Similarities in White goods

[Mark_Fixcookers]

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Heres the thing

Comet and curry’s force their “buy in” price from the manufacturers down each year

Eventually one of the manufacturers are no longer profitable, so they outsource their requirements from abroad

Welcome beko, technogas, Moray etc

This almost bankrupt manufacturer then sells these cheaper, re badged appliances at a cost below other UK manufacturers and becomes once again quite profitable

So, all the other manufacturers then start to suffer, so they follow suit and before you know it, all the cheaper end products all look almost identical.

You only have to visit your local Comet or Curry’s store and have a look down the free standing cooker aisle to see this

Who’s fault is this.
Well i think its 3 fold

a) the customer for not really wanting to pay for a quality product, even though they say they will

b) Manufacturer’s shareholders for being too greedy

c) Comet and curry’s for being too greedy

What this actually causes is an overall reduction in the quality of these products, from the quality of the metals to the overall quality of the components

I have noticed a massive balance shift in the type of repairs i now attend under warranty.

Far fewer actual component failures, much higher bodging adjustments

[madrat]

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So how do you rate Beko? I have found them to be very good value and reliable compared to Hotpoint, Ariston etc. Any coments?

[Martin]

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Whoppo wrote:Comet and curry’s force their “buy in” price from the manufacturers down each year

That theory may have had some credence in the past, but not these days! The Internet sales revolution has greatly relaxed the stranglehold such monopolys had created allowing manufacturers a vast new sales platform.

Comet and Currys sales have fallen sharply in recent months, conversely manufacturing sales and output has increased in that same period. All sectors of manufacturing are recording this increase (keep an eye on our front page headlines as those results are often published there!) 😉

[adamhornsby]

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Bosch have definitely gone down hill. Ever since they bought in this strange XX suffix they put on the end of every product, (ever since 2000 i think), they’ve had to create a lower, middle and higher end products all of which have taken large drops in quality and reliability. Quite a shame really.

By the way Imperial are part of Miele

[gegsy]

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adamhornsby wrote:they’ve had to create a lower, middle and higher end products all of which have taken large drops in quality and reliability.

The price does reflect that but pound for pound its a decent brand.
Miele are no different, they aren’t the same quality as 10 years ago but far superior (for the moment 😉 ) to anything on the UK market.

Greg

[nomadPaul]

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boro wrote:

So all built under double ovens from all manufactiures are made in the UK.

Not sure about that fact.

Maybe he meant built ‘for’ the UK , judging by the later info 🙂

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