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Well, the home stores always put out the "latest and greatest", "on trend", which equates to expensive. Marketed to young people. To someone older and cynical like me, I don't fall for the marketing. It is made to seem that those are the ONLY items available to choose from. Not so.
I am old school and know what I want. I don't want or use all the bells and whistles on anything. I know there are high, middle and basic products made in everything. I know what I want because I do reseach online. However, if one doesn't want to, or doesn't have the ability to do so, then just tell the sales person what you want. I find what I prefer is the middle ground.
I bought a new dishwasher after I researched what I wanted and did not want. I am looking at new refrigerators now. I have BTDT with all the styles...of which there are 4, now a 5th with not one, but 2! separate outside pull out refrigerated drawers (French style, 2 doors uptop and the freezer at the bottom with the 2 drawers separating them). Oh, and now there is a fridge with panels you can change out to different colors, 4 of them.
I don't want a digital, no agitator washing machine. They still make the typical washing machine, white, with pull out knobs and an agitator for a lot less money. But of course you have to ask to see them on the floor or have the sales person pull it up online. That is what my person did at Lxxes for my refrigerator and it is exactly what I want. It was NOT on the floor to be seen. And hundreds below 1k.
I'm not really surprised. I think the reason people pay these higher prices varies from person to person but it all comes down to it being worth it to them. If you think features of a $5K refrigerator are worth it and you have the money for it, why not? This doesn't only apply with appliances, it applies to pretty much everything. It all depends on what one values. Why do people buy a Hermes handbag when you can get a perfectly decent, functional one from Michael Kors for 1/100th the price? Are the added features of a Lexus really worth the extra price over a Toyota? To me a Yeti cooler functions the same as an RTIC one but costs twice as much. Yet, I know someone who I consider good at managing money to buy Yeti products over cheaper ones. To me, as long as people are spending responsibly and can afford it comfortably, more power to them. It's not like there's some kind of chart everyone uses to determine whether something is worth the price.
It depends on needs too. I'm happy with a white top loading washing machine, but I don't get the base level model. I want a few bells and whistles. A dishwasher needs to have a sound package so it isn't loud, but I don't need anything extreme. Some people do upgrade their ovens and stoves because they are good cooks and know the difference; whereas, someone like me needs something more than basic, but not professional level. Having lived through a few emergency situations with power outages, we try to buy a house where we can use a natural gas stove so we have hot food if the power goes out. That rules out some of the cooktops.
5K and up....for a refrigerator?
1.5K and up for a dishwasher?
2K -- and up -- for a stove?
Oh, and washers and dryers. 1k each!
I don't usually by THE cheapest thing available. But those prices are out of my range for sure.
But if people can afford it. God, bless them.
Well, Sears is out of business now. Their Kenmore appliances were very popular. Where do ordinary people get their appliances now? I've noticed stores in the Denver area that deal in appliances that have slight dings or scrapes due to jostling during transport or packing. They seem to do a brisk business. Maybe that's the new thing?
Well, Sears is out of business now. Their Kenmore appliances were very popular. Where do ordinary people get their appliances now? I've noticed stores in the Denver area that deal in appliances that have slight dings or scrapes due to jostling during transport or packing. They seem to do a brisk business. Maybe that's the new thing?
Well, Sears is out of business now. Their Kenmore appliances were very popular. Where do ordinary people get their appliances now? I've noticed stores in the Denver area that deal in appliances that have slight dings or scrapes due to jostling during transport or packing. They seem to do a brisk business. Maybe that's the new thing?
It's not that new an idea, although a store that just sells those appliances may be a new idea.
I got three window air conditioners once at a low price because a friend worked for Sharp Electronics, and the employees were given the opportunity to buy AC units in damaged boxes. The actual units were so well-insulated, though, that when you opened the damaged cartons, the ACs were fine. I had no central air and they came in handy.
$1K for a washer or a dryer doesn't seem too terrible to me. Two years ago I bought an all-in-one washer/dryer unit for around $1400. It's small enough to fit in the closet made for it in my condo. Full-size pieces might easily run a thousand apiece.
A year or two before that, I spent $1200 on a fridge. It's smallish, though not one of those "apartment-sized" ones, and it's very basic--no icemaker, no cold water (my fridge space is too far from any plumbing to use any of those features). $5K sounds like a lot, but depending on size and features, someone may want it.
5K and up....for a refrigerator?
1.5K and up for a dishwasher?
2K -- and up -- for a stove?
Oh, and washers and dryers. 1k each!
I don't usually by THE cheapest thing available. But those prices are out of my range for sure.
But if people can afford it. God, bless them.
We have two Sub-Zero refrigerators that came with the Arizona house when we bought it. They're both over 20 years old now and still going strong. I'd pay $5k to replace either of these.
The other house has a small crappy refrigerator that sporadically fails.
To each their own.
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