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Re: Does the term trade prices actually mean anything anymor
I agree with your point on AO, they sre an online retailer and they shouldnt get the discount they so obviously do,
My showroom isnon an industrial estate and i have 10 working kitchen displays with approx 45 bosch neff and siemens appliances on display and working, i also have approx 20 frrestanding bosch and siemens appliances on display, i go to milton keynes and do the training, i think i more than qualify for the best discounts on offer!Re: Risk of buying stock from a retailer like J/L or Currys?
I can sell you one for £500 + vat collected or £550 + vat direct delivery to you,
Re: Risk of buying stock from a retailer like J/L or curries
don wrote:We have Ian Toller.
Don
Tell him I said hello, tbh I think he is a better rep than tony as he does get stuff done.Anyway Don you got some great prices on the Bosch specials, must be trimming your profit right down on them.
Re: Risk of buying stock from a retailer like J/L or Currys?
Very true, and my advice really would be to tell your customer to buy it from JL, and then you charge him a fitting fee. You have no responsibility then as you are not the retailer.
Re: Risk of buying stock from a retailer like J/L or curries
Yes he will, is your rep Tony Faulkner? or Ian Toller?
Re: Risk of buying stock from a retailer like J/L or curries
Their price is good, I normally sell that at £679.
I have emailed my rep also about AO pricingRe: Does the term trade prices actually mean anything anymor
Yes the actual make up of the whole thing is complicated, maybe the directors are fed up of putting their hands in their pockets, or borrowing money, that’s why the rebranding and exit stratagy.
Bsh seem to have allowed some retailers to bypass the partner criteria, which I can’t see them doing anything about, made us all jump through hoops etc then let this happen. I don’t generally have a problem with AO, as I only really sell Bosch neff Siemens smeg and Britannia. Never going to compete with them with beko etc.
I just sell what I can make a profit on and is not caned on the net.
Nothing wrong with being on an industrial estate.Re: Does the term trade prices actually mean anything anymor
AO own expert logistics, drl bought them and the warehouse, then they bought bosch and neff stock so they could meet the partner criteria, thats why their pricing is so good on them. , god knows who would buy them, but John Lewis isnt a bad shout?
Re: Grundig Kitchen Appliances
I think time will tell on the grundig stuff,
two sides of appliances though, retailing and repairing, repairers want them to fail inside warranty as that is where they make money, retailing is different as you only make your profit once at point of sale, this is quickly lost if you have to replace the machine etc.
Re: Grundig Kitchen Appliances
Beko are poorer quality and saying they are equal to hotpoint and zanussi confirms this, as they are poorer quality now.
Saying that, being the service agents, ie Serviceforce, will do very well out of it as beko are easy to repair and tech is good and payment rates are good.
Re: Integrated double oven, induction hob, fridge freezer ad
Liebherr do not make a 50/50 built in fridge freezer, so look at bosch Neff or siemens.
the entry level bosch dishwasher is polynox interior, plastic and steel, so the entry level smeg which is around £300 is a good buy, DI6012, it is full steel interior.You wont go wrong with Bosch Neff or Siemens stuff.
Re: Wheres It Made
Ok I will settle for being wrong just so WST can sleep soundly. I will point out that I never called you a liar.
Anyway I am going to ford tomorrow to buy a new escort, it’s still made, it’s just called a focus, same thing isn’t it?
Re: Wheres It Made
What a twat you are WST, it’s not made anymore, no longer available except for old stock,
Re: NAC (ADVERT THREAD: IGNORE IT)
Any one wanting to do this work from NAC has a choice, do it or don’t do it, I personally think it is set up to line someone else’s pocket, without the burden of customer service etc.
Yes its different in the way that NAC take the call, tell the customer the fees, then book said call, the big problem there is that when engineer arrives at customers house and the spends more time to add to the travel time and then the customer refuses to pay using the usual excuses, mums out, no cash in house, leave bill etc, NAC will probably say they wont charge you the £20, but the engineer has lost a whole load more than that. This whole concept was done by a company in Leicester in the 90’s, it failed.Also NAC go on about parts markup, 100{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} on this and 100{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} on that, maybe so on a £4 element, but that only gives you an extra £4 profit on top of your £29,(£49 fee quoted) that’s not a big profit generator is it.
In my opinion it will probably work for some of the participants depending on the area they cover,which will mean the costs incurred by NAC and their call centre will be more than the money they generate from engineers refererrel fees, so will go bust.Like they say suck it and see, no ones forcing you to do it, I personally think engineers should just get themselves marketed better so get the work direct.
