On Mar 27, 6:31 pm, "DGDevin" wrote:
Frank Robinette wrote:
I have a refrigerator made by General motors handed down from my
grandfather, that still works fine and has had only 1 freon charge
that I know he ever gave it 60 yrs old beat that

Yup, but that was made back when quality was something real achieved by
design and manufacture, as opposed to something the marketing department
only pretends is real. Products made to that sort of standard today are
usually luxury goods.

I just walked into my kitchen to confirm that all the appliances
(refrigerator, dishwasher, electric range and microwave/vent are
Whirlpool "Gold". They are all just short of eight years old,
supplied by the builder with the new house. Total of one service call
to fix the microwave as part of a recall. Since the microwave
couldn't be used for about a month, Whirlpool offered to pay for a
tabletop microwave (up to $100 if I remember correctly). The recall
was handled very well and you got to keep the second microwave after
they fixed your unit. While there is a small premium for the "Gold"
series it isn't anywhere near the Bosch/Miele/Subzero price range. In
my case the quality isn't just marketing, its a reliable set of
appliances and great customer service.