Admittedly, my expectations of the Appliance Shed were pretty low - partially influenced by the reviews by fellow Yelpers :-), but also that i'm not that fond of yellow or companies that espouse that they are cheaper and more bargain friendly than others.
However, as I needed a number of big appliances (oven, stovetop, dishwasher etc) for my renovated flat, and as I was also recommended by a friend of mine who works in insurance, I decided to give them a go.
The first thing I noticed was the price tags of "first" and "second". Firsts being products that have come directly from the manufacturers, such as Fisher and Paykel. Seconds being items that either have a small defect on either the product, or merely the packaging of the product. Seconds are always slightly cheaper than firsts, even though it's sometimes not immediately obvious why the product is a second in the first place. Even though I hadn't shopped around much at that stage, I immediately was struck at the good prices of the products.
I was then approached by a very friendly shop assistant Pam, who guided me through each of the products that I was interested in buying - again, with very low expectations of the customer service that I was going to receive. However, I was very pleasantly surprised by her product knowledge and the friendly service. Once I had decided on the items that I wished to buy, she then went away and came back to me with discounted prices on all of the products - adding on discounts of between $50-$100 for each of the appliances.
With my recent experience, I just cannot fault- whatsoever- the service received, the excellent prices, the range of well known brands, and the lack of feeling "pressured" by the staff to purchase their products (as I often feel when I go into other mainstream stores).
I can ABSOLUTELY recommend these guys!!! read more