On Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:00:25 -0700, "Cheri" >
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>> On Wed, 26 Jul 2017 03:33:37 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>On Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 6:21:15 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> It's time for us to think about getting a new fridge and I am in a bind.
>>>> I want to get a decent one. The main criterion is that it has to be a
>>>> bottom freezer. I have been looking at ratings on line and I am having
>>>> trouble. Several of them put Maytag at or near the top. I am replacing a
>>>> Maytag and it has been a piece of crap from the start. I already got
>>>> rid of a Maytag stove and a Maytag dishwasher. Bosche are highly rated
>>>> but very expensive. I don't know much about LG, but they are pretty
>>>> pricey too.
>>>
>>>I've got a Kenmore French-door fridge. I don't want to pull it away
>>>from the wall to check its label, but it probably was made by Whirlpool.
>>>There's a chance it was made by LG, but I don't think I'd spend that
>>>much on a fridge.
>>>
>>>It has been reliable and I like the pull-out freezer drawer configuration,
>>>but I have another fridge in the basement for overflow storage. If I
>>>had only the upstairs fridge, the freezer wouldn't hold enough stuff.
>>>
>>>Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> Our fridge is a GE Profile, I've no complaints... purchased new some
>> 20 years ago and has never needed service. We have a second fridge in
>> the basement, bare bones, wire shelves, purchased used some 15 years
>> ago from a local appliance store for $100, has never needed service.
>> This is a 3rd generation family owned appliance store. The present
>> owner told me they know which older units were made to run forever, so
>> when people up grade and want the old unit removed they know which to
>> tune up and sell used. The owner told me that most people with an
>> older unit want something modern looking and refuse to have the older
>> unit tuned for a few dollars., but they don't know that most of the
>> new units with all the latest bells and whistles are designed with
>> planned obsolesence.
>
>
>If I had it to do over I would have had it repaired instead of buying a new
>one. I don't care for all the bells and whistles on appliances, I just want
>them to do the job. The newer Maytag doesn't look any better than the old
>Hotpoint and it sure as Hell isn't as good.
>
>Cheri

I ordered the GE Profile with no icemaker, otherwise it has all the
features I like, best are the roll out glass shelves, they are height
adjustable, and easily removable for washing in the kitchen sink. It's
a top freezer which I also prefer.