Purchasing garden furniture on line is not the perfect solution as it both solves and presents some problems if it is used haphazardly. For example, if you find it difficult to get about the shops and garden centres, the Internet will allow you to visit hundreds of places to compare styles and prices, but you will not have had sight of your furniture and it may be expensive to return it.
Therefore there are a couple of items to watch out for if you want to buy garden furniture on line. Some of these tips will apply to other items too particularly heavy items.
Be wary of shipping charges because some companies will strive to hide the fact that they can be horrendous. If delivery charges are an extra, do not forget to add these fees on to the cost of the garden furniture before you evaluate prices. Some businesses will talk some claptrap about an order processing fee in an effort to mask their delivery fees. These companies are being dishonest and you should avoid them like the plague.
Try to turn off to the words 'discount' and 'sale price' until you have added up all the costs and you have compared this total with the total cost of a comparable device. Likewise, be very wary of comparisons between list price and sale price. Manufacturers frequently 'recommend' a high list price purposely so that the retailer can offer a discount. It is very common practice, but designed to deceive.
Beware of 'price snobbery'. If you see two retailers selling exactly the same items of garden furniture but at widely different prices, do not be automatically convinced that the cheaper one must be inferior. Instead, look around the cheap web site for extra costs. Do not forget that most retailers buy from the same manufacturers.
Do not believe any company that says that they will not be beaten on price because they are the cheapest on the net or that they will undercut anyone you can prove is cheaper. They have no evidence that they are the cheapest and if you prove that they are not they will reduce their price only to you because you caught them in their lie. These people are liars.
Companies that make a big issue out of fast service are not really giving you anything. Every company likes a fast turn-around because they can bank the check earlier and the warranty finishes sooner too. You will find out how decent their service is if you have a problem. Empty promises and blowing one;s own trumpet mean nothing. Self praise is no praise.
You can check up on the firm's customer service record by typing the company's name, city of business and the word 'issues' or 'problems' into Google. You will soon be able to determine for yourself whether you are dealing with a reputable firm or not. Purchasing garden furniture on line is the same as buying anything else expensive on line: it is up to the buyer to beware before parting with his money because it may be hard to get it back if there is a problem.
Therefore there are a couple of items to watch out for if you want to buy garden furniture on line. Some of these tips will apply to other items too particularly heavy items.
Be wary of shipping charges because some companies will strive to hide the fact that they can be horrendous. If delivery charges are an extra, do not forget to add these fees on to the cost of the garden furniture before you evaluate prices. Some businesses will talk some claptrap about an order processing fee in an effort to mask their delivery fees. These companies are being dishonest and you should avoid them like the plague.
Try to turn off to the words 'discount' and 'sale price' until you have added up all the costs and you have compared this total with the total cost of a comparable device. Likewise, be very wary of comparisons between list price and sale price. Manufacturers frequently 'recommend' a high list price purposely so that the retailer can offer a discount. It is very common practice, but designed to deceive.
Beware of 'price snobbery'. If you see two retailers selling exactly the same items of garden furniture but at widely different prices, do not be automatically convinced that the cheaper one must be inferior. Instead, look around the cheap web site for extra costs. Do not forget that most retailers buy from the same manufacturers.
Do not believe any company that says that they will not be beaten on price because they are the cheapest on the net or that they will undercut anyone you can prove is cheaper. They have no evidence that they are the cheapest and if you prove that they are not they will reduce their price only to you because you caught them in their lie. These people are liars.
Companies that make a big issue out of fast service are not really giving you anything. Every company likes a fast turn-around because they can bank the check earlier and the warranty finishes sooner too. You will find out how decent their service is if you have a problem. Empty promises and blowing one;s own trumpet mean nothing. Self praise is no praise.
You can check up on the firm's customer service record by typing the company's name, city of business and the word 'issues' or 'problems' into Google. You will soon be able to determine for yourself whether you are dealing with a reputable firm or not. Purchasing garden furniture on line is the same as buying anything else expensive on line: it is up to the buyer to beware before parting with his money because it may be hard to get it back if there is a problem.
About the Author:
Owen Jones, the author of this piece, writes on a variety of topics, but is now involved with farmhouse dining tables. If you would like to know more, please go to our website at Solid Oak Dining Tables.
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