10 GREAT TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE PERFECT APPLIANCE

10 TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE PERFECT APPLIANCE. Don't make a mistake when the cost of a new appliance is so high.

Yes, it’s just about time! Our refrigerator is on it’s last leg and now we are on the hunt for a new one! But where to begin? Does shopping for the perfect appliance strike fear in you? There are so many different types of appliances out there and so many bells and whistles to take into consideration! YIKES! HOW DOES ONE KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN!!! Don’t worry, I’ve learned a whole lot throughout this process and I’m ready to share some helpful tips about buying the perfect appliances for you and your home!

Not only will I be sharing tips but you will get a chance to see my kitchen over the last couple years and seasons!

10 TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE PERFECT APPLIANCE. Don't make a mistake when the cost of a new appliance is so high.

As you can see in this picture, our frig is ancient… over 25 years old. And it’s starting to give us trouble! So, I’ve been on the hunt for a new and perfect refrigerator for our kitchen!

Tracking PixelThis post is sponsored by SEARS.  But as I was in the process of hunting for the perfect refrigerator I have found that Sears has an AMAZING appliance department, great services and experts in the field that are very helpful. The opinions in this post are 100 % mine. I would highly recommend you check out SEARS when choosing your next appliance!

Now, here’s my top 10 when choosing the perfect appliance!

KNOW YOUR SPACE

10 TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE PERFECT APPLIANCE. Don't make a mistake when the cost of a new appliance is so high.

Notice the size of the space for a frig in my kitchen is small and tight. I can’t afford to make a measuring mistake!

The most basic thing for you to know when shopping for a new appliance is the space your new appliance will go in. Whether new construction or needing to fit an appliance into an existing space we need to know the height and width and depth of that area. Measure twice! It’s important to get it right! And write it down.

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My local Sears

SEARS has the most wonderful video guides as well as informative articles (click HERE and scroll down the page to “BUYING GUIDES-RESEARCH BEFORE YOU BUY”) to help find our perfect appliances. I love love love the videos! They helped so much by explaining the different “types” of any given appliances out there and how they should be used in a room. They also talk about price points and styles. I learned so much and the refrigerator video educated me about “french door” refrigerators, the refrigerator I’m thinking about getting! If you are thinking about an appliance, make sure to watch these! Seriously, a fabulous feature of the SEARS experience!

KNOW YOUR BUDGET

10 TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE PERFECT APPLIANCE. A helpful guide for buying a big ticket appliance.

Let’s not break the bank on these big ticket items! Have a budget and try to fit the appliance to your budget. This is so hard for me. I love the upgrades! Love those industrial sizes! They are so so gorgeous, but not in my budget right now. As you become more knowledgable about the appliance you are looking for you will have a more realistic idea of what is reasonable to spend.

Now the flip side of this is to not be so stringent that you are passing up something that would be a better fit for you and your family over the long haul because it’s more than you wanted to  spend. You might need to save a little longer in order to get what you want or need. See the SEARS videos and articles to learn about price points.

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Sigh!

I went to SEARS with a budget in mind and they had tons of refrigerators in almost any brand I could think of! I made an appointment to “talk to the expert” and Helen, my personal expert, filtered through the refrigerators and guided me towards the ones that would fit my budget. LOVE this!

KNOW WHAT’S OUT THERE

10 TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE PERFECT APPLIANCE. A helpful guide for buying a big ticket appliance.

In other words, do your homework before you step into an appliance showroom!  Have some idea about what’s new and what you are looking for.

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A frig that fits my space

Again, head to the SEARS APPLIANCE PAGE page and learn about the different kinds, styles, brands, features, price points and lots of other info to be an informed buyer in this process! Remember to scroll down the SEARS page to “BUYING GUIDES-RESEARCH BEFORE YOU BUY.

Check it out it’s soooo interesting!

ASK AN EXPERT

10 TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE PERFECT APPLIANCE. A helpful guide for buying a big ticket appliance.

