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Originally Posted by Winilyme
Simple is the operable word. My mother-in-law's refrigerator (bottom freezer) gave up the ghost a couple of weeks ago - after 38 years of reliable service. There was nothing fancy about it. No microchips or special settings on drawers No digital readouts, mood lighting or ice/water dispenser. It didn't even have an automatic ice maker and it certainly wasn't energy efficient. It did however keep stuff cold or frozen and it did so through three kids, a bunch of grand kids and no repairs that she can recollect. During all those years, there was nothing fashionable about it...except that it worked.
These days, if an appliance doesn't crap out on you within ten years, then you are convinced that it's obsolete and out you go to buy a new one.
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You're lucky if you get 5 years out of new appliances today but there is a noticeable difference on your monthly electric bill when you replace a really old refrigerator with a more efficient one. But I do agree, simple is the way to go. The more features it has, the more likely it is for something to go wrong but that can be said of most anything today.