Home Remodeling Savings

With these days of “less is best” in terms of spending money it pays to take a little time to shop and pay attention to what companies have to offer. I found one such company online while looking for a specific faucet to complete my much needed bathroom remodel. I bought an older home (circa 1965) and my old hot water shower faucet died two years ago on Memorial Day weekend. You can imagine I had to pay top rate for an emergency plumber. The shower faucet was shot and the plumbing needed work. The bathroom was uncomfortably grotty at best so we decided it was time to completely redo the bathroom. Being a single mother, trying to be frugal with my money I decided that any home remodel would be done in cash and I would not go into debt over upgrades. I would do as much myself as possible with the help of 3 of my 4 able-bodied boys.

Long story short, it took me 2 years and I am on the finishing touches. The last of my purchases was a matching sink faucet to the shower fixtures. I chose Kohler for their durability, reputation, upgrade and appearance. I was looking for a specific sink faucet and called plumbers who can purchase through Kohler showrooms, contractors with discounts at showrooms and construction companies and then looked online. The prices locally were $340.00 to $270.00. I, of course, was looking for a brushed nickel finish which is more expensive. I was a bit wary of ordering plumbing supplies online but I looked because cash matters. I found the lowest price of $252.66 at a place that, upon review, appeared to have some "unsatisfied" customers. Keeping in mind that any company can find friends and family to go out and plaster great reviews I explored further. I found a few other plumbing suppliers around the country with prices anywhere from $290.00 down to $265.29. Of course you’d like to get the best deal possible but I happened upon a company from New York that listed my faucet at $269.95. However, upon closer look at their website, they guaranteed that if you could prove this faucet listed lower elsewhere they would match it. They had great independent reviews as well.

I called PEX Supply Inc. to ask about the faucet, in-stock status and whether they would meet the price I found on another site. What a friendly and polite customer service person! After giving her the information she professionally got approval to match the price after looking for the website I gave her. We completed the transaction. She also explained (as I’m always wanting things yesterday) that the order is processed promptly and sent to the nearest warehouse to me for fastest delivery. She also made sure it was in-stock for me.

I received my purchase in two business days (I’m sure some other orders may take longer) and I have what I was looking for to finish just in time for a graduation party. I saved $17.29 which may not seem like a gold mine to most but is enough to pay for a full week of lunches for me. Not to mention getting a good price from a good company is somehow so satisfying. Saving money on quality products allows one to get what one wants. My bathroom, I can jokingly say is the nicest room in my house at present and a far cry from the 1965 mess I had. On to the next project!!!!