Kitchen price comparison - Fair or fantasy?

It's not that simple. How am I supposed to know what would be appropriate? I also don't want to pay 15,000 euros if the kitchen shouldn't cost more than 10,000.

Yes, it is. Appropriate is what you are willing to pay for it, what it is worth to YOU. If you think about it carefully beforehand: what exactly do I want, how much am I willing to pay for it, then it is quite simple.

It's exactly the same with buying a car, except you can look up the prices in advance and don't have to find out at the store.

But it is. Appropriate is what you are willing to pay for it, what it is worth TO YOU. If you think carefully beforehand: what exactly do I want, how much am I willing to pay for it, then it is quite simple.

It’s exactly the same with buying a car, only that you can find out the prices beforehand and don’t have to learn them first in the store.

I completely agree with you!

In this stingy-is-cool and bargain world, what counts is what you save, not what the item is worth. We are all against child labor, don’t want cheap Chinese goods, and wouldn’t work for minimum wage.

A special kitchen appliance may (by now) cost €1400. For the fact that you no longer cook tasty food yourself, but leave it to a machine to prepare baby- and senior-friendly meals without much seasoning and finesse, a very proud price.
This now should please be calculated excluding a high-end built-in kitchen.

That was just a small excursion on my part into the world of no longer comprehensible prices.

Therefore, it’s fair if you consider how much money the kitchen is worth to you and start out with your ideas about appliances and design.
Well, it might be that you pay 500 or 1000 more than with another provider – but maybe in return you secure a job in the kitchen manufacturing industry?!

Regards, Yvonne

Sorry, but that's not what this is about.

Of course, it's OK that kitchen studios make their margin...
Of course, it's OK that the kitchen is not manufactured in the Far East...
Of course, it's OK if people earn more than minimum wage...

It's simply about the lack of transparency: The example with buying a car is fitting here (applies to almost all other industries nowadays as well): One knows the exact value fairly well through online price exchanges etc. Going to a car dealership and buying a car at a completely overpriced price... that's almost impossible nowadays. The market is transparent, incredibly transparent. The same applies to electronic products etc.

With kitchens, this is not the case: exactly the same kitchen (same manufacturer, same appliances, everything identical) can cost between 10,000€ and 30,000€. It's like in a bazaar, and this is highly untypical for our culture here and does not correspond to the year 2017 at all... But this is how the kitchen industry wants it.

If I just go into one kitchen store and don't compare, then I can easily pay a 200% surcharge on the "actual" value. If I do the same at Saturn or MediaMarkt, such a thing is almost impossible (of course, it's usually a bit cheaper online, but that's not what this is about). And why is it like that? Because many kitchen studios try to fool the customer.

This is like at the bazaar, and this is highly untypical for our cultural sphere here and does not correspond at all to the year 2017

But that is due to us customers, who have not yet realized that the marked prices are not binding. It is expressly allowed to negotiate the price, and that works, even in the bargain-is-cool market.

Doesn't really help to look for someone to blame now. I think the thread starter has been helped by some comments here. The rest is nonsense and a discussion that leads nowhere...

No hard feelings :-O

It doesn't really help to look for someone to blame now. I think the thread starter has been helped with some comments here. The rest is nonsense and a discussion that leads nowhere...

No hard feelings :-O

What kind of answer is that? On the one hand, no one is looking for someone to blame, on the other hand, a discussion is desired by the OP.