Kitchens - comparative quality
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Are ikea kitchens good quality?
Comments (24)KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF of IKEA kitchens!!! 1.5 years construction site, 10 vacation days wasted, 4 assembly appointments, 2 planning appointments, 2 surveying appointments, broken electrical appliances, countless emails and telephone calls ... Kitchen still not free of defects, zero service, zero compensation, just trouble !!! I'm moving out of my apartment after just two years - IKEA (https://www.ikea.com/de/de/store/muenchen_eching/) still has not managed to finish the kitchen. I've lived here until the very end in a kitchen construction site with broken, blended worktops, falling out stove, gaps in the cabinets, broken electrical appliances and leaking sinks! In addition, I remain with € 300 uncompensated TV repair costs, because during assembly of the defective stove AND defective oven about 5x the fuse popped out, whereupon the TV mainboard was fried. I was always promised compensation during the 1.5 years until I actually wanted to claim it. For example, the clerk Ms. Sandra H. (customer service IKEA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Eching) offered the option to withdraw from the purchase contract in an email pledged for defect removal costs of € 1,400, i.e. 38% of the purchase price (‘Of course you are also free to withdraw from the complete purchase contract." Email of Sandra H. from 19.09.18). When I wanted to take this a week later, the resignation was again denied ("This is smaller (legally ‘minor’) deviation from the agreed condition, which is why your client has no right of withdrawal and regarding a purchase price reduction , we consider here a reduction of 5% of the purchase price of the kitchen for appropriate.’ Email of Sandra H. from 27.09.18). The € 1,400 costs estimated by IKEA itself for defect removal are suddenly ‘legally minor’?!?! This customer-devaluing attrition strategy from IKEA customer service is absolutely inappropriate! In the meantime I have given up even with a lawyer involved, because I have to hand over the apartment to the new tenant - I have refused the offered 91 € impairment and remain on my kitchen defects and repair costs. I did not mention many annoying details in this summary. Should anyone still want to buy an IKEA kitchen at IKEA, here is my review of the appointment / assembly process, which she/he should plan with: - 11.05.2017 1.surveying appointment at home: normal - 15.05.2017 1.planing apptmt at IKEA: normal - 12.06.2017 1.installation apptmt at home: Planning error (measures copied incorrectly), broken kitchen appliances, broken TV, cabinet gaps, no worktop - 13.06.2017 2.planing apptmt at IKEA: complete replaning due to 40cm length planing error - 28.06.2017 2.installation apptmt: incorrect parts delivery, scratched, incorrectly cut worktop, broken rear wall - 04.07.2017 2.surveying apptmt: new measurement for worktop - 13.11.2017 3.installation apptmt: worktop supplied by 5cm too narrow - 02.06.2018 4.installation apptmt: worktop supplied by 2cm too wide & 2cm too short - about 12 repetitive hotline calls (always longer than 30min) including waiting loop - 10 WASTE HOLIDAYS - 26 Email pure for the coordination of the kitchen installation - 43 Email with IKEA "customer service" for the misclaimed "claim settlement" - 300 € collateral damage - Zero compensation (91 € were offered to me, which I refused)...See MoreAny quality paint that avoids finger marks?
Comments (16)Kitchen Republic, how did you fare with the Aura or other Benjamin Moore paint tests? I am looking to compare LG intelligent vs Aura or Regal. I have subjected the LG intelligent eggshell and intelligent matt to an overnight test of 1) ketchup 2) brown teabag squashed against the wall 3) chocolate milk runs on the wall and all came off easily and left zero marks. I was amazed but am put off by the small range of off whites in LG. I have tried them all and none of them come close to the paper examples, they were all disappointing (slaked lime, flint, loft white). (I am wondering if the slaked lime was a miss mix at Brewers). What is your experience of BM paints in terms of scrubbability and burnish resistance?...See MoreCan you compare a bespoke kitchen to one that's off the shelf?
Comments (0)I've been debating about posting this for quite some time now, but feel that it is an important topic to share as it's one of those crucial questions we all ponder at some point: "Why should I spend money on something that I can find for a lot cheaper elsewhere - a kitchen for example?" I was recently asked this very question by a potential client who put our kitchen quote in front of me together with an “off the shelf” manufactured kitchen quote, side by side, to compare. Unsurprisingly the manufactured kitchen came out cheaper, however I noticed they had not included worktops or installation (it’s always worth checking this in any quote you get from one of the mass kitchen manufacturers). I must admit it’s always interesting when your work is compared to another’s, but even more so when it’s a company with standards that are a lot different to that of a handmade bespoke business. It’s a bit like comparing a Primark fashion item with an outfit you have commissioned from a bespoke dressmaker – both garments fulfil the same purpose in giving you something to wear, but one is likely to be better quality, a better fit and, most importantly, give you an individual look and style that you won’t see replicated at every event you attend. Everyone knows that you can buy a kitchen online or in store for a fairly cheap price. 'Cheap' being used loosely as it is still your hard earned cash and we're still talking over £3000 here. There is nothing wrong with buying this type of kitchen if it suits your lifestyle, your personal taste or your bank balance. However it is un-fair to directly compare handmade work to that of a mass manufactured piece. Also handmade and bespoke needn’t mean paying 'extortionate' prices. If you shop around for the right “maker”, checking their credentials, looking out for testimonials from satisfied customers and perhaps arranging to visit someone who has already experienced that business’s service, in much the same way as you would if you wanted that special dress or outfit, then you will be surprised at how reasonable the price can be for something that is truly tailored to you, unique and handmade – a quality purchase. Plus if you happen to choose J Smith Woodwork, makers of handmade kitchens in Somerset and Dorset, you can be reassured that it’s us pushing your chosen material through our machines, our hands that sand corners, dip brushes in to paint and use time honoured traditional techniques used for many years to create something you've always wanted. Isn’t that worth that little bit extra? www.jsmithwoodwork.co.uk...See More4 easy ways to save money on your kitchen without compromising quality
Comments (0)https://youtu.be/MT0fGASasFo We‘ve put together a short video to share with you ways that we work with our customers to reduce the cost of their kitchen project without settling for a lower quality kitchen. I hope it’s useful. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more from us at A Class Kitchens....See More
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