Topps Tiles -Love it or hate it?

[TilersTilingTiles]

Recently priced a job in a loft conversion. One bathroom and one ensuit shower room About 50m2 total with porceline floor tiles and ceramic wall tiles. The client asked me to provide a labour only quote and a seperate quote detailing the materials needed and how much I could supply it all for. Apparently topps tiles is doing a discount on materials if you buy your tiles through them too. Anyway it turned out that I could get the materials for just under half of what topps quoted even with the discount.

Topps tiles used to be our main supplier when i was an apprentice and when they used to have their own brands of adhesive were very reasonably priced.

Now some of my clients are paying £50 a bag for Bal rapid set flexi. How do they justify that!

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[Perry]

robbbin (no swearing) lol :devil:

 

[DERBER]

Stopped using my local Topps cos it really ( no swearing) me off when they give you the 'so called' retail price, then the trade price....... for goodness sake who would pay £44 retail for a bag of Palace (now known as Topfix rapid flex).......:rant:

 

[macten]

I like my local Topps (no CTD round here to compare though).
Opened an account instantly, given my trade card there and then.
They seem very clued up and they will price match everything they sell in store - to beat any trade prices I can get elsewhere. So Topps is cheapest for me.

 

[DaveCSC]

To be honest the first impressions I had of our local store was that it was poor. I have since popped in a few times and spoken to the manager about what they offer trades people and was very impressed with their prices. They will beat any price by 5%. Before the Christmas break I gave them a list of products and prices that I wanted them to beat and I will be collecting this next week, so I will let you know what they are offering.
Dave

 

[vince1]

i love my tops tiles in stockton. really nice people and they help you so much. i love there prices to with work slowing down you have to watch them pennies. by the way happy new year everyone

vince

web www.knightstiling.co.uk

 

[mart08]

Went in my local store for a chat yesterday as had a couple of hours to spare and landed up doing a display for them. A few cups of tea and biscuits and job was done. Was good for me as customers came in and saw me doing the display and the staff told them i was one of their TAFs so they took my cards. Happy days.:yes:

 

[tiler1975]

my local topps are blinding ...they cant do enough for me.....they even make me a coffee when i walk through the door.....

 

[DHTiling]

Thats nice......😛rrr:.........say hello in the new members forum.....😛unk:

 

[shaun b]

every topps tiles ive ever been in is crap the prices are well over the top the service is poor and the topps in st albans has the rudest staff ive ever experienced in any shop full stop!! decor tiles in watford is by far the best for service and price! boycot topps they are so so so bad

 

[robbbin]

Ive stated b4 you can't beat addy prices at tops and trims went in today to my local,,,,,,,,,, they very depressed because of recession they have cut staff by 30% throughout uk