RE: Re: What would you pay for a home automation package?

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks - I'll pass the info on to the wife and hope she takes notice.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Watkin [mailto:paul_watkin@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: 22 February 2005 16:47
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: What would you pay for a home=20
> automation package?
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> Phil,
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> SWMBO's kitchen came from Magnet and given the almost=20
> frightening lack of customer service I would be loathed to=20
> give them any more money ever!!
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> Don't get me wrong the kitchen is lovely but it cost nearly=20
> 15K by the time it was fitted and tiled etc (and that's=20
> without granite or corian for the
> worktops) and the service from Magnet / installer has been=20
> crap, we are still waiting after nearly six months for some=20
> things to be fixed.
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> For the house I am renovating I have bought a reasonably=20
> cheap B&Q kitchen, although even they now offer all of the=20
> Magnet style cupboards i.e. magic corner etc and also have=20
> the same sort of push in carousel that John Lewis are=20
> knocking out at about a grand for a couple of hundred quid.
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> At certain stores B&Q have also launched what seems to be a=20
> new range of Kitchens called Premier or something like that,=20
> they may be worth a look.
> They are also now doing a version of Corian and Granite=20
> worktops as well.
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> Just my 2p, no association with B&Q except it seems to be=20
> where I spend most of my wages these days!!
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> Paul
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 21 February 2005 21:40
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: What would you pay for a home=20
> automation package?
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: White, Peter [mailto:peter.white@xxxxxxx]=20
> > Sent: 21 February 2005 21:29
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: What would you pay for a home=20
> > automation package?
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> > Without turning?  That's quite a deflection you're getting, I=20
> > guess your prostate is in rude health!
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> > I have a kitchen chap I'm using from the UK_selfbuild list, I=20
> > can pass on his details if you're interested; our design=20
> > isn't finalised yet, but I have his prices, and they're=20
> > significantly cheaper than anywhere else around here for a=20
> > quality product.
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> > Pete
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> Hmmm ... If you could pass on the details that would be cool as at the
> moment the wife seems determined to go for something that is=20
> =A38k from Magnet
> (and that's at their 50% off sale prices) and has turfed out=20
> every attempt
> that I have made to convince her that spending =A31.5k on units=20
> from Wickes
> would end up with just as good a result.
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> Phil
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