What do you immediately think when you see a product or item that appears ridiculously cheap in comparison to other rival brands? Usually that to get such a low price they skimped on quality. But here at Cheap Tiles Direct that reasoning would be incorrect. With over 50 years of experience of working in the retail and tiling business we know our product inside out and therefore we know how to get the best deals around without sacrificing on quality. How? Here is the main reason for our continuously low prices.

The main reason is that people don’t factor in the overall cost hike of the price mark-up. Price mark-up is the total cost of the product after different elements are added in, elements such as the cost of renting the shop and storage facilities, the staff wages, transport and taxes which are all added to the initial cost of the product bought from the manufacturer or supplier. All of these factors determine the cost of the product.

But here at Cheap Tiles Direct we have a few advantages over our competitors. Firstly we are a family run business and therefore the whole family works together for the business eliminating the need for excess staff and staff wages which would hike up the price somewhat.

Also we stock our tiles on our family owned farm which means that we don’t have to include rent into the mark-up price. We also sell our products online eliminating the need to rent a retail unit or shop to display the product. It is displayed online and stored in bulk in our own family run farm.

And finally to cut down the cost altogether we buy and import our tiles in very large bulk qualities (cuts down transport costs) from established manufacturers worldwide with whom we have build up a good working relationship over the many years we have worked in this business. Our mark-up price is thus much lower (sometimes 20-53% lower) than what you might expect for the same product from a large shop or retail unit. Yet our products are always of the highest quality.

So remember here are the 5 main reasons for our famously low prices.

1. We buy in huge bulk to obtain the best prices in the market, so we can then pass on the savings to the customers.
2. All our tiles are stocked on a family owned farm, thus saving on rent.
3. A family run business , therefore no unnecessary staff.
4. We work on low margin, high volume, therefore keeping our prices down.
5. Because we buy in bulk, we get the best price on transport.

So the next time you see a product that seems too good to be true – reconsider. Sometimes it is worth noting that cheap products do not always mean poor quality, sometimes it means that the company took the advantageous route not often traveled of buying in bulk and of making use of what they have (family business and farm property) and selling online.