Online Bathrooms Blog

Welcome to a special blog about our newly launched mobile site! Online Bathrooms is now mobile! Which means you can now buy your bathrooms from the comfort of, well, anywhere! If you visit the site on your iPhone, (We’ll be testing consistency for all other mobile browsers soon), you will be automatically redirected to our mobile site. But don’t worry, you can still access the full version if needs be with the simple push of a button. The mobile site can also be viewed on your PC, just click the link below!

OnlineBathrooms Mobile Site!

This also works if you type the above link in your non-iPhone, mobile browser! But be warned, it may not look as tidy!

I would like to point out that the mobile site is as secure as our real site, as your phone browser connects to our secure web page, and your payment is still taken through our fully secure protx payment site. If you have any queries about security on your mobile, please don’t hesitate to give us a call!

We have also developed a newsletter feature which allows us to send you on a weekly basis an up-to-date list of either our best sellers, our hot-picks or just a list of our favourite products to tempt you into bringing that bathroom idea to life! So if you haven’t already, head over to the Online Bathrooms Registration Page, and be sure to check the ‘Newsletter’ box to get the regular email. If you feel like you’ve missed out, you can always view the Most Recent Online Bathrooms Newsletter by clicking this link.

Just a quick update on what new features have been added to the site recently. The first, will hopefully cut down on the number of queries from customers asking whether our site has picked up on the Multi-Buy option they added to their cart. This was because, confirmation of the discount only appears on the final page of the checkout. But now, when a product and it’s linked product are placed within the cart, a small notifier appears next to the price, just to let you know we’ve noticed. There is also a key at the bottom of the pace explaining that the discount is taken at the checkout. The small notifiers also carry a hover effect which displays a bubble with more information about the multi-buy product. Why not check it out? Have a look at the Anico quadrant Shower Enclosure and add the discounted Thermostatic shower Valve. Then look at the checkout!

The new cart with a notifier of Multi-Buy confirmation

Another feature I implemented into the admin section of the site will hopefully save the Warehouse staff some time looking for the BOM codes of products! Originally, they had to print the PDF order off to view the BOM breakdown, one of my earlier mods, but now, with a similar rollover to above, they can view the BOM breakdown of each main product (if one is in the system) and it’s one or many options (if in the system). This will save time and trees!

I’m still working on some other mods but will keep you posted when they have been implemented!

At Online Bathrooms we are continuously striving to bring you the best bathrooms at the best proces. Thats why we add new bathroom suites almost everyday, to continually give you the most modern looking bathrooms in the UK and a shockingly good price. The bathroom suites we get are of high standards and because of our good reputation with bathroom suppliers, we can buy large quantities and pass these fantastic savings on to you. Take a look at our New bathroom products, where our latest addittions include..

Kalahari Steam Cabinet

In creating the Kalahari Steam Cabinet, the manufacturer has given you the opportunity to share in the wonderful experience of surrounding yourself in delicious, warm, hazy water.

Sahara Shower Cabinet

The Sahara Steam Cabinet comes with a host of clever accessories, so your enjoyment features high up. Tune out the days stresses with a hydro massage, or tune into your favourite music with the built in FM radio.

Gobi Shower Cabinet

Stepping into the Gobi Steam Cabinet and letting the heat and humidity envelope you, is still one of life’s luxuries. Just sheer bliss.

We also have a large number of stocked items in our Next Day Delivery category which, depending on courier availability, can be with you the very next day.

So for the latest bathroom trands at the lowest proces, Visit OnlineBathrooms.com NOW!

I will begin this blog by first apologising for the post Happy new year, happy new checkout! which states we installed a new checkout at the start of the year, in order to reduce the number of pages you pass to make an order at onlinebathrooms.com. We had to remove the checkout as some data wasn’t being passed through into our sales area. I cannot stress enough, this in no way affected the customers or their orders when this checkout was live. But noticing this small problem we immediately reverted back to the original checkout and orders continued to come in. I have been working on and off to resolve this problem and after thorough testing, testing and more testing, I can now announce that the new checkout is live once again! So to experience our reduced page checkout, visit onlinebathrooms.com, place goods in your cart and follow the on-screen instructions through the checkout process! This new condensed checkout is fully compatible with the Next Day Delivery request, meaning we can process your order with added priority if it is possible to get your goods to you next working day.

