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  • 22-08-2013 2:25pm
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    Idbatterim
    Registered Users Posts: 17,852 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey guys, so you want to buy a bathroom suite! where do you go? donedeal, local papers, golden pages...


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    magic_murph
    Registered Users Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭magic_murph


    Bathroom Show room.
    Not something I would like to save money on.


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    Idbatterim
    Registered Users Posts: 17,852 ✭✭✭✭Idbatterim


    Hi magic murph. I take it you mean a general bathroom showroom, or is that the name of an existing outlet?


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    magic_murph
    Registered Users Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭magic_murph


    I would use google to find out about local outlets, search for a something I like within price range - if the unit could be bought online and installed by a 3rd party for cheaper than an outlet I might considered that but the saving would have to be substantial.
    If not I would buy & get installed from the one outlet.

    I thoughts would be buying a 2nd hand unit would come with complications as theres a good chance the dimensions of my bathroom would be different plus taking things apart and putting back together usually comes with it's own complications etc

    But that's just me.


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    lucky john
    Registered Users Posts: 838 ✭✭✭lucky john


    1.Google.

    2. Local show rooms

    Done deal maybe if second hand was ok

    Don't know when the last time I opened the golden pages.


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    D Hayes
    Registered Users Posts: 511 ✭✭✭D Hayes


    Google and personal recommendations.


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    hansfrei
    Registered Users Posts: 915 ✭✭✭hansfrei


    Wait for sale in B&Q or the local builders providers.


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    Peterdalkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,091 ✭✭✭Peterdalkey


    I have a pal who is an importer ( I love to buy wholesale if I can!) and a great plumber who is very reasonable


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    warbird
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭warbird


    google search see what I fancy then local showroom to see how it looks/feels and then best price I can get from wherever


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    tuds2013
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭tuds2013


    I personally would go to a showroom.


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    stooge
    Registered Users Posts: 1,400 ✭✭✭stooge


    1) Have a look online for ideas e.g. Houzz etc
    2) Decide on basic principals such as sink, bath, shower, tile colour, size etc
    3) go to tile warehouse/b&q/til store/bathroom store to look at tiles and fittings
    4) get quotes
    5) bargain down
    6) purchase
    7) get plumber and tiler to fit


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    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    Wouldn't consider buying unless I could go and check it out in the flesh.. Its something you buy and then use daily for a very long time. There would be a fear of buying online and then being unhappy with the product when it arrives.. When building there is rarely time to buy online, have it delivered, return and wait for another delivery if unhappy - for me this means a showroom of some sort would be essential...
    I'm happy to travel a bit though if a good selection is on show. When we were building 4 years ago we went to a bathroom showroom 30 miles from home and bought there as they had an extensive selection on show and free delivery on orders over a certain value.

    Golden Pages is something I'd never check out for companies..


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