Price versus Total Cost
March 15, 2010
Had a great meeting this morning with Stuart Sheppard from Kinnarps, the Swedish workplace furniture firm. Kinnarps is an excellent example of why we at Minerva don’t just look for the cheapest option for our school clients.
Their product may initially appear to be more expensive if you are comparing on the price of one chair versus another similar one. However, if you factor in the product quality, durability, 5 year guarantee and 48 hour replacement parts service you are then starting to compare on total cost which is over the lifetime of the product.
This is the reason why at Minerva we cap our consultancy fee thus meaning we can focus on providing the best quality product/service not just the cheapest which may, in the long term, be more expensive.
Kinnarps are currently running a prize draw – order their new Education catalogue and be in with a chance of winning £2010 of education furniture for your school. Good luck!
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