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Bosch grinders, along with the popular Makita and Metabo, are among the most common power tools in stores. Ordering power tools from virtual storefronts, as in any other store, is associated with a certain risk: getting a low-quality product. Therefore, the choice of online store should be approached in detail. Let's try to help you with this by making our rating of online stores that are most suitable for buying Bosch brand angle grinders.
What were our guides in compiling the rating:
- The presence of a sales office in the immediate vicinity of the buyer. This is important in the event that the low-quality grinder has to be replaced. The possibility of such a replacement should be specified on the pages of the site-seller. But even if not, all the stores (real and virtual) are subject to the RF Consumer Protection Act. It contains all cases of exchange of the instrument or the return of money for it.
- Price.
- Certificate for sale of Bosch products. The provision of warranty obligations should be specified cases of return of the product. When registering LBM on the manufacturer’s website, its warranty service is extended to 2 years. If the store offers to do this - there is confidence that the products are really branded.
- The percentage of negative customer reviews. Most recurring claims:
- the site does not respond to the order, the manager does not call back;
- Bulgarian delivered with a big delay or not delivered at all;
- increase the price of the product after the order;
- sale of tools from shop windows or used products.
- Convenient interface of the Internet resource. Quick selection, online registration, the possibility of a free call to clarify information, consultation with a specialist.
For the analysis of prices, 4 brands of Bulgarian “Bosch” were selected from the top twenty of the most popular. They differ in power, functionality and, accordingly, cost.
Rating stores from best to worst
| Place in the ranking | Online store | Range of models | Price Comparison Models | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWS 700-115 | GWS 850 CE | GWS 15-125 CIE | GWS 26-230 LVI | |||
| 1 | Your instrument | 46 | * 1710 * | 2790 | 6710 | 9090 |
| 2 | TechPort.ru | 78 | 1760 | * 2780 * | * 5660 * | 9180 |
| 3 | Bosch Single Shop | everything | 1800 | 3040 | 5999 | 9290 |
| 4 | Bigtool | 76 | 1790 | 2865 | 6410 | 9390 |
| 5 | 220 volt | 26 | 1759 | 2939 | 6969 | * 9089 * |
| 6 | All tools.ru | 47 | 1876 | 3035 | 6707 | 9795 |
| 7 | Kuvalda.ru | 31 | - | 2890 | 6961 | 9528 |
| 8 | Enthusiast | 53 | - | 3198 | 6716 | 9795 |
| 9 | Delivery.ru | 19 | 2220 | 3480 | 7160 | - |
| 10 | Sotmarket | 17 | 2750 | 4150 | 8740 | 9730 |
* selected minimum prices.
Explanation
The table shows the largest online stores. Each of the resources has a significant range of models in stock and on order.
Price is a relative parameter, if it depends on the volume of the lot of the instrument (as a rule, bulk purchases are discounted) and the cost of delivery. A big plus is the availability of cumulative discounts, credit lines and installment plans. Forms of payment: a set, most often, standard. But it is better to study it in detail: you can find an option that you didn’t think about, for example, payment from a virtual wallet. Buying on 100% prepayment is better to do in the store, tested for reliability before.
Details on each position ranking
1st place:
"Your tool"
Site: www.tvoyinstrument.ru
Quite a large power tool shop with a network of sales offices in Moscow and the Moscow region. System with an undeveloped network of stores in Russia.
1st place in the comparative table of value. For payment - a full set of features. In the Moscow region there is a courier delivery. LBM delivery to remote locations may be made by transport companies. The site structure is similar to most major online stores - selection by parameters, specifications, the ability to compare with other models. We will wait for the development of the All-Russian network of sales offices. According to customer reviews, there are delays in the delivery of goods after payment, but the overall percentage of negative reviews is small (9% of the total).
2nd place:
TechPort.ru
Site: www.techport.ru
Representative offices in 30 cities of Russia.Among the major cities are Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Bryansk, Kaluga, Oryol, Tula, Smolensk, Yaroslavl, Tver, Kostroma and others.
2nd place in the price rating (table). All types of payment except electronic money. Loan and installment plan. There is a convenient shipping cost calculator for each specific tool and city. Convenient site map, easy navigation by product type and manufacturer. There is no comparison - minus. There is the possibility of free calls in Russia.
The certificate of trade partnership with Bosch is valid until the end of 2012: either it has not been updated on the website for a long time or it has not been renewed at all. According to customer reviews (22% dissatisfied with the entire quantity), the store does not cope with large sales. Ignore the delivery of Bulgarians for orders paid to the courier. Confusion on holidays and weekends. However, there is a response to criticism and measures are being taken to correct the admitted blunders.
3rd place:
"Bosch One Shop"
Site: bosch-online.ru
A single website that has a dealer network in almost all cities of Russia, among them: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ulyanovsk, Tomsk, Perm, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Ufa, Arkhangelsk, Volgograd, etc.
3rd place in the price table. When choosing a grinder, the resource is immediately issued by several dealers closest to you, where you can purchase this particular LBM Bosch. There is a loan and installment plan. The interface of the virtual storefront seemed deep, lively, easy search, recommendatory articles make it fascinating. There is a direct link with a consultant, as well as a single free help desk. The current certificate of the Bosch dealer is presented. Gives 2 years warranty on the tool from the manufacturer. A high percentage of negative customer reviews - 25%.
4th place:
"Bigtool"
Site: www.bigtool.ru
Online store with sales offices in Moscow and Moscow region.
