Tommy Joe wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Jul 4, 5:48*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>
> > My fridge died Saturday. *It's 10 years old and not a scratch on it.
> > We ordered a new one. *Hopefully the electric bill payback will be
> > worth it. *I just couldn't see putting any money in it. *We got the
> > bottom freezer drawer type which I've read is pretty economical
> > compared to the side by side models. *I hope I didn't make a $900
> > mistake. *
>
>
> It's incredible when I think of it, but in my life there are many
> things I have never bought. I have never bought a regrigerator
> (except for the used one in my story). I have never bought a wallet.
> I have never bought a hair brush. I have never bought a razor.
> Somehow everywhere I've gone these things have been handed down to
> me. The list is endless. So my knowledge of cost with certain things
> is very limited. But I think I remember the manager or some worker
> here telling me the fridge they put in here when my big monster went
> down cost only $200. Like I said, it's cheap feeling, very light,
> plastic-like, but it works well, kind of like a cheap-looking light-
> weight car that has a good engine. If I had had to buy it myself, I'd
> probably still be sitting up here thinking about it - because I HATE
> SHOPPING.

Depending on when they got it, that would be the price of a simple unit
suitable for a single person's use. Now, you'd spend about 350$ for
same but they probably got at least 15% off as a commercial buyer.

I'll have to replace mine soon. I can tell at 15 years, it's getting a
bit ragged and it's not worth the cost of repair when we can get an
energystar and save on the electric as well.

I priced and what suits us, runs a bit under 800$. Simple but
reasonably roomy model where you take a smaller freezer (since i have a
chest freezer thats fine here) and get more crisper room for veggies.
No ice maker or water in the door stuff for us. Don't need either and
it's one less thing to break.


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