Fitting Built in appliances.

It isn't just kitchen companies that do it. ;)

Yeah... old brand names are being bought and badges are being put on geneic junk for electronics as well as furniture... cashing on on the brands perceived value with people who don't realise it's long gone.
 
Yeah... old brand names are being bought and badges are being put on geneic junk for electronics as well as furniture... cashing on on the brands perceived value with people who don't realise it's long gone.

It isn't just old brands being re used, some premium brands do not use premium products.
 
Hmm. Could you be specific about brands? Which? for example seem to rate the various brands as you would expect - Siemens, Bosch, Miele etc come out better than the cheap brands...

Hotpoint & Creda were once near the top of the heap up until the early 00's when Merloni took over and ALL Merloni products (Creda, Hotpoint, Indesit & Ariston) started to be made with very cheap parts.
We used to stick Cannon and Belling badges on products but around 2004 they both pulled out because of the rubbish coming out of the factory.
Those 4 'names' then went to Poland where they are even worse and it's just badges being stuck on poorly made products.
Bosch also have products made in Poland BUT I reckon the Germans still keep an eye on quality where the Italians don't care.
 
The Bosch kit made in Poland is very similar to the kit made in Germany.

Merloni wanted me to move to Poland where I could keep an eye on quality there but they didn't listen to me in England so I wouldn't stand a chance in Poland.
I reckon the Germans would just pull out if quality wasn't met.
 
You've already been thoroughly shafted by the developers, what's a little post coitus kissing ?

Seriously ... you've bought a house through the FirstBuy scheme and now you are looking at the prices of things and considering them ridiculous ?!?

thx for this.


heres the appliances ive seen.

Indesit Prime DPG15IX at £289

Baumatic BV12.3A Upright Freezer at £255

Smeg UKFL164AP Fridge at £275

Hotpoint BHWM129 Washing Machine at £329

all of them prices need 20% off as i know someone who can get them.

my aunt works for a website that sells appliances online and can get me her staff discount, so ive looked there first.
 
thx for this.


heres the appliances ive seen.

Indesit Prime DPG15IX at £289

Baumatic BV12.3A Upright Freezer at £255

Smeg UKFL164AP Fridge at £275

Hotpoint BHWM129 Washing Machine at £329

all of them prices need 20% off as i know someone who can get them.

my aunt works for a website that sells appliances online and can get me her staff discount, so ive looked there first.

They are all a load of rubbish, sorry.
 
thx for this.


heres the appliances ive seen.

Indesit Prime DPG15IX at £289

Baumatic BV12.3A Upright Freezer at £255

Smeg UKFL164AP Fridge at £275

Hotpoint BHWM129 Washing Machine at £329

Indesit & Hotpoint are complete rubbish made by Poles with the cheapest parts available.
Baumatic and Smeg are also cheap throwaway makes.
HOWEVER, if you've made your mind up stick with the top 3 but seriously buy a better washing machine with the discount you will get.
 
I had it in my head that Smeg were a good make. Which? have them a little better than Bosch, but worse than Miele. However they've only reviewed two, and they were 1250 and 2500 respectively. I suspect that's why they come out well.
 
It seems it's happening across many of the brands... Is any brand safe, other than the high end ones which are out of the reach of mere mortals?
 
Oh, I understand why they do it... but they're cannibalising their brand. Oh well, I'll not be buying any for a long time any way, perhaps this is a fad and will pass.
 
If you had asked me before, I would have warned you off FirstBuy. The scheme is nothing more than benefits for housing developers, after some relatively tiny party donations.

The 20% loan from the government is a big chunk of the difference between the asking price the developers are slapping on and the real value of the property.

Even ignoring that, the restrictions that accompany properties sold under the scheme and the consequential trouble you will have selling it on, would be enough to scare me off. I've got contacts in the housing development game and they all realise how nasty the scheme is, but the type of people attracted to that game have few scruples anyway.

If you have any escape route from this, I would take it now. If not, start protecting yourself accordingly.

thx for this.


heres the appliances ive seen.

Indesit Prime DPG15IX at £289

Baumatic BV12.3A Upright Freezer at £255

Smeg UKFL164AP Fridge at £275

Hotpoint BHWM129 Washing Machine at £329

all of them prices need 20% off as i know someone who can get them.

my aunt works for a website that sells appliances online and can get me her staff discount, so ive looked there first.
 
If you had asked me before, I would have warned you off FirstBuy. The scheme is nothing more than benefits for housing developers, after some relatively tiny party donations.

The 20% loan from the government is a big chunk of the difference between the asking price the developers are slapping on and the real value of the property.

Even ignoring that, the restrictions that accompany properties sold under the scheme and the consequential trouble you will have selling it on, would be enough to scare me off. I've got contacts in the housing development game and they all realise how nasty the scheme is, but the type of people attracted to that game have few scruples anyway.

If you have any escape route from this, I would take it now. If not, start protecting yourself accordingly.

For what it's worth I agree. I didn't want to say it in the thread when you seem close to completing... but there's a mark-up on there. Some lenders won't do over 75% on a new build while we'll do 90% on an existing property - that's because a new build has a great deal of profit added to the top. That's why you'll see developers having a relationship with a particular lender, because they've agreed to pay them a fee for providing the mortgage, because normally they wouldn't touch it.

The response is usually that you don't have any choice but to use this scheme to get "on the ladder". That may be true, but you're paying tens of thousands of pounds just because you don't have any alternative.
 
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