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"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:

> "sd" > wrote in message
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> > In article > ,
> > "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:
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> >> Any reason you don't want a better brand? Frigidaire is in the bottom
> >> half
> >> of quality.
> >
> > According to whom?
> >
> > sd
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> Don't take my word for it, do some research. 30 years ago Frigidaire was a
> top quality brand, but they have lowered their standards for the mass
> market. Check out reliability ratings.

Like I said, according to whom? Frigidaire may have been a good
brand 30 years ago; 15 years ago (the White-Consolidated era) they
were cr@p; the current product line, loss-leaders aside, isn't bad
at all.

Sears (still the top appliance retailer in the country) does
business with every major appliance manufacturer in the U.S.,
including Frigidaire (Electrolux, actually). If Frigidaire were such
bad news, Sears would drop them like a rock. Instead, they let
Frigidaire build their top-of-the-line gas range (Kenmore Elite).
I'd say Frigidaire is at least "good enough".

If by "reliability ratings" you're referring to the spew in Consumer
Reports, their survey methodology is so flawed and oversimplified
that the information they provide is pretty near worthless. Don't
ever buy a product -- or refuse to buy one -- simply because CR
likes it or doesn't. There are too many questions behind their
conclusions.

sd