Sunday, June 17, 2012

And she gave me the cold shoulder

So we went browsing today, knowing that closing is coming and that we needed to buy a refrigerator soon. We wanted to wait for the 4th of July specials so we  weren't planning on buying. Really only wanted to get a few models in mind to narrow down. We knew we wanted a French Door. So walking through Lowes, we stumbled upon something. A Samsung, 25.7 cubic foot, gorgeous refrigerator. Absolutely great features. Best of all, we negotiated for the floor model. The fridge is listed at $2599.00. However due to a very small ding in the right door, and an even smaller scratch in the bottom freezer door (both not very noticeable and easily covered by a 1st graders art project) I was able to negotiate the price down almost $1000.00, to $1675.00.  Not to bad, we are VERY happy with this purchase. Moral of the story..haggle when you can! Here is a pic and some of the features (one of my favorite is it has 2 ice makers, one for the door ice and one that dumps ice into a bin in the freezer. With my love of margarita, you can never have too much ice on hand):
Refrigerator Features
  • 17.4 cu. ft. Refrigerator Capacity
  • External Filtered Water/Ice Dispenser
  • 2 Humidity Controlled Crispers
  • 5 Tempered Glass Shelves
  • 3 Gallon Door Bins
    3 Gallon Door Bins Spacious shelf on door secures extra large containers (like gallons of milk) for easy access.
  • 6 Door Bins
  • Dairy Bin
    Dairy Bin Shelf inside a refrigerator door with a liftable lid designed to store dairy products.
  • Cool Select Pantry™
    Cool Select Pantry™ Multipurpose drawer with separate temperature controls to thaw, chill, crisp, or freeze stored foods.
  • 1 Extending Half Shelf
  • 2 60W Interior Lights
    2 60W Interior Lights Light located in the freezer that is activated when the door is opened.
  • 1 Slide In Shelf
    1 Slide In Shelf Shelves that slide in for easy creation of more shelf space.
  • 2 Slide out Shelves
    2 Slide out Shelves Shelves that slide out for easy access to food products in the rear of a refrigerator.
  • 4 Spill Proof Shelves
  • Exterior Water and Ice Dispenser
    Exterior Water and Ice Dispenser A device on the outside of a refrigerator door that provides instant access to ice or water.
Freezer Features
  • 8.1 cu. ft. Freezer Capacity
  • EZ-Open Handle™ on Freezer Door
  • In-Door Pizza Pocket
    In-Door Pizza Pocket Compartment on the inside of a freezer door designed to store a 16" pizza box.
  • Auto Pull Out™ Upper Drawer
    Auto Pull Out™ Upper Drawer Shelf in top of freezer that automatically slides out for easy organization, storage, and access.
  • Built-In Automatic Icemaker
    Built-In Automatic Icemaker Internal mechanism that freezes water and divides the resulting ice into cubes for easy access.
  • Exterior Water and Ice Dispenser
    Exterior Water and Ice Dispenser A device on the outside of a refrigerator door that provides instant access to ice or water.
  • Cubed and Crushed Ice
    Cubed and Crushed Ice Ability of the device on the outside of a refrigerator door to provides instant access to cubed or crushed ice.
  • 60W Interior Light
    60W Interior Light Light located in the freezer that is activated when the door is opened.
  • 1 Large 2-Divider Opaque Bin

6 comments:

  1. That is a great deal! We are settling in August. We were going to wait a while to start shopping for a refrigerator. You have motivated me to start tomorrow!

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  2. Wow! You did great! I believe in negotiating and I like the features on your fridge! Great pick!

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  3. Great deal on a great fridge! Amazing!

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  4. I'm definitely going to have to look at this model in SS-I love the features! I didn't know they make french fridges with two ice makers...love your haggled price!

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  5. Love haggling. Love it. Always ask to get something lowered.

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  6. Very Nice! We just got a fridge for our current home and were debating on taking it with us. The problem is that it is white and our new appliances are black. This motivates me to go out and get a new one....but I don't want to be wasteful.

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