On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:58:00 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:

>Tommy Joe wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On Jul 4, 5:48*pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>>
>> > My fridge died Saturday. *It's 10 years old and not a scratch on it.
>> > We ordered a new one. *Hopefully the electric bill payback will be
>> > worth it. *I just couldn't see putting any money in it. *We got the
>> > bottom freezer drawer type which I've read is pretty economical
>> > compared to the side by side models. *I hope I didn't make a $900
>> > mistake. *
>>
>>
>> It's incredible when I think of it, but in my life there are many
>> things I have never bought. I have never bought a regrigerator
>> (except for the used one in my story). I have never bought a wallet.
>> I have never bought a hair brush. I have never bought a razor.
>> Somehow everywhere I've gone these things have been handed down to
>> me. The list is endless. So my knowledge of cost with certain things
>> is very limited. But I think I remember the manager or some worker
>> here telling me the fridge they put in here when my big monster went
>> down cost only $200. Like I said, it's cheap feeling, very light,
>> plastic-like, but it works well, kind of like a cheap-looking light-
>> weight car that has a good engine. If I had had to buy it myself, I'd
>> probably still be sitting up here thinking about it - because I HATE
>> SHOPPING.
>
>Depending on when they got it, that would be the price of a simple unit
>suitable for a single person's use. Now, you'd spend about 350$ for
>same but they probably got at least 15% off as a commercial buyer.

Home depot gave me 10% off without me even asking.

>I'll have to replace mine soon. I can tell at 15 years, it's getting a
>bit ragged and it's not worth the cost of repair when we can get an
>energystar and save on the electric as well.

Mine was 10 years old and I couldn't see putting any money in it. It
has no scratches or dents but paying a few hundred bucks to fix it
didn't make sense. (to me at least)

>I priced and what suits us, runs a bit under 800$.

Mine was $899 minus the 10%. I got a 4 cu.ft. bar fridge to hold us
over until the new one is delivered and a cheapo window fan which has
nothing to do with this. The bill was just over a grand.

>Simple but reasonably roomy model where you take a smaller freezer (since i have a
>chest freezer thats fine here) and get more crisper room for veggies.
>No ice maker or water in the door stuff for us. Don't need either and
>it's one less thing to break.

I didn't want water or ice either but it comes with ice. It's very
small and in a good spot. I doubt I'll hook it up.

Lou