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To not buy new kitchen over a tap

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Kubricklayer · 31/01/2026 06:21

DW and I are close to pulling the trigger on a £30K kitchen. Spent last month back and forth agreeing specifics.

A few days ago DW saw on their FB page a deal for new customers in Feb to get a free £1K Quooker tap if they spend min £15K on a kitchen.

We then sent an email to chase up our kitchen stuff and asked if we’d get the tap since the sale will likely go through in Feb.

They said it’s for new inquiries and as we inquired late Dec we wouldn’t qualify for the tap.

At this point in time we’ve not paid a deposit, or signed anything and they’ve spent significant time designing our kitchen. All that effort will be for nothing if we decide to walk away.

Surely it’d be worth throwing this tap in so not to risk losing the sale? I’m not fussed about the tap tbh but part of me is a bit annoyed because we’re spending over double the money needed to qualify for the free tap and the sale will now be finalised in Feb, the qualifying month.

would you push back and insist on getting the tap if you were in my position?

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hollytheheroic · 31/01/2026 06:35

Are you not getting any deals already? They always seem to offer incentives, we got a'free' cooker for example. The next month it may have been something different. But we wouldn't expect to get that too. If you are not getting anything then totally pull out, otherwise you might be cutting off your nose etc.

Kubricklayer · 31/01/2026 06:33

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Yes they’ve designed it all but been very guarded about it. So they created a PowerPoint style slideshow that showed every angle of the kitchen with all the bells and whistles. We don’t have a copy of obvious reasons and she puts it in the tv and we flick through it at every appointment.

again we’ve handed over no money and. It signed a thing so the sales assistant would have don’t a few dozen hours for nothing.

also surely sales is somewhat of a dark art and rules are bent and sweeteners thrown in all the time.

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CactusSwoonedEnding · 31/01/2026 06:32

Yes I would take the designs you have so far to a couple of other suppliers and get the alternatives priced up. Let this supplier know that you're not committed to them just because you made contact in December and they clearly have the power to sweeten the deal and are choosing not to so clearly don't want your custom that much.

Flueton · 31/01/2026 06:27

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DarkForces · 31/01/2026 06:26

I absolutely would tbh. I'd be so annoyed I'd rather go elsewhere than pay them £30k. I know it'd impact my enjoyment of my kitchen. You've gone the hard work of design so you could get another company to do the work now.

NewYearNewMee · 31/01/2026 06:25

I’d tell them that’s perfect, take the plans and get whoever didn’t make the original December enquiry out of you and DW to make one in Feb 😂

Thats a bit cheap on their end, honestly for customer satisfaction when you’re spending double it would be such an easy thing for them to do! It’s not like you’re spending bang on the qualifying amount, or have already had the kitchen installed.

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GreatWhiteWail · 31/01/2026 06:25

Yes, I would, because that would really leave a sour taste and would impact how much I enjoyed my new kitchen.

Take your design to another kitchen company, I bet they can get something pretty close for less with that tap included.