On Thu, 23 Feb 2017 18:02:26 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 2/23/2017 4:05 PM, Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
On 02/23/2017 03:43 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

I have an old Kenmore stove that I need to replace and is Kenmore
still a good brand?

Kenmore is not a brand. It is just Sears' way of rebadging someone
else's product. Since Sears is on the verge of being as dead as disco,
I think I would just go for a real brand name. (GE, Whirlpool etc)

Thanks. I had an idea Sears was going in the tank and I will check out
the ones at Home Depot.


No appliance stores in your area? The one near us is about the same
price as the big box stores but gives much better service and delivery.

A little less than a year ago, we bought a Maytag washer and dryer pair
from Lowes. The washer was $599, but I don't recall the price of the
dryer. Free delivery the next day. And we got another 10% off for using
the store charge card.

A few weeks later, I had occasion to go with a friend to the independent
appliance store about a mile away to look for a used washer -- and there
was the same washer for which we had paid $599 with a price using the
same digits but in a different order: $959!

Perce


Used to be like that but most dealers saw the light a long time ago. I
bought a few appliances in the past five years and the local guy was
from equal to $20 less and another $25 since I paid cash.

They use co-operatives now to buy at better prices. When I needed a
repair on a 17 year old refrigerator they were here in about 4 hours.

I bought a wall oven from Best Buy on the internet for store delivery
but it never showed up and when I asked, they said they just canceled
the order without asking me. No more Best Buy for me. Then I looked on
Craigslist and found a used one for about 1/3d the price of a new one
(stainless GE convection for $400) and I am not sure it was ever
turned on. The inside was pristine and the elements looked brand new.
It did look like it had been installed and removed tho. My guess is it
was in a walk through kitchen where they never actually cooked
anything. I bet there was some cheap granite around too. ;-)