Kitchen price comparison - Fair or fantasy?

nonsense. A kitchen is a necessary evil. And this block billing and little boss / doggy and cat discount has existed for 15 years already. Nothing changes there

But to be fair, you have to say that this whole discount-frills-doggy thing is already specified by the manufacturer. So if you plan, for example, line A, you already get 10% - then combined with B another 5% but only if you sell C on the next kitchen and set up 3 sample kitchens, which I then regularly get with a 20% discount.

nonsense. A kitchen is a necessary evil. And this block accounting and bossy little man / dog and cat discount has existed for 15 years. Nothing changes there

I do not deny that the dog and cat fair-weather discount works, that’s why this crap exists. People like to buy kitchens or other furniture when the seller gives a special discount just because they have blue eyes or a dog.

However, there are enough customers who do not want that. Who have no desire to go through 5 stores and get offers. Who don’t always want the unpleasant feeling of having been ripped off. Who try to avoid it.

But then I do have the option to go directly to a small manufacturer who only sells themselves.

The problem is discount tiers and so on.

To be honest, this is the case in other areas where a company has x products from y manufacturers in its portfolio (and still has enough competitors). You have to partly earn your discounts.

And there are other options you can use (Ikea, carpenters, local producers)

Buying a new kitchen can really be a financial strain. I can only advise against being impressed by all the discount stories. Set a price limit and find a good kitchen builder. My kitchen cost around 20,000 about 5 years ago with all appliances and all the bells and whistles.

I just read through the 26 pages and was surprised that the book "Clever Küchen kaufen" hasn't been mentioned yet. I have read it and think it gives a pretty good overview of how the kitchen industry works and how you have to negotiate.

What has already been written here is that you should by no means focus on a discount but only on the final price. I also find that logical and understood it without the book. However, the book explains that the hardest thing is to compare a specific kitchen 1 to 1 from different providers, since they do not release the planning documents or at least the parts lists essential for a comparison. All other comparisons are useless because that would be like comparing apples and oranges...

Another central point is basically to plan the kitchen yourself and only have the providers "refine" it. So basically go to the kitchen studio with a finished plan. I find that difficult if you are not familiar with the subject.

You also read all sorts of things about what to watch out for when signing the contract. It must be a work contract, not a purchase contract (because of the five-year warranty in work contracts), agree on a right of retention of the remaining amount until installation and defect correction (just like in house construction), have various general terms and conditions clauses deleted...

We will now start thinking about the kitchen. First, we just have to decide where what goes so that the execution planning for our house can be carried out accordingly and the connections can be planned. How would you proceed with that? I downloaded the kitchen planning software from Alno but don't find it very appealing.

As well as on the marketplace under Literatur the freely downloadable guide "so plant man Küchen" by Werner Vetter.