JoeSpareBedroom > wrote:
> "Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote in message
> 6.121...
> > Went to Best Buy last night to look at some fridges they had on sale.

> Michael, it would be advantageous for you to open your yellow pages, find a
> few locally owned dealers that also offer repair service, and consult with
> one or more on this purchase. About 15 years ago, these dealers had a choice
<snip>
> When I shopped for new appliances 2 years ago, I checked a couple of big
> discounters, but as usual, ended up with a local independent whose prices
> were within a few percent of the big chains, and in the case of my
> refrigerator, actually cheaper.

Let me second this recommendation. Local appliance stores that do
repairs will not only know which brands and models are the most
trouble-prone, in my recent experience they can meet or beat the
big box store prices and will haul the old one away for you. The
one I've dealt with locally seems able to get things in a few days
if they don't have exactly what I want, and I live pretty far out
in the sticks.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.