Yes, it really helps to have a knowledgable, not pushy, friendly person to guide us through the process of buying an appliance. If a sales person is pushy… LEAVE!!! They are not interested in fitting you and your home with the best appliance, they are only concerned with a sale. These are NOT the kind of experts to listen to. Find a store that has very knowledgable, engaging experts that want to help YOU.

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Great features!

I met with an expert at SEARS. Helen was FABULOUS!!! She has 27 years of experience and knew all the ins and outs of the appliances in her store. She sat down with me and asked me lots of questions about my family and home and how I would use my refrigerator. We discussed brands and features and styles. She also took the measurements of the refrigerator space I brought along. Combining all the info, she helped me narrow down my refrigerator search to a few good choices! I love that I wasn’t floundering in isles of refrigerators!!!!! The ones she pointed me to were just what I was looking for. Helen, you’re the best!!! Thanks!

Go to the SEARS page and look for a blue box on the topish right side of the page labeled “MEET WITH AN EXPERT”. Click on that and you can watch a video about how to make an appointment and what to expect, or scroll down and make an appointment right then and there. Check it out. So so easy!!!! LOVE THIS!!!!

TAKE YOUR TIME

10 TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE PERFECT APPLIANCE. A helpful guide for buying a big ticket appliance.

Don’t rush this process. You don’t need to buy right away. If you are like me, you may need time to think about all you have learned and the options you have!

When I got home from SEARS I found a great, professional, email titled… “YOUR SHOPPING RECAP, helping you make the best buying decision”.  I was blown away. I got a very nice note from Helen with pictures of the refrigerators I was looking at, all the info and the prices. She had also found a couple more choices not on the floor, so she added them in the email too. This will really help me make my choice!

SHOP THE SALES

10 TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE PERFECT APPLIANCE. A helpful guide for buying a big ticket appliance.

You know you don’t have to pay full price… so don’t! If you can, wait for sales. I don’t mind waiting for big sales!

The refrigerator I liked best was $700.00 off! Not bad!!!!

MAKE AN INFORMATIVE DECISION

10 TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE PERFECT APPLIANCE. A helpful guide for buying a big ticket appliance.

Now that you are armed with lots of information you should be better equipped to make the right decision for you, your family and home!

ASK ABOUT DELIVERY

10 TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE PERFECT APPLIANCE. A helpful guide for buying a big ticket appliance.

When you are ready to buy, make sure to ask about delivery? How much it will cost, will your appliance be set up by someone, how to get free delivery and how long it will take to be delivered to your home. Don’t assume anything!

My daughter ordered something over 200 pounds and it was delivered to her curb. No further! She was alone and had to call her husband home from work to help get it off the street. You do not want that experience!

Sears offers free or very inexpensive delivery!

KNOW HOW TO GET RID OF YOUR OLD APPLIANCE

10 TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE PERFECT APPLIANCE. A helpful guide for buying a big ticket appliance.

Make sure to ask if the store you are dealing with will help you dispose of your old appliance if you are not using it.

In our area, PPL (our electric company) will pay me $35.00 to come and take a working appliance away. Pretty sweet! Helen, my SEARS expert, told me that! Again, thanks Helen!!!

KNOW YOUR WARRANTY OR SERVICE PLAN… AND USE IT!

10 TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE PERFECT APPLIANCE. A helpful guide for buying a big ticket appliance.

How many of us know exactly what our appliance warranty covers? Not me, I’m sorta ashamed to admit! But I should! If there is a problem with an appliance I should have an idea about “coverage”.  It’s good to put our warranty and all important papers INCLUDING THE SALES RECEIPT in a safe and accessible place.

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Have my eye on these too!

I’m not a protection plan kind of a girl, but when it comes to large ticket items it’s nice to be informed. I think the protection plan on the refrigerator I’m looking at was a pretty good deal at SEARS. It included yearly check-ups and maintenance! Still thinking about that one.

