and a "wash-out" WC?


I'm doing this from memory, but I think shipping was about 50 euros, but
that was for the loo and a whole bunch of shower valves, shower heads,
etc. It's a bit of wierd site, in that you have to "order" before they
quote the shipping, but they let you know by email (in German). I think
it took about a week between them getting the money and us taking
delivery. We saved about 30% overall. The only difficulty is dealing
with the emails in german (for a non-speaker), but I found that they do
speak English if you call them up.

No idea - the only two types of loo I can think of would be wall-hung
and floor standing. Unless it's a urinal?

Dave wrote:

I'm sure this will be obvious with hindsight but ... what's the
difference between a "washdown" and a "wash-out" WC?

Don't the Germans have a habit of wanting to inspect their business
before sending it on it's way? Could that represent the type with and
without the shelf?

In article , "Bolted"
says...
Dave wrote:
That looks like being a very good lead ...
- loo: 161 Euro vs £202
- basin: 95 Euro vs £97

How much was shipping?
How long was delivery?

I'm sure this will be obvious with hindsight but ... what's the
difference between a "washdown" and a "wash-out" WC?

snip

No idea - the only two types of loo I can think of would be wall-hung
and floor standing. Unless it's a urinal?

Some German WCs have a flat horizontal surface at the back of the
bowl (a bit higher than the water level would be on a "normal" WC)
with a smaller outlet in front of it.

Andy Burns wrote:
Dave wrote:

I'm sure this will be obvious with hindsight but ... what's the
difference between a "washdown" and a "wash-out" WC?


Don't the Germans have a habit of wanting to inspect their business
before sending it on it's way? Could that represent the type with and
without the shelf?

Yup, I found the drawings: washdown is the good old British style,
wash-out gives an opportunity for analysis before disposal!

--
Dave S
(The return email address is a dummy)

Bolted wrote:
Dave wrote:

That looks like being a very good lead ...

- loo: 161 Euro vs £202
- basin: 95 Euro vs £97

How much was shipping?
How long was delivery?

I'm sure this will be obvious with hindsight but ... what's the
difference between a "washdown" and a "wash-out" WC?


I'm doing this from memory, but I think shipping was about 50 euros, but
that was for the loo and a whole bunch of shower valves, shower heads,
etc. It's a bit of wierd site, in that you have to "order" before they
quote the shipping, but they let you know by email (in German). I think
it took about a week between them getting the money and us taking
delivery. We saved about 30% overall. The only difficulty is dealing
with the emails in german (for a non-speaker), but I found that they do
speak English if you call them up.

No idea - the only two types of loo I can think of would be wall-hung
and floor standing. Unless it's a urinal?

Thanks to the earlier pointer to www.megabad.de for Villeroy & Boch
Subway loo, etc; here's some feedback.
Prices for loo, seat, bidet and basin were all good (especially the loo)
but, because of freight cost, the best overall price came from using the
megabad prices to haggle with Bathroom Warehouse for the bidet and basin
(20% off list) and buying the loo and seat from megabad (about 45% off
list). The freight cost for the whole lot would have been about E150 but
for the loo and seat was E68.

--
Dave S
(The return email address is a dummy)

Thanks to the earlier pointer to www.megabad.de for Villeroy & Boch
Subway loo, etc; here's some feedback.
Prices for loo, seat, bidet and basin were all good (especially the loo)
but, because of freight cost, the best overall price came from using the
megabad prices to haggle with Bathroom Warehouse for the bidet and basin
(20% off list) and buying the loo and seat from megabad (about 45% off
list). The freight cost for the whole lot would have been about E150 but
for the loo and seat was E68.


Glad it worked out.

Jake