Category: Appliances
“Free” Miracle Air Cooler from MIRA-COOL Only Costs $400
Today’s Courant carries a full-page ad with the banner headline “Connecticuters set to get free air cooling units.”
“A new miracle air cooler is actually being given away free…miracle air cooler to stay cool for pennies a day.”
Costco And Amazon: Best Deals For Your Money
Shoppers like Ellee Rose of Middletown and Jessica Lyons of West Hartford already know about the great bargains, value and superb customer service you get at Costco and from Amazon.
But it doesn’t hurt to have our (I do the shopping and cooking while my wife does the cleaning) shopping habits supported by two recent studies.
The latest came this month from Consumer Reports, which analyzed the responses from more than 30,000 of its readers and found that Costco and Amazon stood out as great deals for consumers. The world’s largest retail business – Walmart – was way down on the list, despite the fact that people spent $405 billion at its stores last year.
Monday Starts Appliance Rebates For Connecticut: Shop Smart
The small rebates available starting Monday should not be the primary reason for getting new appliances. The primary reason should be reducing your energy costs. The biggest electricity hogs are old refrigerators, freezers, dryers, air conditioners and dishwashers. So if you have these old appliances – by old I mean more than 10 years old [...]
Best Buy Shamed Into Delivering Appliances
Thanks to Ben Popken, co-editor of the Consumerist.com, for the great story of how a Best Buy customer shamed the company into finally delivering his washer/dryer. “After Best Buy blew two delivery dates on the washer/dryer he paid $1,600 for at Best Buy on Black Friday to arrive, a man decided to take his dirty [...]
Implied Warranties: A Refrigerator Should Last More Than Two Years
Laurie and Marc of Enfield, Conn., wrote me recently that their two-year old Kenmore refrigerator they purchased from Sears broke down and Sears refused to repair or replace the unit. “We had a repair man out to our home last Thursday and another one came yesterday. The diagnosis from yesterday is that the refrigerator is [...]
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