Buying High end Appliances,...worse than the standard!..don't bother!

by restrangled 7 Replies latest jw friends

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  restrangled

  I have had to buy appliances for 2 homes....don't ask! With the first I bought midrange and the best refrigerator out there leaving it to the new buyers. (French door refrigerator) I loved it, but it was too big for our latest digs.

  Spent over $7000.00.....which my my mom got credit for.......She spouted who cares, yet she got top dollar for her condo because of all the appliances we replaced and included.

  For my home I purchased a $1000.00 German stove, (Bosch...a floor model that was much more expensive) .... which as been a major pain in the a##. A $1000.00 Dishwasher, by Bosch, that has sent me over the edge, A another very expensive appliance that does not compare to American versions, ......and last but not least we bought the Duet front loading washer and dryer.

  Let me give you a little insight into this system: If you load it up as they suggest, your laundry comes out stinking just as bad as you put it in. You half to cut it in half to get it clean....The water consumption is way down but the cleaning is too! If you put in a major load into the dryer, .....it does not get dry. ......

  If you are like me, I'll, wash a load, put it into the dryer and go to bed. ......Bad news, it mildews heavily overnight here in Florida. .....What a joke...We spent $2000.00 for this washer and dryer, but we cut the laundry in 1/2.

  Don't believe everything that is advertised.!!!!!!

  The stove, dishwasher, washer, dryer, have been major disappointments.

  Keep this in mind when purchasing appliances.

  r.
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  5go

  Clark Howard had some thing on this very subect a while back.

  Consumer reports had found that the cheapest appliances tended to do as good if not better the the expensive ones in reliabilty.
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  brinjen

  A few years back, when I used to live in the southern part of oz, I worked in the manufacturing industry on the electronics side...

  First place of employment, we manufactured audio/visual equipment that was well and truly in the tens of thousands to buy. If those consumers ever saw the equipment being manufactured, they would've saved their money. Cheap $2 pair of wire cutters to go around 4-5 people, soldering irons that have well and truly had their day. Ask a supervisor at that place what standards are we manufacturing to, you would get a blank stare, they didn't even know what you were talking about.

  Second place, we manufactured a variety of equipment, usually for mid-range brands. Total opposite. Everyone had their own tools, all in perfect working order and any supervisor could easily tell you what standard you were expected to comply with. Not to mention, the boss treats his staff a hell of a lot nicer too!
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  Backed away

  Restrangled,

  You hit the nail on the head. I'm in the Appliance industry,30 plus years, and the high end products are usually dressed up low end or mid range appliances with extra unnecessary bells and whistles that can and do break.

  Overseas products while well manufactured often do not have good support, parts, service, customer care to be worth the trouble when a problem arises. The front load washer/dryer units while advertising low energy consumption, namely water usage, fall way short in washability in large loads and yes the mildew problem affects them all if as you have painfully found out, you don't cut back on the load size. Using bleach is a must to control the mold and mildewy look and smell around the door gasket or "boot"

  Save your money, most model appliances are priced based on the name attached to the front and the cosmetics. One manufacturer usually has multiple names it offers, under the hood, the low ends have the same inner workings as the high priced units.

  One last piece of advice, Manufacturers and Dealers make very little on the low end products, that's why the expensive models are pushed so heavily. Line your own pockets, not theirs and stay away from paying for what amounts to nothing in the long run.

  BA
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  LisaRose

  I have had the same experience with coffee makers. I've had every brand and price range and none lasted more than a year. I've gone back to a cheap Mr. Coffee as I feel the simpler the less there is to go wrong. And if it does, I can toss it and buy an new one.
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  JeffT

  Two comments (or maybe more).

  I don't know where you draw the line between lower/mid/upper ranges. When the kids were younger we spent some pretty good money on Maytag washer and dryer that ran a couple or more loads a day for twenty years with no problems. We have cheap apt grade appliances now and I'm going to upgrade first chance I get.

  On the other hand I have no intention of going to the four digit priced foreign stuff. As a friend of mine said of German engineers, their attitude is why do something with two tons of big parts when you can do the same thing with 26 tons of little parts.
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  restrangled

  Backed away,

  If only I had known about this washer and dryer situation.....What a joke, and the complimentary CD does not tell you to cut your wash in half in order to get clean clothes.

  I wish I had my old top loading Maytags back. When I fill these $800.00 appliances I get dry, stinking loads that mostly I send through again. This lower water consumption BS is just that.... BS......When you are washing big loads of Jeans, like I said they come out stinking I run them on the 1 hour wash which by the way takes all day to do and just normal family stuff takes all day every day to do. (Yep, we're saving energy and being green) hardy...har...har.

  r
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  cognizant dissident

  I always buy the least expensive appliances because that is all I can afford and I also find they work just as well or better than some fancy high priced brands my parents or friends have that always seem to be broken. By the time the appliance breaks in 10 years or so, I buy another cheapie to replace it and find that in ten years the technology will have improved enough so that the cheapest appliance is still a lot better than the one that just broke.

  When it was time to replace an old fridge I chose one of the cheapest models in the size I wanted. My son wanted one that cost $5000 and had a little TV inset into the door! Why? I asked him, are you going to stand in front of the fridge for half an hour or more to watch a tiny TV? Wouldn't you be more comfortable sitting on the couch, watching the big screen tv? Also, a TV that size normally sells for less than $100, so why does it suddenly cost $4000. just because it is mounted in a fridge door? What if it breaks? Are you supposed to empty your fridge and send the whole thing to be repaired?

  People just want to have the latest and greatest but if you stop and analyze a little, is it really any better? Iis a little bell or whistle worth a couple of extra grand just because it is the newest thing? You got to keep perspective.

  Cog