10 TIPS FOR CHOOSING THE PERFECT APPLIANCE. A helpful guide for buying a big ticket appliance.

I hope these tips will help guide you to the perfect appliance and create a pleasant buying experience. Please check out SEARS! Honestly, I could not be more pleased with my experience with them! Thanks Sears for all your help in this post!

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  1. A very timely article Yvonne, the door seal on our refrigerator is getting HOT, not a good sign. And what good a good reminder to take our measurements with us, I get excited about the whole shopping experience and often forget the most basic things ?

    1. Hi Caroline, So happy this post helps. It can be such an overwhelming process… or a very nice one! It’s all about being well informed and having a great shopping experience!

    2. Anna Starner says:

      Caroline, My refrigerator has a heated seal so it doesn’t sweat in the summer. Make sure before you rplace your whole refrigerator that that isn’t what is happening with yours.

      1. Thank you so much for the advice, I will check that first.

  2. Karen VanLoo says:

    Great tips! You don’t want to make a mistake when purchasing an investment like a new appliance.

  3. Great Post! Wish I could have read this before I bought my appliances! I’m the type of person that takes so long to decide on anything. We purchased a new house in 2006. The appliances were builder grade, and very noisy. Enough was enough, so we also went to Sears. We were greated with a very nice salesman. We also brought in the measurements for everything. He was quite surprised, he said most people don’t think of it! We were in the store for quite sometime, but that was a good thing, because he was very knowledgeable on every brand that fit our budget. We ended up replacing all 5 of our appliances. We chose KitchenAid, in stainless steel. We also purchased the protection plan on every appliance, because Florida has lots of power surges! We had a very pleasant buying experience. Six months later, we got a call from our salesman, asking how we liked our appliances. Since then, Sears is our go to store for the home.

  4. Vicki Lay says:

    I totally agree with you on the hunt for a new refrigerator. We gutted our kitchen 1-1/2 years ago shopping extensively for cabinets, countertops, drawer pulls, new appliances including a new fridge. We too settled on a Sears Kenmore Elite model made by LG. I love it. Sears specs modified the LG Brand itself and added a few extra bells and whistles. Totally satisfied. (BTW, we have no connection to Sears except a satisfied customer over the years). Great post.

  5. yvonne,
    So good to hear of your experience with Sears, its also nice to be sponsored by them. However I am not a blogger and was in need of another washer after my pricey GE washing machine died. So off to Sears we went….foolishly buying another GE so that it looked well with the GE dryer. No advice given….bought the worse washer….sounds like it ready for takeoff from an airport. My advice for those looking….do not buy GE appliances.
    Do hope your new fridge lives longer then all my appliances put together

    1. It’s not because I was a blogger that I was so well informed. It’s because I was a gal needing a frig!

  6. I too am a long time shopper with Sears – I also have the Kenmore French Door refrigerator and love it. Thanks for all the great tips and love the pics.

  7. I have a big problem. We will soon need to replace our refrigerator. The problem is that all of my appliance are white and in almost new condition. I really would like a stainless French door refrigerator. Would it look terrible to mix the appliance finishes? My cabinets are white with black counters.

    1. I have the very same thing going on in my kitchen Wanda. Do you have any stainless on your stove or cook top? I’m still toying with getting a frig that I can panel like the rest of the kitchen. Sears is helping me with that too.

      1. My stove is a black smooth top. No stainless. I guess I need to stick with white or wait until I can replace all !??

  8. Nancy Carr says:

    Very good advice. Thank you. When I bought my appliances 4 years ago from Sears, I did it over the internet. I got what I wanted, however, I have regretted the stove decision for 2 reasons. First the knobs are on the front and sometimes I accidentally turn it on when I reach for something. I have the glass or ceramic top stove. Second I will never buy the off white color again as I have to clean the place where the burners are every time I use the stove. This is not difficult to clean, it is just something I would not have to do with a black stove top. Blessings

    1. So much better to go in and see what you are getting… I agree! I got my oven sight unseen (not from Sears) and don’t like that the black digital panel does not light up for me to see the temperature I’m entering. Always something.

