10180 Modern Taps at an affordable price.

Well stating the obvious, - iKEA, ebay.co.uk or ebay.it

You can also go to the Leroy Merlin branch at Bari. They tend to have a good variety of bath accessories at reasonable prices.... there are also very expensive, too.
Have a look:

[url]www.leroymerlin.it[/url]

Uk site I know but you may not get any cheaper

[url=http://www.taps4less.com]Bathroom & Kitchen - 4000+ products - Bathroom Taps and Showers[/url]

Following Gala's post - [url=http://www.leroymerlin.fr/mpng2-front/pre?zone=zonecatalogue&renderall=on&idLSPub=1123599291&pageid=17]Leroy Merlin[/url]

Thanks for the recommendations - The english site mentioned above is substantially cheaper - The Gessi tap we liked was Euros 750!!!

I looked up "taps" in Babelfish and they give "colpetti". However when I use it in a Google search, it doesn't seem this is the right word. So please can someone tell me what it is, and better still "cheap taps" Thank you

Well yes it is a "designer" one!!! Try Newform. A friend of mine used them. They are a lot cheaper but stylish. - [url=http://www.newform.it/]Newform[/url]

Sally Thank you, they look great.

"moved to italiauncovered.co.uk"

[QUOTE=Sally Donaldson;94720]Well yes it is a "designer" one!!! Try Newform. A friend of mine used them. They are a lot cheaper but stylish. - [url=http://www.newform.it/]Newform[/url][/QUOTE]
We have all Newform taps in the house, modern and stylish, so can recommend them.

[quote=Torchiarolan;94724]Rubinetti they are called down here in Puglia , but I hope thats not dialect as the Pugliese sometimes mix the two in conversation, and just when we think we are learning the language, a Lazio friend tells us to stop speaking dialect so that other Italians can understand us !!![/quote]

Yes that sounds right. Using it in Google I see it is also a surname!!!

[quote=Sally Donaldson;94719]I looked up "taps" in Babelfish and they give "colpetti". However when I use it in a Google search, it doesn't seem this is the right word. So please can someone tell me what it is, and better still "cheap taps" Thank you[/quote]

Definitely "rubinetti" (plural) Sally, in the singular "il rubinetto". Remember the French word "robinet"? Same origin.
By the way, "colpetti" is a diminutive in the plural for "colpo" (singular), which means a blow or a knock. Not quite what you were looking for, but then.... this is the danger you encounter with these types of translation tools.....:laughs:

By the way, cheap taps would be "rubinetti a buon prezzo".

[quote=Gala Placidia;94728]Definitely "rubinetti" (plural) Sally, in the singular "il rubinetto". Remember the French word "robinet"? Same origin.
By the way, "colpetti" is a diminutive in the plural for "colpo" (singular), which means a blow or a knock. Not quite what you were looking for, but then.... this is the danger you encounter with these types of translation tools.....:laughs:

By the way, cheap taps would be "rubinetti a buon prezzo".[/quote]

I think Sally got the cure for water on the brain; a tap on the head!:laughs::laughs:

With kitchen & bathroom taps the more cutting edge, modern, up-to-the-minute design-wise, you go for the more you are at the mercy of companies that feed on the aspirations of the more-money-than-sense brigade & could easily buy something that looks sexy yet performs badly. If you can do without the latest must have then look at products by Grohe. They are quality, modern & pretty timeless. Just about every UK supplier I have dealt with knows & appreciates their products. They are not the cheapest but don't cost the earth.
Top Tip. Dont buy from the big chains like Leroy Merlin & Castorama unless you really have to. Go to the places that proper trade plumbers go to which cannot sell over priced cheap tat cos they get it thrown back at them by irate plumbers when there's a problem.
Pilch

Colpett[B]o[/B] can also be used as a way to "prod" or "poke" someone as in "dare un colpetto"

Wayne T.