Miele is, without doubt, a premium brand in household and domestic appliances. When we refurbished our kitchen, it was a choice between neff and miele for me. I wouldn't pay over a grand for a washing machine. To add insult to injury, however, the Q are asking you to spend exactly that, plus £50 for the privelege of receiving it! Bose is also a top of the range brand, but they offer free p+p - this is an arrangement made with the supplier, not the Q. Even if £1000 was my budget I would not, on principal, buy it from QVC, when postage is so exorbitantly high.:down: