"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> On Wed 26 Jul 2017 11:00:25p, Cheri told us...
>
>> > wrote in message
>> news
>>> 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
>>
>
> Then you'd probably like the model of Maytag I have. It's 5 yeas

Does it have that awful bar coming down the the middle on the top shelf? I
can't believe I missed that, and also the cheap drawers, especially the
lunchmeat drawer, it comes off the runners often.

Cheri