Monday, March 16, 2009

Purchasing Appliances and Saving Money

Just a few thoughts from an old pro at repairing appliances and other things. Be very thoughtful and careful about what and where you purchase appliances! Buy from a reputable dealer or a national chain with a good reputation for customer service. Some good examples are the majors like Whirlpool Corporation (Includes Whirlpool, Maytag and Roper also JennAire) , General Electric Corporation (Hotpoint), Electrolux Corp (Frigidaire products) Try to stay with name brands and remember that when you have a problem if they are a US company the chances of obtaining even the smallest of parts is easier if there is an existing parts distribution service associated with the name brand of the appliance you are considering buying. I have experienced many times where I could not procure parts in a timely manner on some foreign brand appliances and there causing undo stress on you and the appliance technician also. It always makes the repair person look inept when he has trouble receiving parts. Not always his fault it usually centers around a brand of appliances without a good parts distribution system. He is doing the best he can. So my advise to you is to do a little research on what your buying and look in a few places online to get reviews and repair histories.

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