Direct Buy??

[Sire]

I've been curious to find out more about DB for years but never really had the time to fully investigate it. The few things that I have come across from time to time including this forum does not give me a good impression of the company...like most time-share outfits. I guess the old saying that if your gut says "this is probably too good to be true"...it probably is.

The thing is with me, I would rather pay more for something, thinking that I paid what I paid, than thinking that I saved when really I paid more - when you take into consideration all of the fees and surcharges.

[busakap]

so let's say i joined and wanted kitchen cabinets (high end kitchen), i pick what i want out of a brochure? do they send somebody out to measure my kitchen? do they install? is anybody there to answer questions?

same question about california shutters, if i wanted to get them from directbuy whats the process?

i guess my question is do they just supply the materials and you have to supply your own labour or do they have contractors?

[AMIRALI76]

so let's say i joined and wanted kitchen cabinets (high end kitchen), i pick what i want out of a brochure? do they send somebody out to measure my kitchen? do they install? is anybody there to answer questions?

same question about california shutters, if i wanted to get them from directbuy whats the process?

i guess my question is do they just supply the materials and you have to supply your own labour or do they have contractors?

I know that for the kitchen they charge $650 for the designer to come and measure and this price include the first design + 2 times revision on that.

[patrob]

so let's say i joined and wanted kitchen cabinets (high end kitchen), i pick what i want out of a brochure? do they send somebody out to measure my kitchen? do they install? is anybody there to answer questions?

same question about california shutters, if i wanted to get them from directbuy whats the process?

i guess my question is do they just supply the materials and you have to supply your own labour or do they have contractors?

We went through the whole process of ordering our kitchen cabinets from DB & they do have some samples but you can also go to other dealers that carry that particular manufacturer to see even more samples. They do send somebody to measure your kitchen & you work with a kitchen designer & yes they answer all your questions. Same with shutters, they will send somebody to measure & you can hire their recommended contractor. But we did not get our shutters from DB.

[patrob]

I know that for the kitchen they charge $650 for the designer to come and measure and this price include the first design + 2 times revision on that.

Back when we did our kitchen we paid around $250 for the designer but I remember they increased that fee just after we did our kitchen.

[Gebraroest]

I would like to know more on this free membership also

[TheCheez]

Bit of a thread resurrection but they've changed their promotion recently.

I went looking: here is the fine print on their 30 day free trial:

"DirectBuy Club’s Free 30-Day Trial Offer provides purchasing privileges of up to $1,000 from select suppliers for 30 days from your open house visit."

I imagine it comes with extra doses of high pressure sales too.