I can also announce that that a modification to the search feature on the site has also massively increased the accuracy of your search. A bit of code which removes the ’s’ from a search has increased the number of products which display when typing in a plural search. For example, a search for ‘vanity units’ may list no products, as we have no products called, ‘anico 750 vanity units’. Your search now, for ‘vanity units’ would be the same as a search for ‘vanity unit’, (as in 750 vanity unit!). This will make searching easier and much more intuitive.

Alongside this mod to the search, I have been putting myself in the place of the customer, and searching for products and seeing what result I get to ensure your search gives you exactly what you want! Some of the product searches we log are as vague as ’showers’ or ‘baths’, so we made the search navigate to the relevant category for you to further narrow down your search to a product list of exactly what you want. (Good Eh!).

So head on over to onlinebathrooms.com now, to experience our new, more powerful search and our improved checkout!

Just a quick update to keep you informed on the progress here at onlinebathrooms.com. While we may be slipping down the google rank slightly, we’re working hard on improving the OB network configuration allowing us to process orders much more efficiently. As we recently moved the warehouse location, we invested in a new server and new machines to make the process much quicker and easier, speeding up the goods allocation, dispatch and shipping processes. When in place, the amount of time saved can be put into ensuring even better levels of customer service, and we can spend more time helping you buy your dream bathroom. (And the winter sale will leave you some change to put towards having a smashing christmas!) So order now to get your goods ready for christmas! (Subject to availability)

When we get back to making technical changes to the site I will of course keep you in touch and let you know what’s happening.

More to come!

The Online Bathrooms winter sale is now on, with amazing offers on fantastic bathroom products & bathroom suites, you can’t afford to miss this credit crunch beating sale.

(Click the image to see the Winter Sale)

Buy soon and beat the Vat increase which kicks in on the 31st December 2009. Stay Tuned for more great offers.

As promised, I am letting you know that our Que Basin Mono taps are now discounted when bought with any of the Anico vanity units! That means the white range, beech range and more qualify for the taps at a discounted price! (Discount taken at checkout).

But it doesn’t end here, now we have installed this, we may get a little discount-happy, and start putting savings on more of our cataloge! so be sure to look out near the Add to Cart button! (Dont worry onlinebathrooms fans, we’ll be posting the offers here for you to take advantage of!)

We will also start working on the look of the discount area to make sure you never miss a bargain!

So get your vanity units and taps now while stocks last!

We’ve brought you quite a few traditional products and ranges to Online Bathrooms lately and you might be feeling like you’ve been transported back to the 1920’s, so lets transport you to the future with some new contemporary products.

The latest in mirror cabinets have arrived from Bauhaus called simply Urban, they are stuningly simple yet stylish aluminium cabinets. There are 3 styles to choose from (800, 650 and 530).

Click the image to see the Urban Mirrored Cabinets available

The 800 (pictured above) has a UK electric Shaver socket in left hand compartment and 6 adjustable glass shelves.

All of the Urban mirrors have atleast 3 adjustable glass shelves, 1x 240v/12w halogen lamps / Adjustable angle chrome lights

and include all these features:

Anodized aluminium Carcass
Fully adjustable hanging system
Matt white glass shades
Full head and shoulders viewing
Double sided mirror doors
Class II IP21
Pull cord switch
Generous internal storage

The Urban range is designed and made in Germany

Stay tuned for more soon

The newest range to the Online Bathrooms Website is the Elegance range. The sturdy & stunning range is available in classic dark oak wood and retro satin black lacquer finishes.

Click the image to see the Elegance Dark Oak range

Click the image to see the Elegance Black range

Which ever finish you choose would bring a touch of elegance to any bathrooms

Stay tuned

The newest range available at Online Bathrooms is the Grace range,like the Regal Range is a beautiful crafted furniture range styled in an elegantly traditional manner. The grace range are produced using solid rubber wood from sustainable sources and hand-finished in a timeless Cherry finishing.

Click the image to view the complete Grace Range

The range has plenty of features such as:

Self closing doors with toughened glass
Drawers
Concealed door hinges
Supplied fully assembled
Short back carcass’ for easy service access
Plenty of storage

The Grace range would make any bathroom feel Graceful.

Stay tuned for more elegant products coming soon