Re: shopping for refrigerators. Anyone have strategies they’ve used?

Any stores, probably a chain, that employs people who actually know their appliances, not just a kid who would read the tags like we can?

I’m a little overwhelmed by the sheer mountain of models, product lines, etc. I added a handful of filters at Best Buy and there’s still roughly fourteen kajillion fridges to look at. #appliances #ApplianceShopping #questions

@chartier my last few times buying major appliances were a crapshoot.
stuff i thought would last forever was the first to go. and stuff that i thought would be cheap crap still looks like new.

this is just to say, “i’ve got nuthin’.”
so if you do find some good strategies let us know. i could use that wisdom soonish. the dishwasher is just about to finally die and the fridge is probably not far behind.

@isaiah @chartier I gotta say I've had the same Miele dishwasher for 20+ years, and the same Miele washer/dryer for 25... at least back then, they were built like tanks, and they've lasted.

I did have to service the washing machine - the shocks supporting the drum finally went...and were easily replaced, bringing it back to perfect. I've also had to clean the dryer's fan...it had some stuck lint that unbalanced it. But, that's it.

@dnanian @chartier

i have GE microwave, oven, and cooktop. they don’t look or work perfectly after 14 years but they get heavy use. bombproof. no complaints.

samsung washer dryer (14yo). never the slightest hiccup. looks new, even after move from CA. also heavily abused.

LG fridge is 11yo. everything about it has broken at least once. ice maker electronics need replacing (3rd time).

Bosch dishwasher 7yo. Everything broke. It’s entirely plastic under its facade of stainless and unrepairable.