We went and ordered the new appliances for the new house today.
Ouch.
We need everything, because the couple of things that were there, were left behind because nobody wants them. I am not sure how you can a get a stove and dishwasher that gross.
We had done some research before hand and decided we wanted Kenmore. Plus Hub’s mom says Kenmore, and who can disagree with that recommendation? I figure she knows stuff.
So off to Sears we go.
First we picked out a stove, pretty basic stuff. We went middle of the road. It cooks, it bakes. What else do you need? Now, if it mixed the ingredients and served on a plate when I walked in the door, I might upgrade. We also got a matching hood (the cheapest one, It’s a hood, who cares?)
Then we picked out a dishwasher. We ended up re-thinking that decision and went with a less expensive model. I have a Hotpoint (whatever that is) and it works just fine. I wash all my pots and pans and bigger things by hand, so really a base model will do.
Next we had to “cross the aisle” over into fridges and laundry. You get a new salesperson over there. Wierd.
We had decided we wanted a front loading washer because it uses a ton less water. We did not want to spend the high price on the matching front load dryer though. It’s a dryer. Stuff goes in wet, comes out dry. So we were going to get a mis-matched set. I think the sales guy thought we were crazy. But the dutch girl inside said no way (no way also to those pedestal things. I can manage for $300 thank you very much) . Oh! but luck would have it! There was an open box model of the matching fancy dryer that would only be a hundred dollars more than the one we picked. So at this point we’re thinking What’s a hundred dollars at this point? We’ll take it.
The fridge is next. Yikes. Those babies are expensive!!! As luck would have it, the one we picked out, they don’t make any more. However, they will sell us the upgraded versions for $100 more (normally $400+). Since we are apparently throwing hundred dollar bills around like confetti, We’ll take it!
Thankfully, the had 12 month same as cash so each month one of my paychecks will go to the appliances. Yikes!
It was kind of crazy just going in and picking things out like that. And getting everything all one brand! Pretty much everything we have at the old house was whatever display model/scratch and dent item we could find. But we plan on staying at the new place for a long time, so I want stuff to last and be as energy efficient as possible.
And we still got one open box item, so it is our house.