  9. The coffee station area in your kirchen isone of my absolute favorites and I swoon every time you show a picture of it on your blog! I’m curious about the cups you have hanging on the rod and the adorable little white enamel bucket hanging on it as well. Would you mind sharing info for them, please. Yourhome is stunning and your blog one of the most interesting and informative of the ones I read on a daily basis. Thanks for sharing your gorgeous home with all of us!

      1. Thank you, Yvonne, but I actually inquired about the white coffee mugs with the interesting shape / handles and the darling little white enamel bucket hanging on the rod as well. Would you mind sourcing them, please?

  10. Yvonne, I love my stainless steel, french door refrigerator, and the double drawer freezer is the best part. Honestly, I chose it because I liked the way it looked, but I’ve been so happy with how much it holds. I can’t wait to see your new fridge in your lovely kitchen!

  11. Kathy Davis says:

    I have a notebook with plastic sheet protectors. I slip in a copy of the sales receipt, all other warranties and information in a separate protector for each appliance in alphabetical order. I also put the information in the notebook for the roof, window replacement, gas fireplace insert, etc.When I need the information it is readily available. Recently,
    when we sold our home I left all information for the homeowners.

  12. Marlene Royse says:

    Hi Yvonne, thanks for another great post. We have recently purchased a home with a French door refrigerator. I love the configuration, but one thing drives me crazy! I had to open both doors in order to open either of the side-by-side pull-out veggie drawers. If that sort of thing would bother you too, there are models that do not require both doors to be open. When the fridge began freezing the contents, we decided to look for a new one. We had a great experience at Sears and another local store and found just the right appliance to suit our needs. I do appreciate courteous and knowledgable service from wonderful appliance people!
    Blessing to you, Marlene

  13. Great post Yvonne…simple, honest advice! Let me reciprocate. Our appliances all came from Sears, and we bought the extended warranty. We’ve always bought our appliances from Sears. We had problems just months after our factory warranty expired with our refrigerator, but because we had an extended warranty, we saved ourselves a boatload of money. The service calls and parts, because the problem wasn’t diagnosed properly, cost a hair over $3,000! Far more than our frig cost in the first place! We were so thankful we had those extended warranties! So, seriously think about it! 😉

  14. Something to think about. I bought a fridge with the filtered water inside the fridge. It takes up less room inside your fridge and you won’t have any drips on the outside of your stainless. I bought Kitchenaid because it offered this option. That was six years ago and I’m very happy with all my Kitchenaid appliances. Prior to that I always bought the Kenmore brand from Sears and they were good. I bought new LG front loading washer and dryer a couple of years ago and have had nothing but problems.

    1. Joanne,

      My new GE Profile has the inside water feature you are talking about. Must be popping up in more brands now.
      I have chosen to not hook up any water features. In all my research this past year consistently salespeople from every kind of appliance purchasing opportunity said most common problem is leaking.

      I agree on the LG. I asked a plumber and that was the first brand he told us to avoid.

  15. Hi Yvonne!
    Thank you for your informative post. I have an unrelated question……if I may ask where did you purchase your kitchen chairs?…I have tried to send you an email and also have searched your site but to no avail. I am starting to incorporate black into my decor. Right now my kitchen cabinets, kitchen table and chairs are all oak…..I’m on oak overload;))
    Thank you in advance!
    Blessings,
    Cammy

    1. Hi Cammy, The chairs came from a local table maker. Sorry to say I cannot endorse them… they are very sturdy, but the back is coming away from the chair and the owner of the shop is less than helpful.I only want you to have the very best!
      My poor husband will be gluing them back together. These chairs are pretty and sturdy but not something I’d tell you to buy!

