simonk98•15d agoMost Upvoted

Debate: is a $400 Blumotion soft-close system a good investment or a waste on a basic kitchen job?

I put Blumotion on a client's kitchen last month and it cost me $410 extra in hardware, but the client was thrilled and I got two referrals from it. On the other hand my buddy says cheap soft-close slides for $60 work fine and he's never had a complaint. Who's right here?

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phoenix_martin4015d ago

Hold up, $60 slides? That's not even in the same league, what kind of bargain bin parts are we talking about here? @johnson.river I get your point about referrals but I'm still shocked anyone would think a five-finger discount special is a valid alternative to Blumotion. I installed a set of those cheapies once and the left drawer kept drifting open an inch on its own, had to apologize to the lady and eat the replacement cost. That's not a "different feel" issue, that's just broken junk.

johnson.river15d ago

Respectfully gotta push back, $60 soft-close slides just don't feel as smooth and a lot of clients can tell the difference, good work gets you referrals too.

young.michael15d ago

Yeah you know what, you're right about this @johnson.river. I used to think cheap slides were good enough and nobody would notice, but I did a kitchen last month where I went with the budget option and the homeowner pointed out the wobble right away. Had to go back and swap them out which cost me way more time and money than just buying the good ones upfront. That referral logic hits too, that same customer told their neighbor about the fix and now I got another job lined up. Hard lesson learned but it stuck with me.