4th place in the rating of the cost of popular models. In the development of the page for wholesale buyers. Convenient search engine, everything is simple and logical. There is a choice by category, power, brand. This product can be compared, check the status of the order. There is a sale of a tool with defective packaging, various promotions. A certificate stating that an online store is a Bosch dealer has long been expired. On the resource they offer equipment all over Russia, but delivery is carried out by a transport company with 100% prepayment. There is a “Video Reviews” rubric, most naturally laudatory about the store itself. Negative reviews according to Yandex.Market are 5%.
5th place:
"220 volt"
Site: www.220-volt.ru
About a hundred cities in Russia have offices for the sale of LBM Bosch, among them Moscow, St. Petersburg, Chita, Penza, Kaluga, Irkutsk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Arkhangelsk, Orenburg and many others.
5th place in the price table. All types of payment. Very handy feature: you can check the status of the order. Information is compressed, concentrated on several pages. Laconic and business interface. Upon delivery of the order by the transport company, the sale is only on prepayment. The main number of claims (16% of the total) is caused by the delivery of Bulgarians. There are frequent cases when the device is issued from the storefront, without warning about it.
6th place:
"All tools.ru"
Site: www.vseinstrumenti.ru
Shops, offices, points of issue in more than 50 cities of Russia, such as Moscow, St. Petersburg, Chelyabinsk, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Omsk, Orenburg, Lipetsk, Sochi, Grozny, Irkutsk, Tyumen and others.
6th place by price rating (data table). All types of payment. Credit. Shares with a discount card. Ordering Bulgarian "Bosch", you can get information about its availability in the office nearest to you. Convenient interface, product classification, logical search system, the ability to compare power tools. The warranty is 1 year, up to 2 years - when registering on the manufacturer's website. In the presence of purchased equipment, it can be picked up on the same day. For non-cash payment delivery within 3 days (except for delivery "on order"). There are agreed cases of returning the order.Of the total number of reviews, negative accounts for 15%.
7th place:
"Kuvalda.ru"
Site: www.kuvalda.ru
20 stores in 12 cities across the country, except for the Far East: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tolyatti, Ufa, Krasnodar, Nizhny Tagil, Orenburg, Sochi, Pskov, Kazan.
7th place in the table of value. Payment methods are varied. There was no information on wholesale purchases and credit. A rather large assortment, but the most budget-friendly Bulgarian, shown by Yandex.Market as one of the most popular, is missing. Interface with convenient search by categories and models, but there is no sorting tool by price. There is a possibility of tabular comparison of the goods by parameters with detailed instructions. The Bosch dealer certificate is expired; there is no current information. Convenient: the delivery time within the Moscow Ring Road is indicated for each instrument. There are cases of long processing of the application, confusion, gives the impression of an unsoldered order tracking system (26% of negative reviews of the total).
8th place:
"Enthusiast"
Site: www.entuziast.ru
The portal is declared as a federal network, in fact - sales offices only in Moscow and the Moscow region.
8th place by price rating. The tool can be paid in any of the existing ways, there is a loan. Frequent discounts of 10% for the entire range. The store is a Bosch dealer, but the certificate is valid until the end of 2013. Delivery in Russia is carried out by the transport company - with small batches of Bulgarians it is expensive and unprofitable. There is a toll free number for communication from the regions. Modern and user-friendly interface, quick selection of Bosch angle grinders. There is a possibility of comparing them. The number of dissatisfied reviews is relatively small (11% of the total number): the delivery was delayed, the goods were not received after payment. In response - comments on claims with assurances to understand. Responding to criticism is already good.
9th place:
"Delivering.ru"
Site: www.dostavka.ru
A global network with purchase offices throughout Russia (more than 500), including the Far East. Cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, N.Novgorod, Yaroslavl, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Perm, Omsk, and many others.
9th place in the price rating. Payment is made by all known methods. There are loans and savings system of discounts (valid only during the year). Convenient selection. Search - by instrument name, manufacturer, and specifications. You can arrange and home delivery at an inexpensive price, and the transportation of several Bulgarians gives a discount of 100 p. on each. Information on the site claims that all products are certified, but it was not possible to look at the certificates. According to disgruntled statements of customers (30% of the total number of reviews) “too many promises, not enough work”, frequent delays in the delivery and issuance of angle grinders.
10th place:
Sotmarket
Site: www.sotmarket.ru
A wide network of stores: 60 sales offices throughout Russia. There are cities such as Arkhangelsk, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Voronezh, Krasnoyarsk, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Khabarovsk, Tomsk, etc.
Prices - the highest (10 place in the table). Any system of payment and purchase on credit is provided. Separate conditions - for wholesale buyers. Marked shares. Convenient selection by category, manufacturer and specifications. There is a search engine by model. The range of Bosch angle grinders is small (17), but we found all the popular models we chose. Delivery is carried out throughout Russia, without payment! Information about product certificates was not found. The warranty is 1 year and nothing is said about the fact that there is an additional warranty from the manufacturer. The highest percentage of dissatisfied customer reviews shop - 34% of the total. The reason is the same - the delay in issuing orders.
The trouble of many online stores - not cope with the flow of orders.
The tracking system is not debugged: it is difficult for large stores with a large daily turnover of goods to switch all the threads of the process.Moscow portals are not in vain in the rating and overtook many of the "All-Russian": the level of service in them is higher, prices are lower and the best percentage of positive customer reviews.
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If you still adhere to conservative views and wish to buy a Bosch Bulgarian in a regular store, do not be lazy to see if he has a website on the Internet. By ordering a grinding machine there (the cost of the tool on electronic storefronts is usually less), and by taking it in the usual building market, you can get a significant price benefit without breaking your traditions.
