And you had to interrupt a conversation to get anyone to come and help.
Refrigerator shopping
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I believe that's because people use too much detergent. They use more than what the bottle recommends and they're already recommending more than what you really need.
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Just completed remodeling our kitchen in early December. The LG refrigerator that was two years old and there when we moved in died...slowly, with the freezer failing first and then the refrigerator portion..side by side. Ordered the same Whirlpool side by side we had at our beach since 2018. Got it from Costco. Ordered Sunday delivered Wednesday. It than dropped in price $100 and I received a price adjustment...never spoke to a person.
Google LG refrigerator class action. They're junk.
Whirlpool...maybe not what they were 40 years ago, but made in the United States and far better than LG or Samsung.
Google LG refrigerator class action. They're junk.
Whirlpool...maybe not what they were 40 years ago, but made in the United States and far better than LG or Samsung.
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Also, folks buying those home warranties...Cinch and AHS...thinking it will cover their appliances. They do, with the worst low bidder repair companies. Also, they don't get parts any faster than the proprietary cartels.
Had an AEG washer, it was from early 2000s and died 3 years ago. Which I considered early. The Bosch dryer is still going strong, 20 years old now.
We bought a samsung washer to replace the AEG. A bit noisier but so far trouble free and bigger than the AEG. We use filtered rainwater for the washing machine.
Miele advertises that their products are made to last 20 years now, but realistically they cost 3x as much.
The samsung microwave is still perfect, it's about 12 years old now.
And our samsung TV has given me no reason to replace it yet, still happy with the picture, the sound goes through an amp and speakers so it's not important to me how they sound.
Refrigerator is a whirlpool, but smaller and simpler than you guys have, no icemaker and the freezer is seperately in the basement (friac brand). Both are 10 years old I would think.
We bought a samsung washer to replace the AEG. A bit noisier but so far trouble free and bigger than the AEG. We use filtered rainwater for the washing machine.
Miele advertises that their products are made to last 20 years now, but realistically they cost 3x as much.
The samsung microwave is still perfect, it's about 12 years old now.
And our samsung TV has given me no reason to replace it yet, still happy with the picture, the sound goes through an amp and speakers so it's not important to me how they sound.
Refrigerator is a whirlpool, but smaller and simpler than you guys have, no icemaker and the freezer is seperately in the basement (friac brand). Both are 10 years old I would think.
Good for you! My experience with multiple Frigidaire products is exactly opposite to yours. Three dehumidifiers in less than 2 years, dishwashers in 3, washing machine 3 too. I believe Whirlpool stuff is the best but Speed Queen for washers and dryers. All my Whirlpools have lasted 15 years but buy new ones bc less water use, etc
I also have great luck with Whirlpool. Try to buy the mid level bc a lot of the "elite" features filter down but cost substantially less.
Frigidaire is owned by Electrolux, a Swedish company.
Yep- Sears had it all. Reputation, great products, superb management, buyers, warehouses, distribution, parts and service centers, catalog, knowledgeable salespeople, stores everywhere, etc. Easily could have put all those resources and catalogs and products online and be bigger and better than Amazon that started out as book retailers. How Sears could screw that up is one for business school case study on what not to do.
The seeds of their eventual demise were planted back in the mid to late 70's when they decided that they were paying out too much money to their sales associates and decided to stop hiring full time well-compensated employees and hire only part time low wage employees. Then in 1981 they stopped issuing Sears credit cards and started Discover. The Sears credit cards held many of their customers captive to their stores and products. They would issue their cards to anyone who was breathing and had a job, many of whom could not otherwise qualify for a MasterCard, Bankamericard (Visa), or American Express card. Prior to this, they would not accept any of these other credit cards in their stores, only their own Sears card. After that, business started to go downhill.
How do I know all of this? Back in the 70's I worked at Sears, in the Automotive Department. At the time, their Automotive Departments were VERY busy places, and they had a lot of very good experienced full time employees working in them. They were the number one retailer of tires, batteries, exhaust systems, shocks, and ignition components in the US.
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If you want the latest and greatest model with all of the bells and whistles, that is the price of admission. You can still purchase a larger top freezer refrigerator with ice maker for around $1000 or so. These also happen to be the most reliable and energy efficient models as well.Is anyone else surprised that a refrigerator costs $3,800, or just me?
Doesn't matter what brand one buys, it's a crap-shoot!
I've even heard dismal stories from people that bought SubZero which is supposed to be the Rolls Royce.
Get the brand that has parts available and not on "Back Order" another game they play to get you to buy rather than repair.
I've even heard dismal stories from people that bought SubZero which is supposed to be the Rolls Royce.
Get the brand that has parts available and not on "Back Order" another game they play to get you to buy rather than repair.
My Samsung was such a POS, I would rather pack my meat in salt before I ever bought another one.
This is a little off topic but the Coffee machine at Ameristar Casino has been down for weeks waiting for Parts, in a past life I worked for Emerson Electric, a company with over 50 divisions, we built the electric motors for refrigerators, there are lots of motors from fractional to 2hp or larger in the compressor. Very little today is built to last, sadly we have a throw away mentality here in the USA !!
But supposedly most of their refrigerators are made in the USA.
We just bought an LG french door with bottom freezer and ice maker for $1200. If we wanted the ice and water in the door it was about $3000 or more . I can bend over to scoop some ice and walk to the sink for the difference in price. Its all the bells and whistles that cost you money.Is anyone else surprised that a refrigerator costs $3,800, or just me?
I wanted a whirlpool as many have stated but needed one asap. I just bought a whirlpool dishwasher last year and wanted a whirlpool fridge to match but it needed a water valve replaced at three months as it would not fill with water but it was fixed after 3 blown repair appointments but it was fixed, eventually
I think it can all be blamed on Eddie Lampert when he bought out Sears and drove it into the ground in 2013. Prior to that things could have been reversed. The real nail in the coffin was when they started to charge for delivery of appliances, $70, but Home Depot and Lowes didn't charge for delivery and their prices were basically the same so unless you wanted to pick it up which was still free, there was no reason to automatically pay an extra $70 and so instead of buying a couple appliances from Sears every year for my rentals, I ended up at Lowes. Lowes went the extra step where if it's in stock, they would deliver the next day.
As for the auto service, yes, I remember getting an exhaust from them back in 80's when they went all the time. Same with tires, batteries and service work. I soured on them when they put 5 quarts of oil in a car that only held 4 so I stopped going there for auto work a long time ago. They were very competitive at one point with tires, pretty much had the lowest price along with the road hazard warranty. Now I just go to Costco for that.
