BobJacobs
New Member
say you have done your research and decided on a new toilet to purchase (in my case I would like a Toto CST776CSFG#01), you then called your two local plumbing supply stores and they do not have it in stock, but can special order it - takes a week to ten days, one store quoted me $400, the other would need to check and have not yet gotten back to me.
Big box stores do not carry it either, can also special order it, takes about a week to pick up in store or shipped to your home with free shipping, total $360.
Ferguson.com does not stock it in stores (at least not the three local ones in south Florida) but can ship it to me for $286 + large parcel shipping.
Amazon.com has it and it's $251 with free shipping 3-4 days.
So no one has one in stock locally, but they all can ship. Is there any advantage to have it shipped by Amazon vs say Ferguson?
I have heard horror stories of toilets arriving with cracks or in pieces after unpacking. But if they are all coming by shipping, is there a difference? I assume no matter who you order from, it's going to be dropped shipped from the same Toto distributor right?
Big box stores do not carry it either, can also special order it, takes about a week to pick up in store or shipped to your home with free shipping, total $360.
Ferguson.com does not stock it in stores (at least not the three local ones in south Florida) but can ship it to me for $286 + large parcel shipping.
Amazon.com has it and it's $251 with free shipping 3-4 days.
So no one has one in stock locally, but they all can ship. Is there any advantage to have it shipped by Amazon vs say Ferguson?
I have heard horror stories of toilets arriving with cracks or in pieces after unpacking. But if they are all coming by shipping, is there a difference? I assume no matter who you order from, it's going to be dropped shipped from the same Toto distributor right?