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Discover the Easy Way
to Buy your New Kitchen Online
The truth is, buying your next kitchen needn’t
be the complicated and time consuming task some would have you
believe. All you need is an accurate kitchen plan and to know a
little kitchen terminology so you know what to ask for. Both of
which you can get for free at a site like
www.simplekitchendesign.co.uk
In a previous article we talked about the
options open to you when buying a new kitchen. You can:
1. buy from a
local showroom and have their salesman come to your house (it’s
getting them to leave that’s the problem)
2. buy from one
of the big DIY outlets
3. buy online
You probably already know how commission
salesmen are often reluctant to leave until they’ve got your order
and how buying at the DIY outlets can be a very time consuming and
tedious task. You maybe didn’t realise though that in both cases
you often have to wait 5-6 weeks to receive your kitchen. Now
that’s perfectly acceptable for bespoke, made-to-measure kitchen
cabinets and worktops, but not for off-the-shelf items.
Buying your
kitchen online
Which leads me on to buying your kitchen
online. You may be reading this because you’ve already tried to
buy your kitchen online, but have ended up leaving most sites
dazed and confused. It’s the numerous options available and the
number of individual components you’re expected to add to your
cart that causes most people to give up out of sheer frustration.
.going
to need hinges, a corner base unit is going to need a corner post.
Right?
My recommendation then, is to seek out
online kitchen suppliers that make the process easy for you.
Look for sites with a clear and uncluttered appearance - you want
to be able to quickly see which styles of kitchen doors and
cabinets are available and to be able to navigate to the
appropriate shop pages quickly.
Often sites will list the different categories
on the left hand navigation e.g. kitchen base units, kitchen wall
units, kitchen larder units, kitchen worktops etc. These links
may then take you to further sub categories. However this can
still require a large number of clicks as you to-and-fro between
(sub) categories.
Look for easy-to-navigate sites that
require less clicks...
However the latest generation
fitted kitchen sites allow you to firstly make your kitchen
selection, then to order all the components like, kitchen base
units, kitchen wall units and kitchen accessories from just one or
two pages for that specific kitchen style. Much easier!
Likewise, look for sites that list their prices
for the kitchen units ‘complete’ i.e. the price you see is for the
cabinet, the door(s) the hinges, handles and legs (if
appropriate). This is a huge timesaver, especially when you
consider an average kitchen plan can contain between 10 and 20
cabinets or more.
Also, if you’re not too sure of your kitchen
terminology, look for sites with a good FAQ section and ‘Jargon
Buster’ page.
