A Modern Faucet Experience

[JoeSpareBedroom]

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It would be rare indeed to find ANY consumer oriented business that did not have a "Where to buy" or "Find a store" link on its web site.

[Nate Nagel]

Meguiar's doesn't, or at least I couldn't find it... (sticks in my head because I needed a new backing plate for my buffer, but didn't want to wait to mail order)

nate

[JoeSpareBedroom]

Maybe they sell to wholesalers, not directly to retail stores, and don't have a handle on where their products actually end up.

[Lefty]

Castleby is light duty, but may be OK for you if it's not heavy use. Just remember, those spouts are tubes, not cast brass. So that faucet weighs a lot less than it appears on the E-bay web-page. You mind fills in the blanks, and you envision a good thing from a good picture. The point I was making is something that is OK for the elderly for example may not last two weeks with a typical suburban family of five, so you'll have to decide for yourself what works for you.

HTH, Lefty

[Wilfred Xavier Pickles]

For all I knew, that might've been the situation with Moen.

In any case, where the vendor chooses to steer ya is often to the hi-margin outlets and not to where you can find the best price.

Will

[JoeSpareBedroom]

Steering: Interesting claim.

1) What is the claim based on?

2) By the time the product gets to the retailer, Moen has already made its money. Why would they care what the retailer sells it for?

3) Where Moen sent me was a two-part business. Fancy shmancy bath & kitchen showroom in the front of the building. Dirt-cheap plumbing supply in the back of the building. Cheaper than any other source I could find locally or online.

[Wilfred Xavier Pickles]

Thanks. It's just me and the dawg. Use it 3 times/day, wash a few dishes, etc.

I'd damn well compare weights of Moen units to my old faucet etc if I could find weight in the specs. Pretty sure weight is the missing spec (I looked at all the online doc.). Guess I can call their 800 # to get the info.

Cheers, Will

[Wilfred Xavier Pickles]

A certain amount of experience.

No offence, but that's a naive question.

There are all manner of manufacturers that have all manner of cooperative agreements with retailers and the like. Volume counts for a bunch, but there is also cooperative advertising and Gawd-knows what-all other types of scratch-my-back/I'll scratch-your-back arrangements.

You think Moen would list me in their sources if I bought a dozen faucets and ran a local ad? But they'd get Homey-Flogging-Depots outlets on there muy pronto.

A hi-margin outlet ...

If part of it worked for you, that's great.

Do you think it'd work for everybody in the US? I'll admit I don't know, myself. It's not my expectation.

I ran their sources, made a list (3 hardware stores + big boxes). I'll start calling around soon's as the holiday is over (tomorrow).