"Tom" wrote in message

Could very well be...but being a salesman, myself, I'm always rather
suspicious of any salesman that tells me that he no longer carries
something
(that the comp. still carries) because of service problems with the
product.
By the way, my vote would be for the Kitchen Aid that you bought...or for
that matter, any other D/W made by Whirlpool (KA,Kenmore,Whirlpool,
Roper).

In this case, he no longer stocks them but will order them if that is what
you want. Could be other reason also, such as discounts and other
incentives.

In my quest for a new machine, I was disappointed at the quality of some mid
priced machines. They may wash OK, but did not look as though they would
hold up for a long time. My last KA was about 20 years old and still washed
OK but the racks were going and the dryer fan needed to be replaced. This
one does a great job. Happy with our choice.
Ed