  16. Such good advice!

    Wanda, I know several people who’ve dealt with mixing appliance colors. I think it can depend on the kitchen layout, but it doesn’t always look bad. I would go ahead and get that fridge you want. Maybe in time you can replace the other appliances with stainless. We had white appliances in our previous home, and stainless in our current home. I love the stainless and spent more time cleaning the white ones.

    I wish some of you could help with washing machines! Our Whirlpool Cabrio washer died after only 4 1/2 years. I’d love to hear suggestions for what brand to buy now. I don’t want a front loader for various reasons. For starters, almost everyone I know has had the “odor problem.”

    One thing I learned…If you decide to purchase an exteneded warranty, certain credit card companies will extend your warranty for one year. I checked with ours and they confirmed they do it.

  17. I’m with you, Yvonne. Sears Canada has been our store for many years when it comes to this type of $$$ items. When we bought this house the kitchen appliances looked nice, but when I began using them I knew there had to be changes. We did our research with our “wish list” of features and decided we’d work with what we had until we found the right item at a GOOD price.
    First the dishwasher wouldn’t stop! The serviceman was here 3-4 times and finally gave us a refund on all the service calls. Our choice was a Samsung stainless steel front. It looked out of place with the others, but they would get changed eventually. Our fridge was a side-by-side freezer fridge…very narrow shelves and waste space in the freezer. Caught a sale and replaced that with a Samsung French-door style in stainless steel. Love the spacious freezer below. Then the stove just died on me just as I was ready to put a batch of bread in the oven! My neighbour rescued me with that one so I left a loaf of bread in her kitchen when all was baked. Being summer we used the BBQ and toaster oven until our new stove arrived at the local Sears store. The wait was because a sale was coming up so the money we saved was worth the wait. Again, this appliance is a Samsung with the stainless steel finish. Now after about 5 years my kitchen is co-ordinated and I love it all. Your advice is very sound and good common sense. Blessings to you today, Avis

  18. Christine Yost says:

    Off the Appliance topic but that was great advise for anyone purchasing . It can be so exciting to shed the old for a new appliance.
    I was wondering if you could tell me where you purchased the mini chandelier shades in your kitchen, I need to find a site or store as I am looking for something textured and natural like yours?
    Thanks in advance for your reply.
    Christine

    1. Hi Christine,
      The chandy shades came from Ballard. But I don’t think they carry them any more.

  19. I have had Sears since my first house (20 years)
    I always use my Sears Card because they give us another 10% off and a year to pay it off interest free (easy)
    I get all my appliances from Sears. They hardly ever break down. The only reason I would get new sets bc the buyers always request to leave mine behind LOL. I love getting new stuff. The stove that came w the current house was yucky, so off to Sears I went to get a new one. I refused to leave my FL Washer and Dryer and Fridge behind last time, and brought them with me bc I got such a great sale on them and they are still running like new!! The sales are always the best around any Holiday, like Labor Day. I got my new stove $300 off! Mine are the mix of black and stainless steel with white cabinets.

  20. Sherry Myers says:

    Yvonne, about three years ago, my husband and I had the same experience with Sears that you did. Our salesperson was very knowledgeable, not pushy, very helpful. We shopped around and compared prices. We went with the Kenmore Elite and purchased the extended warranty. We are very pleased. We had a problem with the ice maker. Long story short, it was defective, and we were so very glad we purchased the extended warranty. The cost of the “fix” was much more than the cost of the warranty. Love my fridge! Would purchase another one again! Although not too soon, hopefully! Great post! Informative!
    Sherry

  21. The unfortunate reality is they just don’t make these appliances the way they used to. Gone are the days when a Maytag washer lasts for 3+ decades. In my hunt for a new washer, I’ve been told by 3 different places you’ll be doing well if you get anywhere between 5 and 10 years from them. I’m at a loss as to what to do! Four and a half years for a washer is terrible!

    1. Jillian
      Speed Queen…comes with an automatic extended warranty … I think five years. LOVE my washer and dryer…I use to do .15 loads a week when. y biys were hime and in sports.
      Caution about the front loading…my niece has very expensive set and clothes come out wrinkled…regrets purchasing.
      You are right appliances onky have a survival rate of 5-10 years. iw…any good salesperson will tell you that. If they deny…run!

