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Old 25-07-2007, 7:24 PM   #1
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Home Appliances Purchase

Hi All

I've just part exchanged my property with a developer for a new build. Part of the part ex terms are that I have to leave my appliances as follows:

Cooker
Washing Machine
Dishwasher
Fridgefreezer
Tumble Dryer

Apart from the cooker, I've got to purchase the rest new so my questions out to the experts are:

What brands/models would you recommend?
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With the amount I'm going to be spending where would you recommend purchasing from for a bit of bargining power(cash spend)?

Also I will be having the kitchen, utility room, bathroom and en suite floors tiled. Any recommendations on where to purchase tiles?

many thanks in advance

Steve
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Old 25-07-2007, 7:57 PM   #2
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Re: Home Appliances Purchase

My experiences with Hotpoint have been disappointing false economies. Even when I have had performance from the warranties (battles in themselves), I would have preferred not to have needed them and I won't buy extendeds. The German stuff has never given me grief.
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Old 25-07-2007, 8:11 PM   #3
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Re: Home Appliances Purchase

what's your budget? I am a big fan of Bosch
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Old 25-07-2007, 8:23 PM   #4
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Re: Home Appliances Purchase

I was thinking no more than £1800 really.... but am prepared to bend some for a good deal.....

I don't know if I'm being realistic with them prices? I am a bit of a snob when it comes to purchases but not sure whether that figure falls into that catergory?
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Re: Home Appliances Purchase

Maytag washer and Siemens seperate freezer and fridge. Had 'em 3 yeras now excellent kit. Got 'em at John Lewis usually come with free extra warranty - wirth a look on line, then price match?
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Old 25-07-2007, 9:19 PM   #6
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Re: Home Appliances Purchase

Miele, Maytag (all come with good warranties also)

Where in the UK are you, I know someone who is dirt cheap (and I mean dirt) for tiles.
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Old 25-07-2007, 9:27 PM   #7
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Re: Home Appliances Purchase

Hi Russell

I'm in Kent..... Interested in the tiles if you could let me have some more info

I've just looked on JL site and gotta say the Maytag stuff does look good, especially the fridge freezers
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Old 25-07-2007, 9:41 PM   #8
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Re: Home Appliances Purchase

A bloke sells them out of a Basildon Safestore.

I bought 30 sqm of tavertine for £280 from him when I did my bathroom in January.

I will get the number from the missus when she wakes up.
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Old 25-07-2007, 9:45 PM   #9
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Re: Home Appliances Purchase

Man that is cheap..... This is what I was looking at for everywhere except kitchen @£36 m2

http://www.stonedeals.co.uk/DisplayP...66&roomset=407
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Old 25-07-2007, 10:13 PM   #10
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Re: Home Appliances Purchase

Anyone use these guys?

http://www.kitchenscience.co.uk/

They look quite good and do a multibuy deal of up to 10% if you buy 3 or more appliances.

The only thing is you guys have got me looking at Maytag which needless to say will blow my budget out of the water
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Old 26-07-2007, 10:24 PM   #11
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Re: Home Appliances Purchase

Anyone else got any opinions
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Old 26-07-2007, 10:59 PM   #12
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Re: Home Appliances Purchase

Are you a Quidco member? I'm shopping around at the moment, and have found Boots to be amongst the cheapest - most of the cheaper ones I've found are for graded stock.

Boots do 4% cashback with Quidco, plus you get reward card points which works aout at another 4%. I've just checked a few prices against the kitchenscience site, and for one of the ovens I've been looking at (AEG U71014), Boots are £90 cheaper before cashback.

Boots £544

Kitchenscience £633

One of the hobs on my shortlist is only £10 cheaper at Boots though.

Just checked, and Kitchenscience are also listed on Quidco and offer 4% cashback too.
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Old 26-07-2007, 11:17 PM   #13
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Re: Home Appliances Purchase

Cooker - what type you going for?
Washing Machine - Meile
Dishwasher = Meile
Fridgefreezer - Samsung are just as good as others of your want USA style from what i can tell
Tumble Dryer - Meile

Meile stuff is very expensive though so a total £1800 budget wont work really but if you did have the cash to splash on meile from the stories ive heard they easily last 10 years+

other stuff ive seen last ages is AEG and Bosch

check out www.applianceplanet.co.uk

also checkout www.stonehousetiles.co.uk for cheapish 1st grade tiles not as cheap as 30m sq for under £300 though thats just amazing
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Old 27-07-2007, 8:31 AM   #14
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Re: Home Appliances Purchase

Cooker - Stoves
Washing machine -Bosch
Fridge freezer - Bosch
Dishwasher -Bosch
tumble dryer - Bosch
but I would make sure they were ones made in a German plant as the quality is better.
Avoid built in other than maybe cooker as they are m,ore expensive ot replace and in the case of a fridge freezer an absolute nightmnare to do so
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Old 27-07-2007, 1:09 PM   #15
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Sorry about the delay, the missus won them in an ebay auction and then we bought the additionals on top.

Their ebay id is homesinstoneoutlet and they are based in Basildon. Very cheap and perfect quality.
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Re: Home Appliances Purchase

Hi all

Due to the temptations put before me with all your recommendations I've decided to put the purchase of the tumble dryer on hold to enable me to spend a bit more on a Fridge Freezer, Washing Machine and Dishwasher(Still above budget though).

A couple of questions.... what do you think of my choices, and if these retailers have a showroom will John Lewis match the prices?

Fridge Freezer(would loved to have an American style but gap just not wide enough)

http://www.biasco.com/index.php?mpro...7CFreestanding

Dishwasher

http://www.biasco.com/index.php?mpro...n%7CDishwasher

Washing Machine

http://www.biasco.com/index.php?mpro...ashing+machine


If anyone knows where these can be got even cheaper it will be much appreciated

thanks in advance

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Re: Home Appliances Purchase

My dishwasher broke last week and I went for one from John Lewis. An exact copy (externally) of the Maytag you are looking at.

After quidco and the £15 off voucher that is floating about you can get it for around £350 and it comes with a five year waranty.

http://www.johnlewis.com/Electrical/...9/Product.aspx
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Re: Home Appliances Purchase

Hi Russell

Have you had it installed yet, whats the performance like?

My new house won't be ready until end of Septemberish so I've got a little time to learn from everyones experiences.
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It turns up on Thursday, I will let you know (well my missus will and I will type it.)
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It turns up on Thursday, I will let you know (well my missus will and I will type it.)
Now that does deserve a 'LOL'(poker crowd hot topic thing!)
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Now that does deserve a 'LOL'(poker crowd hot topic thing!)
I was just reading that, who says Lord O Lord anyway?
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Old 05-08-2007, 4:19 PM   #22
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Well i'll leave that up to the conspiracy theorists amongst us to decide.......

Maybe the site is frequented by Shakers or such as like
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Anyone use these guys?

http://www.kitchenscience.co.uk/

They look quite good and do a multibuy deal of up to 10% if you buy 3 or more appliances.

The only thing is you guys have got me looking at Maytag which needless to say will blow my budget out of the water
We got our washer from them, no problem at all. Delivered when they said they would, delivery man arrived on time (with mate) and arrived with minimal packaging.
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