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Hi,


I am looking to buy a new kitchen with the choice being Howdens or John Lewis.


Is a John Lewis kitchen worth the additional expense? I've also heard that you can order a JL kitchen direct from their supplier. Has anyone done that?


I would be grateful if you could share your experience of a new kitchen with me.


Many thanks.

We went to John Lewis' for a quote - it was reasonable at the top end of what we wanted to pay, good appliances and wide choice, plus they were very good at looking at the different options for the budget we had. But saying that after getting a few quotes in, we went to Bells on Lordship Lane, very cost comparable, great service and our kitchen looks brilliant.
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Howdens don't sell to individuals but are trade only so you need to ask the person fitting your kitchen to buy it from there for you.


You can of course go to their showroom and have a look at the kitchens but you need to be a business to buy from there.

We had a Mereway kitchen fitted last year (they are the manufacturer behind JL's kitchens) and are very pleased - whilst we didn't actually get a quote from JL I believe it was quite a bit cheaper that way. Bells stock Mereway so you can get it from there - we got our worktop from there and really pleased with it.

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