Whirlpool owns (and makes) Maytag and many other once great appliance manufacturers. Fred.
On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 12:55 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > We’re shopping appliances for the new house, and all I can say is there > seems to be nothing in the way of basic, plain Jane sort of appliances any > more. I figured we could find an inexpensive washer and dryer and like you, > I was stunned when I walked through Lowe’s the other day and didn’t see a > washer for under $700. > > When we head up north I’m going to check out what used to be Sears Outlet. > You could get some good deals on closeouts and scratch and dent stuff > there. They’ve been bought out by a company called “American Freight” > apparently, but they’re still doing the same thing. There are four stores > around Indy. > > I als plan on going to some independent appliance stores, too. I think the > big box retailers fix prices or simply don’t carry a wide range of stuff > for a reason. The independent appliance stores might be a little more > expensive but I”m guessing they have access to a much wider range of models > and prices. > > -D > > > On Oct 21, 2020, at 12:28 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I think my 20+yo Kenmore washer is getting on it's last legs. It still > washes but things are just getting worn out, kind of a slow death I guess. > Was looking at new top loaders, they seem to be a lot bigger these days. > The real big ones 5+ ft3 are pretty spendy, even the smaller ones are kinda > up there these days. > > > > On Costco I see these 2, similar at Lowes cost more (I have not gone to > the store to check them out), largish I guess but not the largest. Both > the same price $720 I will get some rebate on them at end of year. The 5+ > are about $200 more, too much I think > > > > > https://www.costco.com/maytag-top-load-4.8-cu.-ft.-washer-with-deep-fill-option-in-white.product.100697442.html > > > > > https://www.costco.com/whirlpool-cabrio-high-efficiency-4.8cuft-top-load-washer-with-industry-exclusive-colorlast-option.product.100215803.html > > > > They look similar, no wifi or bluetooths or whatever, about the least > expensive they have. I wonder if they are made the same and branded > differently? Any thoughts? They deliver and haul away the old one for free > > > > -- > > --FT > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > -- Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred _______________________________________ 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
