This came to my attention from a customer who was trying to compare our prices against other rta kitchen cabinet distributors.  I felt bad for this particular lady because all she was trying to do was compare prices and it was next to impossible.   Some of the websites out there (which will remain nameless) try to lure people in by offering 20% off for a limited time, guaranteed lowest prices, or call to get a quote on your kitchen cabinet order.   Some will offer low prices, but get you on the shipping rates after you have already ordered.  DON'T BE FOOLED!  They are trying to mask the fact that they are charging you more for the same exact product. 

She even told me about one site that guaranteed the lowest prices on our cabinets and when they found out what we were charging they refused to honor the guarantee.   Shopping for Kitchen Cabinets should not be a complicated process.  We tried to make it as easy as possible by putting our actual prices right on the site, and using a shipping rate generator so that you know exactly what you are going to pay before you order (sure this makes it easy for our competitors to find out what we are charging, but we don't really care).  

We have received a lot of requests from customers asking for pricing on a sample kitchen so that they can get an idea of what the cost would be to remodel their kitchen, so we are doing just that.   You will see a new section on our website call Sample Kitchen Pricing.   We used our 3-D design software to generate sample kitchens in the most common layouts.   Based on those layouts, we listed rta kitchen cabinets that would be needed, and the total cost for each of the kitchen cabinet styles (we couldn't include shipping, since it would be different by region of the country).   So if you are in the market for kitchen cabinets or thought about renovating your kitchen, you can simply select the layout that applies to your house, count up the number of cabinets in your kitchen vs. the cabinets that we selected, and get a good ballpark of what it would cost to remodel your kitchen.

We deal with a lot of rental property owners and one of them had a good point that I thought I would share with everyone.   One of the biggest challenges that you face as a landlord is how to get more rent out of your units with investing a lot of time or money into them.  If they are outdated or in need of repair, they are going to be harder to rent and you will get less rent for them (that is just a fact of life).   So when a customer approached us about buying 10 kitchens at once, I had to find out why.  He made a great point about rental units that I had never thought about.

He said there are 3 things that stick out in an apartment or rental unit:  the carpet, the kitchen, and the bathroom(s).   If any of them look worn or outdated, you will have a hard time renting a unit.  Since kitchens can be expensive, he searched high and low to find a cost effective solution and he came across us.  He said that for roughly $3,000 per unit (10 units) he could update the kitchen cabinets  and the bathroom, and raise the rent an extra $250 a month!   That basically means that he has the renovation paid off in a year, and he is now bringing in an extra $250 per unit from here on out.   Not only that, but the fact that they had updated kitchens and bathrooms made the units more marketable to renters.    I never really thought about it that way. Most landlords are looking for ways to avoid spending money, when this guy was out there spending money to make more money.  He didn't want me to mention his name, but he said it was okay to share his secret.

So for all the rental property owners and landlords out there, you might want to look at it from this guys point of view.

Regardless of how big or how small the company is, there are always going to be problems that arise.  Whether there are damages during shipping, a customer isn't satisfied with the product, or expectations are not met, every company runs into these issues.  The problem with a lot of the cabinet websites is that they dont' actually warehouse the product or handle it themselves.  When something eventually does happen, like a cabinet getting damaged, they are very reluctant to help or replace the damaged product.  Luckily, RTA Cabinet Store carries a full supply of replacement doors, hinges, cam locks, etc.  So if a piece is damaged when you receive it or it breaks from use, we have the resources to replace your damaged/broken parts without a big hassle.

RTA Cabinet Store is rolling out a new contractor program!  As a reward to all the contractors and builders that order from us on a daily basis, we have created an incentive program for bringing all of their kitchen cabinet and bathroom vanity business to us.  Get this... in addition to the significant savings they will see from buying our cabinets (30-40% versus Home Depot and Lowes), we are actually going to give contractors and builders their money back for doing business with us! No, not all of it, but for reaching different sales levels contractors and builders will receive a percentage of their total yearly sales back.  This can add up really quick, especially for contractors and builders that are doing multiple apartment or rental unit kitchen renovations or remodels.   So with great prices and money back at the end of the year, can it get any better????  Yes it can....  we are also starting a leads program.  Since we have customers that are looking for help with installation of their new cabinets, and we have contractors that are always looking for more work, it only seems natural to match the two up.  So for contractors that are participating in our rewards program, we will forward them leads for all of our customers that are looking for help.

So with below retail prices, a cash reward program, and free leads..... why wouldn't you sign up?