Our new top of the line Bosch dishwasher we ordered 2 months ago is supposed to be delivered this week.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 19, 2020, at 5:03 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I was simply aghast when I walked through Lowe’s the other day and I didn’t > see a refrigerator in one aisle for less than $2k. That’s nuts. > > -D > >> On Oct 19, 2020, at 5:58 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> My brother-in-law is building a new place. They went to Lowes or Home Depot, >> I forget which, for appliances and were told some sob story, can't get >> appliances until January. They'd like to move in by November... >> >> Then they tried a local appliance place, they had everything in stock, >> delivered 2 days later, saved something like $2500 over the big box store >> price. >> >> -Curt >> >> On Friday, October 16, 2020, 9:33:41 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> >> For what it’s worth, I was wondering about the chatter about new appliances >> being unobtanium due to everyone staying home with the pandemic. Our new >> house had no appliances even though they were on the description, so we >> negotiated $3k off the price. The builder said they can’t get stuff fast >> enough and they were having to credit people back at closings because they >> couldn’t get the appliances for the homes fast enough. >> >> I was at Lowe’s the other day and it was pretty slow, so I walked through >> the appliance department and spoke to one of the sales people. >> >> Long story short, they can get appliances. It’s hit or miss, and if there’s >> a particular model you want and they don’t have it, it’s a roll of the dice >> when or if it will ever show up. They had a pretty decent selection of stuff >> across all price ranges and said that if they’ve got it in the store or >> warehouse you can have it in a day or two. >> >> So I guess as long as you’re not stuck on a particular model and can be >> flexible, there are appliances to be had. I specifically asked about Bosch >> dishwashers, and she said they had plenty of them but not all models. >> >> -D >> >>>> On Oct 16, 2020, at 5:23 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Well the new LG washer ate its drain pump. Lasted a couple years max. Of >>> course it probably did 5 million loads of Laundry during that time. I >>> wonder if it has a load counter on it. >>> >>> LG has only one warehouse and its in AL. So we are without a washer until >>> next week. Kind of unbelievable given they sell the machines at Home Depot. >>> I should have just bought a pump on amazon prime. >>> >>> On Thu, May 28, 2020, 8:51 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: >>> >>>> I've got an old coffee can, pot, jug, whatever you call a plastic thing >>>> that once held a couple pounds of coffee. In that I separated the acid into >>>> plastic sandwich bags so that if the humidity got to one it would only ruin >>>> that bag. The whole thing is in the basement which is the worst humidity >>>> room in the house ;) >>>> Frankly I expected it to, as you say, fuse into a solid block but after 7 >>>> or 8 years (closer to 8 I think) its still fine. >>>> -Curt >>>> >>>> On Thursday, May 28, 2020, 10:46:28 AM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Exactly. It’s cheap and does the job, and I don’t have to mess with >>>> storing a big tub of it. Around here there’s a good chance it would >>>> solidify into a giant block if not tightly sealed due to the humidity. >>>> >>>> -D >>>> >>>>> On May 28, 2020, at 10:41 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com >>>>> <mailto:curtlud...@yahoo.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I bought 5# of citric acid on Amazon for like $20, 7 or 8 years ago for >>>> cleaning lantern founts. A teaspoon full in a gallon of water makes a good >>>> de-rusting agent. Ought to clean your washer too as the active ingredient >>>> in your lemonade is citric acid. >>>>> >>>>> -Curt >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, May 28, 2020, 9:36:34 AM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Karl, >>>>> >>>>> I get the boxes of 10 “sticks” of sugar free lemonade mix at WalMart and >>>> use 5 of them in the washing machine. I’ve got a top loader that has a “tub >>>> clean” mode, so I dump them in the tub, shut the lid and turn it to that. A >>>> couple hours later it’s done and the insides are now lemony fresh! >>>>> >>>>> I do the same in the Bosch dishwasher, too. >>>>> >>>>> -D >>>>> >>>>>> On May 26, 2020, at 12:00 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> How many scoops per load? And how much goes in the radiator? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, May 25, 2020, 9:52 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I buy generic “Kool-Aid” lemonade and use it to run cleaning cycles >>>> on the >>>>>>> dishwasher and washing machine. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -D >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> <http://www.okiebenz.com/><http://www.okiebenz.com/ >>>>> <http://www.okiebenz.com/>> >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/>< >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/>> >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>< >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>> >> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
