Topps Tiles Prices.... - Tile Advice

[On one]

I've just been looking on Topps Tiles website, searching for a tile that I am going to use in the future.
Now I don't buy tiles so I couldn't tell you anything about the tiles value for money wise, but who in their right bloody mind is paying that much for adhesive and grout........good thing I was sitting down!

 

[Blunt Tool]

Even the staff admit to ripping the customer right off if they are adamant to buy the adhesive and grout aswell as the tiles. They told me they always recommend the dearest one!

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Even with a trade discount everything is still far more expensive than anywhere else. They are just a retail outlet. Think I bought a sample tile from them once.

 

[Dumbo]

Trouble is with to topps the holding company (I think it's called mutitile ) buy the product make a profit and then sell to the shops who are expected to make a further profit

 

[Andy Allen]

Even with a trade discount everything is still far more expensive than anywhere else. They are just a retail outlet. Think I bought a sample tile from them once.

That was your pension gone then !

 

[On one]

Trouble is with to topps the holding company (I think it's called mutitile ) buy the product make a profit and then sell to the shops who are expected to make a further profit

Sounds like a similar scenario with the Saint Gobain family of companies.

 

[Rookery]

Even the staff admit to ripping the customer right off if they are adamant to buy the adhesive and grout aswell as the tiles. They told me they always recommend the dearest one!

They're on commission so its in their interest to sell for as much as possible.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Trouble is with to topps the holding company (I think it's called mutitile ) buy the product make a profit and then sell to the shops who are expected to make a further profit

But isn't that called a business - it's up to Joe Public to decide to buy or not.

 

[Dumbo]

Absolutely . I'm just stating why it's hard to get a good price as the shops don't have a lot of room for manoeuvre. They have told me items are under cost price when I have tried to buy at a certain figure when I know I can buy it for less take toppfix are you telling me that they would pay more to palace chemicals than I would . So when they tell you cost price it is cost to the shop not to topps as a company .

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Sounds like the outlets are a franchise of Topps.
Same as Fired Earth - any discount comes off their 35%.

 

[bsc ceramics]

I was told once that topps buy in there 6x6 plain whites for 36 pence a mtr??

 

[LM]

When you think about the big sheds selling them for about £2 per mtr that makes sense.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

When you think about the big sheds selling them for about £2 per mtr that makes sense.

1974 or before ?

 

[One Day]

pay it, or don't pay it.
with trade business never pay ticket price anyway.
There is always ALWAYS room for negotiation.
If they want your money, they'll accommodate.
Most managers will agree that 15% of something is far better than 40% of nothing.

(and for the record, Topps doesn't get my business)

 

[LM]

1974 or before ?

You stuck in a time warp John? You can buy 6x6 White for around the £2 margin,what's the issue?