  22. I bought a new fridge last year by the brand name and when I got it here, it didn’t have a dedicated fruit-vegetable-meat/cheese drawer. Less than one month it started acting up and used my warranty to get a different brand. I live in the country and I always buy the extended warranty. The computer on these fridge’s are touchy. I wish I could go back to the simple days. It was very traumatic.

  23. june becklin says:

    Great post Yvonne! I just replaced my appliances with all stainless to go with our remodeling project. You will love the french door.
    Spent over a yesr doing research. One thing thst I heard over and over again regarding every brand out there is the problem with leaking from the ice maker, exterior door water/ice and internal water features. I did not hook up the ice maker or internal water feature. Passed on the external wster/ice.

    You are so fortunate to have a great Sears store…not the same here in Minnesota. As I mentioned I literally replaced all my appliances
    and could not get return phone calls, emails, etc. I finally went to a local appliance store…had amazing service and great rebates. Purchased the GE Profile line.

    Go for the extended warranty. I have typically not been a fan but long gone are the days of appliances lasting 25 years let alone 15:(
    Its worth the extra TLC. Too much mass producing …quality has diminished.

  24. This was a great article, Yvonne! I bought my Kenmore fridge from Sears last year and have been very happy with it. The delivery guys were great! They also took away my nasty came-with-the-house fridge.

  25. Yvonne, we had to purchase a new fridge this past summer and we got it at Sears. I did not want an external ice maker as I have always had problems with them We selected a bottom freezer with one door on top made by Maytag. We absolutely love it! I selected a black one with nice, big stainless handles. I will say that I was able to get free delivery when I ordered online, but the nice saleslady who helped me was still able to get her commission.

  26. When measuring your fridge with…also take into account the “swing” space that the door needs. Yes…I know this from experience. ha. We bought our new house, and bought a standard size “side by side” frige. When it was delivered the doors on my “french door” refrigerator did not have sufficient swing space. We found a math professor where I teach who also makes cabinets. Yes…he took all of the upper and lower cabinets off of the wall and moved everything about six inches to give me plenty of “swing” room. He did a couple of other tweaks too, but now all is fine. Just saying…beware. Because you want to be able to open the doors of your new refrigerator. Some need more swing space than others. I am needing a new dishwasher and doing that research now. So hard! Sheila

  27. Yvonne, we are in the same place you are with a refrigerator. I am currently using my parents’ 25-year-old Sears model. I can tell the freezer isn’t quite as good as it was, and I know a new one is on the horizon. I, too, have always had Kenmore appliances and have had the best luck. I am SO glad to read of the person who can sit with you and help guide you. I want the French doors with freezer at the bottom. I only have a 68″ clearance at the top presently, and I’m so afraid I will have to have those cabinets removed. You will identify with my dilemna – they are filled with china! I guess this will be our beginning of change to stainless. I also am worried that the stainless will constantly be full of prints. You seem to indicate you don’t have that problem. I really, really dread this refrigerator purchase. I will certainly request a “Helen” at my local Sears store. I have never purchased the extended warranty before, but I’m hearing that the new appliances are so much more likely to have problems much sooner, so maybe this will be my first time to do this. Please tell us what you end up with. If you see this post, could you tell me how tall most of the fridges you looked at are?
    Thanks,
    Martha

    1. Martha,
      I have the GE Profile French Door style cabinet depth and the height is 69.87. They have a French Door non cabinet depth at 66.5. You can find all the specs on the websites of the different brands. Hope this helps.

      Extended warranties are a good investment. You are so right the newer appliances are having a lot more performance problems. A good salesperson will be honest with you about that. Long gone are the days of having appliances that last over 10 years:(

      As for those finger prints…this was a concern of mine too. I love love my Weiman Stainless Appliance Wipes. You work in the direction of the grain of the stainless. Super fast super easy. One wipe takes care of all my stainless appliances. It’s almost like a protective shield because I only use one about every 3 weeks.

