Buying large appliances online? Negotiating locally?

We used to be able to negotiate with local stores but at that point you're negotiating their margin. Today, you can find what you want at near wholesale prices if you search online. Big box stores will price match online generally.

I have bought from both Appliance Distributors and Stanton's (they completely outfitted 3 houses for me). With that size budget, they will negotiate but right now, they may not know how serious you are and when you are ready to buy.

What is important is to let them guide you through specials that the manufacturers may be running at the time. For example, you may get a free hood system if you buy the range or you may get certain rebates if you get the same brand fridge as the dishwasher, etc.

Personally, I would go local because when something breaks AP or Stanton's will be quicker to respond.

If you want to kick some tires and shop, you can try Notoco as well.

I purchased a ton of stuff for my new house in 2008 from US Appliances. Everything was very smooth...

Where you located?

Any particular brands youre interested in?

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Keep in mind these companies are working on slim margins

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i do not buy this.

I know for a fact they are working around 15-20% on the everyday brands and 18-25 on the high end brands. They are some products that will allow higher margins but not very many. I was in the industry and dealt on both the sales and purchasing side of things

I am clearly a poor, 20k for appliances seems like you could get 3x of whatever you wanted

Sorry you missed the tax holiday.

I thought about that when I made my post. We bought all the appliances and had them delivered and stored them until they were ready to go in. Of course this was fairly easy for me because I did the whole remodel myself and installed appliances as I completed the cabinets. Worked well for us because we could do a "design build on our terms". Good luck with your remodel!

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Most appliance manufacturers have gone to MSP(minimum sale price) pricing. You should see quotes very similar in price from dealer to dealer. The key is to find a few products that aren't MSP and bargain heavily on those products. Keep in mind these companies are working on slim margins. The margins are a little healthier on the higher end stuff but they are still not great. They also have high inbound freight and delivery cost.

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Markup on those items aren't that great. You're not going to see a lot of difference in pricing for like items. If you do, might start worrying what's wrong with it.