Thread: buying household appliances

Dug,

There are many appliance stores in Denpasar. Also, you may want to check out the Bali Advertiser for a good deal on a used appliance...expat moving or upgrading.

As with all expensive items, cars, housing, etc. bargains can be had so long as you are willing to do some good "bird dogging."

We bought our appliaces at a local store in Singaraja, Very good service.It is easier to buy local, if something might go wrong, they fix it other wise we have to travel 2 1/2 hours to Denpasar.
I just have a balinese bed made with the Tukan Kaju in the Banjar, It is beautiful and cost 1.2 juta.My klamboo also made locally in singaraja for the bed 1 juta very beautiful with lace on the top.

Hi
I want to by my parents in law a new refrigerator with a small frezer on the top next time I go to Bali, is there anyone who know the price on a good one?

Thanks Roy, I'll sniff it out!! Jogry, we have our bed already made by the Tukang Kayu, but I need to find a comfortable mattress for a good nights sleep!!!!

Doug and Nengah:

If you're after more-or-less "local" stuff, a visit to MAKRO is a good place to start. (It's on the main By-Pass Road between Kuta and Sanur.) They have TV's, DVD players, stoves, furniture, but not good mattresses. Check it out because for sure, you'll find something.

ACE Hardware (in Kuta Galleria Mall) has a lot of higher-quality imported stuff, but you have to pay more (of course). It's a more interesting place to go and drool about western products.

And for Ilu

...I want to by my parents in law a new refrigerator with a small frezer on the top next time I go to Bali, is there anyone who know the price on a good one?...

You don't say how big you want it to be so I'm only guessing. Somewhere between one and two million Rupiah should cover it.

And if people have the time, inclination, patience and taste, there are many warehouses full of "antique" furniture where bargains abound. Some of it is for real. All depends on what kind of style you want for your furnishings. I can direct you to some, if you want (send me a PM).

Happy shopping (and seeking).
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Sorry - double posted.
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Golly Phil, we just about 100% agree! As an aside, learn to use that “edit” button and you won’t have to apologize anymore.

When I just say...”just about” I stop very well short of your Makro suggestion for appliances or expensive electric equipment. Frankly, I hate that place, although Eri shops there for 1,000 toilet paper rolls at a time, 500 rolls of paper towels, and when the boys were in diapers, tons of them too! In mass quantities, it’s great.

For what you suggest, I have to wonder just how they “back up” the warranties? Makro has ZERO service and that spells to me....ZERO satisfaction if your purchase of such goods goes haywire. This is all of course not mentioning that it is Dutch owned, so there I go again with my anti-colonial attitude.

Not long ago we bought my mother in law a fridge with top freezer for her warung. Fact is, generosity had nothing to do with it...I simply grew very tired of warm Bintangs. As a plus, I can count on my Stoli being literally ice cold! My mother in law has never frozen a thing in her life, so that part is wide open for me!

We bought this in Tabanan...a somewhat unexpected place to find reliable appliance dealers, but low and behold, they are there and they are great to deal with. You were right on with your estimate, as this one was 1.2 million delivered...sans Bintang and Stoli! Oh, and by the way, Tabanan is not in South Bali. It’s in West Bali...just so you don’t get lost if you want to shop there!

I do use the edit option, Roy...just couldn't delete the double entry. Maybe tomorrow.

I also hate MAKRO, but it's worth a look, right? As far as Indonesian "warranties' go, they're sort of in the lap of the gods territory (or worse). You can "win" sometimes or have to deal with the "have to send Jakarta" crap.

Thanks for the geography lesson:

...Oh, and by the way, Tabanan is not in South Bali. It’s in West Bali...

Look at your maps again - Tabanan (or Tabanana, as I like to jokingly call it occasionally), is south of the mid-line of Bali. For sure it's westerly - maybe we should call it south-west, more or less.

I got an A in high-school geography. Did a couple of years of university geography as well. How about you?

And just an aside here: this kind of one-up-manship bullshit is getting a bit tiresome. Don't you agree? Can't we knock it off, if that's what it is? I bet there are lots of posters/readers who would agree. Enough is enough.

Have a rest sometime - might do you the world of good.
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Sanurian - do you think Marko would sell plasma TV's

IF so how would I get it to Gili Meno?

Also is the Marko store located near the turn off to Serangin near the stinky tip?

Dasha