Are marine exhibitions generally very expensive?

Why with you? I can only report from my experience, which the statement also referred to: general contractor (GU) here in Franconia, 3 plumbing lines that did not suit us. The reasons should not matter, but I will mention them anyway so it’s not said again "bling bling" or "naive designer bathroom." We prefer, fitting to our house, rather cubic shapes, which were simply not available. So I had sampled beforehand in consultation with the GU and asked to offer me what I have in my rental apartment. Duravit Starck 3. Certainly nothing bling-bling and nothing that could seriously be considered a "designer" bathroom, even though Philippe Starck is a designer. Plus fittings from VuB (Just). One master bathroom, one guest bathroom. Price according to sampling (Giener+Funk) 16,000 EUR!!! Asked the GU what the surcharge would be then. Answer: 16,000 EUR!!! Asked why nothing is charged, since it is a standard included in the house price. Answer: that’s just the price from the plumber... so, jokingly I put exactly the same items with all the accessories into the cart at Reuter: almost 9 EUR... Now please tell me, isn’t that a hefty surcharge for (upscale) standard ceramics, or is all this completely fine?

For the price difference, the local plumber I commissioned, who is not tied to the GU, may well charge around 300 EUR per property for installation. Then he benefits, I support the local medium-sized business with its employees and not some squeezed subcontractor who, due to low margins, has to outsource the job to potentially mediocre qualified "craftsmen" from abroad and has to struggle health-wise over special customer requests.

Moreover, with about 10 properties, I come to 3,000 EUR and could even in the worst case, that a bowl once had a hairline crack, cracked during tightening and Reuter or whoever does NOT replace it, easily buy the material again and still be cheaper.

I’m just quoting this part. It contains a statement that is not completed. 16 thousand versus 9 thousand, that’s huge. So who actually installed what for how much? You don’t write that. Son-in-law, built 200 m next to us, was annoyed about the extra cost for the sanitary fixtures, similar to you. He also wanted to supply the materials himself. Info from the plumbing company: I only install if you buy from me. No ifs or buts. No reason, no apology, no excuse. I just don’t. Period. Way out: the kids took the standard option, moved in January, and in October replaced it; it was installed by an after-work handyman paid in cash. – Again: it doesn’t count how one would like it to be. Rather, which way is possible, given the situation now. Karsten

I don't believe that....you don't mean that seriously, do you.

Call the GU in 4.5 years with the words "my toilet is clogged!" With luck, he'll give you a proper answer, with bad luck, you'll just hear loud laughter.