Originally posted by MrBoy
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Where do you buy Evohome kit?
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Indeed, rather a stupid path of we're going to suggest restaurant culture and shopping culture are the same. In the UK tipping is optional, in the US it is expected, in Finland they consider it rude.
If you're dealing face to face with the seller, negotiating price is part of the relationship. If you are placing an order for a whole house and there is no bundle deal matching what you've bought but there are other bundle deals you'd be daft not to ask. "You have a bundle deal on the controller, 8 HR92 and hot water kit... But I don't need the hot water kit, can you do me a similar kind of deal?" Or "if rather have HR91, can I swap those into the bundle deal you're offering?"
Originally posted by Dan_Robinson View PostI think you over estimate the value your small one off order will be worth once you factor in the ball ache.
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There's helping (as in product support and choice) and there's making the sale pointless.
You're reminding me of an estate that called yesterday....
"xx Smith Street has no hot water"
"Ok, we can be there Wednesday afternoon"
" can't you come sooner?"
"no."
What I wanted to say is :
"if I could come sooner, I would have said sooner, do think we pluck dates out of our backsides?"Kind Regards - Dan Robinson (Jennings Heating Ltd)
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And if he'd offered you a grand you still couldn't have come sooner?
I'm not sure me fitting out a house with 15 TRVs, a dozen valves and the EvoHome controller would be counted as a small order either for that matter.
But when I went into Richer Sounds the other day I had about an hour of a guys time helping me even though I made it clear I was after fairly low end surround sound and hifi equipment. He talked me through it and set up a listening room. He swapped one unit for an equivalent from another manufacturer in a bundle deal.
And then even though I'd gone in the new year sale, when I simply asked "can you do me any further discount" he immediately knocked some off and then went a bit lower. No affront, no pushy attempts from me just a polite back and forth.
So it's always worth asking if you're buying more than a couple of bits. Sure if you just want one HR92 it's unlikely unless you've previously bought 10... Again that's about a relationship of being a returning customer.
Anyway... From this thread it seems everyone buys from EHS. Which is all I was interested in.
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I’m told that there actually isn’t much of a margin on evohome...
For what it’s worth I got an acquaintance to arrange a large order for me via one of the National plumbers merchants. Didn’t say much, but made it worthwhile for all parties. I also negotiated over my boiler installation, but didn’t push it as I didn’t want to sacrifice quality. It suited the company as we agreed they could use it for reviews etc.
In regard to ‘haggling’ it depends what I’m buying and where from. If I know there is a decent margin and I’m spending a bit, I’ll often ask what they can do. If it were a restaurant I would definitely ask if it’s for a large group.
Likewise for damaged goods or ex display. For example B&Q were selling an ex display pressure washer. Retail 60-100, they were asking 50, I offered 30 and we agreed 40
As long as you are polite, the seller can only say no.
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So I just priced up an identical order on EvoHomeShop and JTPlumbing. 8 HR92 units (2 packs of 4), one T87RF2033 (still unsure the difference between this and the DTS92), and 9 sets of radiator valve bodies.
JT: £613
EHS: £729
EHS do have a great offer on right now which is better than JT, but only if you want that exact configuration as they can't tailor it (I asked)... you can buy a controller kit + 8xHR92 for £10 more than they sell 8xHR92 normally. A crazy deal but I already have a controller (unless I decide to have that 13th zone after all
Plus EHS don't do free delivery even spending the best part of a grand, the tight gitsLast edited by MrBoy; 11 January 2018, 07:22 PM.
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