Do you mind another "which fridge" thread?

[my2sunz]

I just bought the Samsung counter depth french door one at Sears. It was $2,599 (or thereabouts) when I started this thread last week. It was on sale today for $1,799 and then an additional $180 off for their "Friends and Family" sale. This was by far the best price I've found for a counter depth french door model, so I'm happy

[my2sunz]

@ Mom Live - Yes, that's the one. See my earlier post re: price...I think I got a good deal.

[my-3-sons]

I've had a Samsung French Door with water/ice dispenser for about 2 years and love it. The only negative is the loud sound when a new try of ice drops, but it's no big deal.

[VeryHappy]

my2sunz, it sounds like you got a great price!! Congratulations. I love it when that happens -- not often enough, unfortunately.

[lje62]

I just had my appliance repair guy here for an issue with my Whirlpool Duet dryer ( washer is kind of poorly made too in my experiences ) I also have some work needed on one of my fridges and he told me that as long as you stay away from Samsung and LG , at least your things can be repaired...sadly the fridge is a Samsung

[VeryHappy]

Interesting, since their TVs are among the best.

[jshain]

I would never purchase another GE refrigerator-- ever! Their icemakers WILL fail you at some point. My current GE french door model had the icemaker replaced after just 5 years. During my whole life, GE friges are the only ones I've ever owned. The first two by choice and the last three because they came with the house.

[thumper1]

I'm probably jinxing myself, but out 18 year old GE Profile has had no ice maker issues. It DID need a new compressor about a year after we got it...fully covered and it's been fine since.

I am getting a Samsung side by side when this GE dies. I've decided my new dishwasher will be a Kenmore Elite.

[VeryHappy]

Question: When renovating a kitchen and getting all new appliances, is there any advantage to getting same-brand appliances throughout -- e.g., all GEs, or all Samsungs?

[thumper1]

Sometimes there are "package deals" from certain vendors for the appliances. I'm not sure if you actually save money or not, but they sure make it SOUND like you do. Check out the PC Richards flyers in the papers.


I don't think matching brand names matter at all. When we built this house, we got a Maytag dishwasher, Whirlpool stove, GE Profile fridge, and GE some other model microwave. All white.

Replacements will be Samsung fridge, Knemore Elite dishwasher, and stove/microwave to be determined...all white.

[MomLive]

Okay -how's this for frustrating.....the Samsung refridgerator I want is regularly $2,800. It's on sale for $1,799 but only in stainless. I want it in black, for which I will need to pay $1,000 more!

My2sunz, I assume the one you got for $1,799 was stainless. That's a good deal. I'm going to wait it out another week or so and see if the black goes on sale (I've looked at numerous websites). If not, I'm going to need to decide whether to pony up the extra $1,000 just for the color. A few hundred dollars wouldn't bother me but $1,000. That's crazy.

As to whether you need to buy all the same brand appliances, be careful. A friend ended up with different 'shades' of stainless steel when she used different brands.

[ECmotherx2]

I think if you use something like "barkeepers friend" on the stainless doors, it won't streak.

[VeryHappy]

A friend ended up with different 'shades' of stainless steel when she used different brands.

Interesting. Never thought about that. And I am going with stainless.

[MomLive]

^When she pointed it out to me, it was very obvious that one stainless steel was more 'warm' looking than the other. Although, I doubt I would have noticed if she hadn't drawn my attention to it. If the appliances aren't located close together, then it probably doesn't matter. In her case, the fridge was pretty close to the oven.

[thumper1]

That's why I'm sticking with white. White is white.