Kitchen of the Future

I sure miss the Jetsons... Enjoy the slideshow.

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Just saved a woman $500

A woman came into the department to buy a new dryer. She said her old one wasn't getting clothes dry. They were coming out warm, but not dry. Here lint dryer was clean. I told her to go home, take off the vent, and vacuum  it out and call me.

She's gonna get a few more years out of her old dryer.

I came across this really interesting piece of information as well:

About Your Clothes Dryer

Stay dry, my friends.

Finally, and appliance company concerned about relationships...

Enjoy:

http://www.dealerscope.com/article/bosch-appliance-infographic-details-dishwashing-spouses-fighting/1?b=2009&e=twurzburg%40earthlink.net#utm_source=housewares-retailing-weekly&utm_medium=enewsletter_headline_story2&utm_campaign=2012-10-16

Dishwasher Update

A lot has been going on in the dishwasher segment that's worth noting. Consumer Reports has a good writeup which is worth checking out. As I have mentioned before, I am generally a fan./ They do make the point that you don't need a stainless steel tub. While I agree in part - you don't need one - they do aid in drying in two ways:

1. Stainless tubs retain the heat from a high temperature rinse longer, and,
2. They capture most of the moisture condensation during drying and allow it to run to the bottom of the unit.

This is a big help with dishwashers that don't use heated drying. Bosch, for example. Heated drying uses lots of electricity and it's worth avoiding if possible. You should always use rinse aid.

Also, our friends at Affresh (of laundry fame) now make a dishwasher cleaner. Early reports are in and indicate that it is superior to the other ones out there. You might want to grab a bag and give it a try.

It's Been a While

A lot has been going on since I last posted. I won't bore you with details, other than the fact that I have had to go back and forth to New York quite a bit since mid July which hasn't left me with a lot of posting time.

Anyway, I'm back.

Applianced Protection Agreements Yes? No? Maybe?

This write-up appeared in Yahoo Voices a few years ago and has a lot of good stuff in it, not that I agree with everything it says. (I never do, do I?) There is a lot of confusion surrounding these agreements, and every retailer offers them differently. This article "Appliance Agreements, A Necessary Evil" goes a long way towards dispelling some of the confusion. In a future post, I will weigh in with my views, but many of them largely mirror the author's.

It's Not the Heat, It's the...

Humidity, of course. Where I work, we are selling dehumidifiers and A/Cs like beer at Fenway. Here's a great buying guide for dehums from our friends t Consumer Reports.