Cheapest way of buying large appliances?

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All from one store? Negotiate a discount? Outlets and sale items? Individually from different stores sourced by price?
Which retailers? Is it worth trying small independent?

Need to replace all appliances, dishwasher, 2 ovens, hob, fridge freezer and washing machine.

Any advice and experiences appreciated.

We got all ours from boots. I got about £150 worth of advantage card points which made it the cheapest place (and kept me in meal deals and shampoo for over a year!)

We have recently bought two ovens, an induction hob, dishwasher and fridge. I did lots of online research, assuming that places like ao.com would be cheapest, but found that a local shop (a Euronics centre) was actually about 10% cheaper per item, and provided the benefit of being able to view the products in real life. They’re also a local service centre for the brand we chose (Miele) and therefore if anything goes wrong with them (hopefully not!) I’ll feel better able to get problems sorted than if buying online. We also found the staff very helpful and knowledgable. Worth checking out local shops (especially Euronics centres).

We have a John Lewis outlet near us that has great bargains. I think a few websites do bulk discounts

I looked at the models I wanted then looked around to see where I could find them cheapest. As it turned out that was JL, by a significant amount (helped by Jan sales). A couple of places offered a bit of a bulk buying discount but not enough to make them cheaper than JL.

We recently bought a new freezer from curry’s. On the day it was delivered for some random reason I checked online at the price, it was £160 cheaper !! I hadn’t even plugged it in yet. I rang them and because they have some sort of price guarantee I got the £160 refunded.so if you shop there keep a eye on the prices

I found shopping around for specific models for the best prices. I got a range cooker for £400 less than I could find anywhere else - it was a cancelled order an independent retailer had bought. Places like Marks Electricals and Co-op compete on price so are worth a look. If you have access to Which? they link to the best prices on the items they've tested and recommend.

We emailed appliance city and haggled!

Our kitchen designer recommended going to Harrods, which made me laugh quite a lot. However, getting several Miele appliances turned out to be quite a lot cheaper there than anywhere else I looked at, plus you can get a rewards card and put all the points on it so that you get quite a chunk of cash back too. They were really helpful and also arranged delivery at different times.

Miele outlet in Oxford might be interesting. They publish a stock list online.

Thank you, some interesting advice. Time for the dreaded shopping!

I can recommend The Appliance Depot www.theappliancedepot.co.uk/

They sell ‘graded’ appliances, so ex display or slightly damaged. However, there are different grades depending on condition. So an oven could have a visible dent on the front, or one on the side which you wouldn’t see after install. I bought a Fisher and Paykel fridge freezer for £450 less than advertised in JL. It’s as new, no damage at all. The website looks a bit dodge but the customer service was brilliant.