Appliances

Kerry and I were up in Milwaukee for a Brewers/Twins game and stopped by my mom's furniture/appliance store to do a little pre-planning for November. We looked at some dinette sets, formal dining room sets and home office arrangements. Lots of potential but we're not ready to buy anything obviously. We really don't have anywhere to put it.

Next we looked at some appliances. We need a refrigerator and a washer and dryer for the laundry room. Black is a necessity for the fridge and my mom's store had a few selections. Amana, Frigidaire, Whirlpool, etc. Definitely need the front door water and ice combo. The models we were looking at would run less than $1,000 and then we get to factor in my mom's employee discount. Yeah!

We had been considering a front load washer and dryer even though they tend to be more pricey than their top load counterparts. We would need a gas dryer which can be $50-$100 than an electric model. After looking around at my mom's store, we talked to one of her co-workers who is in the appliance section and she recommended the Fisher Paykel brand. We'd never heard of it but the more she talked about the brand, the better we liked it. Especially the high economy aspect of the models since we'll be paying for our own water and utilities. Large capacity in both the washer and dryer and a very interesting drum arrangement in the dryer.

The appliance lady recommended the slightly smaller, less expensive units unless there was a sale and rebate going on for the larger units that would essentially make the difference a wash. We'll see.

All in all, despite the Brewers' loss, the trip to Milwaukee was well worth it as a fact finding mission.