Kitchen island in practice

Well, of course you have to compare according to the [Mondscheinrabatten]... what counts is what you actually have to pay.

In the end, only what is written counts. I simply suspect it will be difficult to get the same kitchens offered.

For us, it was really easy. It feels like 50% of the new kitchens come from the studio. No one has anything negative to report. An acquaintance once tried to get comparisons, the studio was cheaper. We exchanged data with the [GU]. It went so far that the kitchen installation was included in the [GU]'s schedule.

Yes, and you are also right about the recommendations. You should still get 1-2 extra offers for comparison. Otherwise, we had more than one recommendation (depending on where you live, there may definitely be more good studios, e.g. [Großstadt], [Ruhrgebiet] etc.).

I also want to plan something like that. How much does it cost approximately? I am currently making a list of what I want before the kitchen studio appointment. They will definitely ask me about the budget. What amount should one state for such a kitchen?

We paid about €12k, but the exact same kitchen with comparable equipment was offered for more than double that price in two other studios... We had a total of 5 offers and started negotiations with the two most likeable salespeople. They were also the cheapest from the start, lucky us.

Matte white glass fronts, otherwise nothing extraordinary / expensive.

As a budget, I think we stated €11k if it couldn't be avoided.

We also always ask for the price without appliances. YES, these are always the module combination prices, but there's little to save on the cabinets; the appliances can be replaced with cheaper ones or maybe even taken out of the package and sourced individually, etc. Or I might just give up fewer drawers so that it ends up being a different oven after all.

So far, we have always received an answer.

Did you have to pay anything for the plans (die ihr wohl bekommen habt) in the kitchen studios? I would appreciate hearing some experiences regarding this.