As a part of the decision to stay in our house another 3-5 years, we're buying new kitchen appliances. Chad wanted to go stainless steel. I was just excited about the idea of having a fridge whose doors actually shut, a dishwasher with all of its pieces and a range where all four burners worked evenly.
It's not as easy as I thought to just "pick out" appliances, especially for those of us with Type-A personalities. On top of trying to find the best prices, factoring in things like delivery charges, and wanting to make sure we got a product with good reviews--both from the experts and from people who have purchased them--we have spent a ridiculous amount of time at Sears, Costco, Home Depot, Lowe's, and Best Buy. I might even be missing a few places.
Chad finally threatened that if we hadn't made a decision by Columbus Day weekend that he was going to go out and buy them without me. (My first reaction to this was total relief.)
The process was incredibly overwhelming, made more disheartening by the fact that we were working within a really small space for the fridge. (It took me hours to settle on a french door model, which I loved, that ended up being too deep. So it was back to square one.) My disappointment over having to settle with a top-level freezer was offset a little bit when we found one with a built-in water dispenser and filter.
If you ever wondered who on earth those people are who spend tons of money online on items they haven't even seen, look no further. We ended up ordering a fridge and a dishwasher over the internet tonight for about half the price we were planning to spend in the store. (As a bonus, shipping was free and there was no tax!) If this works out, it could be the deal of the century.
We do still need to make a decision on a range, but that's a decision for another day. Tonight, I'm just happy we've settled on two out of three.
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