I suppose they faced the most pressure because they’re the largest appliance manufacturer, but ugh. Was anybody else outside of appliance industry giving homo subsidies back in 2002?

in 02 prob not

the poz really started getting popular around 2010 I think

Yeah, they seem to have good prices and still made here. Though Electrolux employs a friend of mine in Charlotte and has factories in Anderson SC.

Yeah, 2010 and after is far more understandable. 2002 is nuts.

For what its worth our combo has worked well thus far.

If it’s a good American made machine, I’d say buy it.

I sold appliances for a bit

LG and Samsung are highest rated on consumer reports/jd power atm

Whirlpool are good, if you have problems its easier to get parts for it and have people work on it than the korean brands

Best case scenario the appliances last 8-10 years, they dont have much longevity anymore

Definitely buy an extended warranty. I recommend buying your appliances at Lowes and getting the 5 year lowes warranty, bumper to bumper coverage and theyll reimburse 30% of the cost of the warranty if you never need it by the end of its term

Whirlpool makes Maytag/kitchen aid/few others

GE sold out their appliances to Haier, the low end ones anyway

Free delivery/hookup as well and they'll haul away the old appliances for 20$ each

I’m going to buy this one because an autist tests washing machines on YouTube and this is his top pick.
https://youtu.be/tpsrrjSXw5o

I never buy extended warranties because they’re designed to be profitable for the company. If consumers, on average, came out ahead with the warranties, the company would raise the price until they’re profitable.

Bad move

And what kind of argument is that a product is designed to be profitable for a company

Of course it is thats how a business operates

Maytags are good. Heres why you need to get a warranty

The mechanical components will last forever

However, all appliances are full of electronics now, those are what shit out on you

One power surge and your 1.1k maytag combo is toast

Also, the top loader with the agitator beats up your clothes. HE's are statistically better at cleaning clothes although I dont know how the tests were conducted

If you have a 5 year warranty that is 3 years less than the expected life of the product anyway

If you have a queen size/king sized bed a 3.5 cb ft capacity won't even come close to holding your bedding either

>And what kind of argument is that a product is designed to be profitable for a company

A warranty is not a physical product, it is an insurance policy. Very different things. All you're purchasing is financial stability and they charge a premium for this risk trade. On average, they make money on that bet. On average, the consumer loses money on that bet.

>If you have a queen size/king sized bed a 3.5 cb ft capacity won't even come close to holding your bedding

I'd like something larger, but the reviews I'm reading indicate that the 2018 regulations for "high efficiency" make the washers much less good at cleaning, so there appear to not be many good options. The comforter would be the only issue, can I could just take that to a dry cleaner or something. I don't currently use a comforter because I'm always hot.

Warranties are just insurance. Yeah, you'll probably stay healthy in which case health insurance could be a waste of money, but if something goes wrong, it's worth it

Appliances these days suck

But the warranty is up to you

the lowes extended warranty allows you to cash out for the crappy appliances if you have 4 or more issues

within the length of the warranty

> if something goes wrong, it's worth it
And if nothing goes wrong, you wasted money. On average, you wasted money. If it was a good deal on average, the company wouldn't provide it because they'd lose money. I self-insure as much as physically possible.

My parents replaced the fridge they'd used for 20 years with an expensive new one and it broke after maybe a year and a half

I was going to buy a commercial grade washing machine from Speed Queen, but they completely changed their design for the 2018 DOE regulations and now it sucks at cleaning clothes.

Old speed queens are great

Anything new is dog crap

I spoke with reps from just about every appliance company when I sold them

They will tell you to your face