There was a huge appliance sale all over Auckland this weekend so we hit the stores, along with what seemed like half the population of New Zealand. Everyone was out. It's always a nerve wracking experience buying appliances because they're something you use almost every day so you want to get it just right, and they're also really expensive.
For example, we drove to one store, saw a stove we liked (last year's model on sale) then drove to two other stores to see if we could find a better deal. At one of the other stores, we found the same stove at around the same price, bu noticed a major design flaw we hadn't seen before. We ended up back at the original store to haggle with the salesguy, who acknowledged the design flaw and offered us a newer model at $400 off. Not bad. So sometimes all of the running around really pays off.
All told, we purchased a stove, dishwasher, toilet, vanity, and walk-in shower. It was a very productive and very expensive day. But it feels like we've finally accomplished something -- after weeks of pouring over websites and brochures and visiting stores, I think we've made some really informed choices.
As an added bonus, I'm finally starting to think in metric measurements, which is rather important. I'm excited by our 1200mmX915mm shower and think our 1200mm vanity will be really swank. And we're very pleased that we realized that we only need a 600mm stove, not a 900mm.
Now we just need to buy fixtures (shower head, faucet, etc.). Note: The vanity and shower pictured here are similar but not identical to the ones we purchased.
We got home around 5pm and stopped off for some bottles of strong beer and tandoori chicken!
Today we're taking a day off from house stuff and going for a nice long walk followed by brunch.
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