      Hope this helps.

  28. The first thing I do is check Consumer Reports ratings. They have great articles on appliances. Best $25 I’ve spent.

  29. I would also add: go to the library & copy the most recent article on your appliance from Consumer Reports! This could save you a LOT of problems & expense later!

  30. Yvonne, was it the Sears in the “big city” near you? I live nearby and I will seek out Helen for my fridge purchase if it was! Fondly, Tami

  31. Yvonne,
    Unfortunately. . .we were in a rush to purchase our recent refrigerator as ours had stopped working!!!
    Oh, my what a lemon we got this time around!!!
    Take the protection plan, dear friend!!!
    We have had to replace the mechanism inside the right door (5) five times!!!
    Not sure where my next refrigerator will be purchased. . .but these tips helped me to consider all my possibilities first!!!
    Thank you for such a positive and informative post!!!
    You’re the best!!!
    Fondly,
    Pat

  32. YVONNE

    What a handsome kitchen you have. Clean, sleek lines, and then you have added all the great details with your decorating. I enjoy your blog very much.

  33. Thanks for the tips – I will be looking at refrigerators too in the next year. I love your kitchen but don’t you have an oven? All I see is a cooktop. Love your blog!

  34. I really like your tip about knowing just what your budget is. My husband and I have been wanting to get some new appliances for the past few years now and we are finally able to financially. We really want to stay within our budget like you suggest so we will have to do a lot of research to know everything that is out there. I think that these tips will really help us with our search, thanks for sharing!

  35. These are some really great tips for anyone looking to buy new kitchen appliances. Too many people have an idea of what they can spend, but don’t outline a concrete budget. Choosing an absolute cap of what you can spend is a great way to make sure you don’t spend more than you can afford. And knowing what you’re going to do with the old one is a big help, especially if you can have it hauled off the same day. Thanks so much for writing!

  36. Indeed, when choosing your appliances you should take your time. Rushing can result in getting things that aren’t very good and break easy. Or you could possibly get something that doesn’t match the rest of your stuff even though you thought it would.

  37. The point that you made about making an informed decision really resonated with me. This post really helped me consider all of the points in order to get a great deal. I will take your advice and continue searching online for the right appliance deal.

  38. My wife and I are about to move into our new house except we still need to buy basic kitchen appliances. I have had a hard time in the past finding the right appliances so I appreciate your article. I like what you said, “If a sales person is pushy…leave!!! They are not interested in fitting you and your home with the best appliance…”. Thanks for the pictures and the great info!

  39. These are some great tips, and I appreciate your advice to make sure you know the space when buying appliances. My husband and I are going to be doing some remodeling in our kitchen, and we want to put new appliances in while we’re at it. I’ll definitely make sure to measure all of the spaces accurately so I can be sure the ones we purchase will fit well. Thanks for the great post!

  40. I agree that you need to decide a budget and then adhere to it when looking for appliances. I would imagine that having a budget would be a good way to ensure you choose something in your price range. I’m looking for a new fridge so I’ll have to find out my budget before I buy one.

  41. I agree that you need to know the warranty offered when you choose an appliance. Knowing how long it will be under warranty would probably be really helpful information to have. My sister is looking for new appliances, so she’ll have to find out how long they are covered.

  42. I agree that you need to consider a warranty when you choose an appliance. It would make sense to find out if your appliance is covered by a warranty before you buy it. Along with this, it would be smart to check how energy efficient an appliance is to help save money in the long run.

  43. Buying an appliances is so hard for many people because they have so many choices and it makes them confused. I think this information is a must read to all homeowners.

  44. I appreciate your tip to wait for sales if possible. My sister is remodeling her kitchen and she needs to buy some new appliances. I’ll pass this tip onto her, so she can hopefully, save some money.