Service Review:
I'd never heard of Long Eaton before, but I would almost make them my first port of call in the future. I called because the price wasn't on the website, and spoke to Michael. It's so refreshing to deal with someone as lovely, helpful and efficient as he was. The ordering was made easy, he chased a supplier to check stock and called me back within minutes, and the delivery process was a dream - Michael gave me a day and told me who it would be with, they called the day before to arrange a time slot, and then the delivery guys called again 15 minutes before they arrived. Love, love, love Long Eaton!
Product Review - Smeg Alba copper 1.5 kitchen sink:
I didn't love it as much as I thought I would. It's more of a rose gold colour, to be honest, but it's still quite pretty. It's also not as reflective as I was hoping. Oddly, the drainers are really reflective and are exactly the tone and finish that I was after, so I'm not quite sure what's happened there. That being said, I'm thrilled the drainers/waste kit were included, as those didn't feature on the listing anywhere and I was going to have to hide the cost (£40+ each!) of sourcing them separately from the Old Man!
Another surprise, is that there is a pre-drilled tap hole that also isn't indicated on any of the images, specifications, product descriptions, installation diagrams etc...unless I missed something. As it happens, we'll just mount the tap there, but we were hoping to have the option of sink mount or deck mount. I might have been really annoyed if we were dead-set on deck mounting that tap. Like I said, I might very well have missed something on the listing, so no worries really. Or perhaps, if you're in the trade, a lot of these things are obvious, but not to the average consumer.
A very good experience overall.