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On Sep 19, 11:51 am, Rick <ricka...@rcn.com> wrote:
> Bill wrote:
>
> > Being as new refrigerators use less electricity than older models, I would
> > use any excuse to buy a new one. Might want to try a different brand and
> > shop around. Don't forget that stores like Home Depot and Lowe's sell
> > appliances too...
>
> Shop around better.
>
> In the last round of home remodeling (two bathrooms) and a refrigerator
> and front loading washer purchase we pretty much found out that Home
> Depot and Lowes carry "B goods" - the manufacturer's second best line of
> anything. You want the three-way bath vent from Broan? The one with a
> light, exhaust fan and heater? The one with a metal grill - not plastic?
> Those stores don't carry it. They will carry the version without the
> heater and with a plastic vent cover from the same manufacturer - for
> about the same price... Want to order it? Forget it - they won't order
> anything they don't carry in the store inventory.
>
> Couldn't find a single bathroom cabinet in either place we liked - no
> matter what price point we looked at. Bath faucets? They have a
> bazillion of the cheap "apartment model" faucets in stock. Anything off
> that path - either in quality or style? Like that one. Nope - out of
> stock. Ok, how about that for our second choice? Out of stock. Third,
> fourth, FIFTH choice? Nope, nope, nope - all out of stock. At both
> stores. (I suppose there is a point to having them on display...) Wasted
> more damned time in those stores looking for stuff that was perpetually
> out of stock or they didn't carry to begin with.
>
> Appliances? This time around we went with an independent dealer. The
> independent was pushing rebates - and made sure we walked out of the
> store with all the right forms. (No problems getting the rebates
> either.) We did our research and decided on an Amana refrigerator - best
> value for the price. Very good reputation for reliability. Did either
> big box store carry an Amana in a size close to what we needed? Home
> Depot? Nope. Lowes? Nope...
>
> It's like trying to remodel by shopping at WalMart. It is what it is -
> and that ain't saying much.

I did some hard shopping for our recent stove purchase. I dropped by
Home Despot because they were close to one place that had great
prices.

The selection wasn't huge and the pricing wasn't competitive.

Sear's Warehouse wasn't in the running either - their regular prices
are inflated so you have to be careful about the scratch and dents
being well priced - in some cases the scratch and dent was the same
price as a normal retail elsewhere. The only real bargains were some
of the high end models that were reduced 40% off their already reduced
price, but they were still a couple of hundred over my budget.

The stove I bought cost $600 CDN, Frigidaire smooth top, "double"
burner, no self clean. Work well so far. Bought it at Future shop,
canadian company that was bought by Best buy a few years back.

James