Tile sampling - significant price differences

Hey,

we were at a tile exhibition again yesterday. Actually, we had already chosen and sampled our tiles at the beginning of the year near our construction company (Hannover). Now we spoke for the first time with our tiler, who gave us the tip to also take a look at two of his favored stores near us (Hamburg). So we did.

We didn't see THE tile that blew us away (except for the prices ), but there was one that we had already chosen for the bathroom before (same manufacturer, same design). Here, however, it had a price that was a whopping 25% higher.

Now the question: how can such a large price difference be possible? Is it because of the Hamburg surcharge?

Or is it rather the case that the tiler possibly gets a bigger discount if the tiles are more expensive and therefore makes more profit if we buy from a more expensive bathroom dealer?

Have you experienced anything similar?

I don't quite understand what this is about now. Aren't they available in Hannover anymore at the cheap price? Do you have to buy them in one of the expensive stores?

I think that especially the sanitary solderers and tilers earn good money from it. My sanitary solderer himself didn't have a showroom, but a "friendly" sample studio. Of course, both earn well from it. The tiler charged as an extra (material and additional laying effort) the price I paid for the same tile in another tile store. That's how it is: take it or leave it!

But 25% is relative, 10/12.5€ or rather 100/125€?

25% are 25%... of whatever, in this case €34 for one, €44 for the other... 25% difference between different exhibitors (no online trade, no hardware store) is steep! In my opinion.

I would like to know if the tiler gets anything from this additional price. Are there any customary practices?
It's not about "take it or leave it." I'm only interested in clarification as such, how it is handled by them!

I only know it this way: wholesale or retail has end customer prices, and the tiler may get a discount on that.

Our tiler (an acquaintance) gets about 3% discount at a wholesaler and possibly a volume discount. He can pass this on to us or not.

But I can well imagine that tiles in Hamburg (or here in Munich) have different prices than in Hintertupfing. Simply because of the different rents and personnel costs.

Whether that now makes a 25% difference, I do not know ...

25% are 25%... of whatever, in this case €34 for one, €44 for the other... 25% difference between different suppliers (no online trade, no hardware store) is steep! In my opinion.

I would like to know if the tiler gets something from this higher price. Are there customary practices in this regard?
It's not about "take it or leave it." I'm only interested in clarifying how this is handled with them!

% yes, absolute but no

to stay with the example, 100 sqm at a €25 surcharge = a surcharge of €2,500 hurts more than 100 sqm at a €1.25 surcharge = €125

The higher the "base values," the less the % deviation among the companies

So actually it's about 30% more, but whatever...