Premium Price for Non-Premium Products
I bought a $6000 Roca smart toilet from Reece Bathroom Life, the most expensive, supposedly “premium” toilet they sold, and the experience since has been absolutely disgraceful.
For $6000, you would reasonably expect two things: a premium product and premium after-sales support. I received neither.
The toilet failed after only a few months.
A repair technician attended and was unable to fix it. I was told a replacement part would take two weeks.
Two weeks passed. No communication. I contacted Reece for an update. Now three weeks has passed, still no update.
This is what Reece apparently considers the ownership experience for one of the most expensive toilets in its range.
What makes the experience particularly disappointing is the contrast between the service before and after the sale. The sales staff were friendly, attentive and extremely helpful when I was spending thousands of dollars. Once the expensive “premium” product failed, that impressive customer service seemed to disappear.
Premium pricing. Non-premium reliability. Non-premium after-sales service.
If you’re going to sell a toilet for $6,000 and position it as a premium product, the customer should not be left chasing you for weeks when it fails almost immediately.
Anyone considering buying any expensive products from Reece Bathroom Life should seriously consider what happens after they have your money, not just how pleasant the showroom experience is.
I didn’t spend $6000 expecting a toilet to fail within months, a technician to be unable to repair it, and then weeks of silence while I chase the retailer for answers.
This has been one of the worst after-sales experiences I’ve had with a supposedly premium product.
The showroom experience sells premium.
The price screams premium.
The ownership experience has been anything but.







