When we moved in, we had a fancy shmancy DishDrawer dishwasher with 2 drawers instead of one big cavity. It was made by Fisher & Paykel, some high-end New Zealand/Australian company. You may have read my previous post about this dishwasher.
As of yesterday, I have $100 burning a hole in my pocket! But wait, maybe I made a mistake. Maybe I should have kept it and had it installed properly... maybe I would have loved it like those who know of this brand tout it's fine reputation. Maybe I would have an amazing appreciation for this wonderful technology. The lady who bought it used to sell these things for a living and told me all about how great they are. Apparently one of her appliances from this manufacturer has a total of only 76 parts (including screws). You can take it apart and put it back together again. Personally, I think Lego's sound like more fun, but anyhoo, apparently if you live in the bush you could actually fix your own machine since this is such an efficient design.
I find it pretty humorous that we are both deliriously happy with the outcome. We have more space in our garage and money in our pocket; and they have a new-to-them dishwasher that doesn't clean as well as my dogs' tongues. I'm so glad it found a home, because I don't know how long it would have lasted before we took it to donation, or worse, trashed it.
Speaking of things that are worth so little you may even consider throwing them away, today was Big Trash Pickup Day in our old hood. When we stopped by Kevin & Suzie's place yesterday, there was a house just up the street that had a huge pile of "junk" ready for the trash guys. When I say "Big Trash Pickup", you folks in the West may not understand exactly what we mean here in the Midwest. We mean, you can put ANYTHING you want at the curb, AND THEY TAKE IT AWAY FOR YOU. Ok, you can't put hazardous materials like paint, motor oil, or car batteries at the curb. But if you had an old couch? That's fine. An old sink, a desk, a grill? Fine. A perfectly good fireplace insert someone decided they didn't want to use? They'll take it. They come TO your curb and pick it up for you; and they do this ONCE a MONTH. Imagine that... in this huge pile of "junk", there was a rocking chair. A wooden rocking chair. Just like the two we just bought. Exactly the same finish. And is now sitting on my front porch.
One person's trash is truly another person's treasure.
6 comments:
So I'm confused, you sold the old dishwasher. Are you getting a new one? Does Todd wash by hand??!
When we lived in FL, it was big trash pick up EVERY week. They would take anything - sofas, grills, water heaters, whatever they took it all. It was fabulous.
Big trash pick up day!! One of my favorite holidays! We only have it twice a year here, so it really is sort of a holiday. And b/c as you reminded us, one person's trash is another person's treasure, there's not that much trash to pick up by the time the actual day rolls around. Everyone knows to get their stuff out on the curb a few days in advance then just sit back and watch the trucks stroll the neighborhood for goods. It's like recycling w/o the big green bin.
We are the happy new owners of a Samsung dishwasher with a "storm center"! It's a special corner that really blasts the food away. And the upper rack can be moved up or down to allow for more clearance below, or taller glasses above. And it has a Sanitize mode so the dogs can lick away (sorry if that grosses you out, but not really). I'm in LOOOOOVE!!! Wow, once a week in FL, you were spoiled, and twice a year is not often enough. Mouse, it is really entertaining, isn't it?!?!!
Oh god, please tell me that you checked the reviews of the Samsung. We bought one less than three years ago, and had to replace it. The guy at Lowes told us that they're better now, but that they've had a lot of problems. We just bought a kitchen aid, which had gotten stellar reviews and actually works. I stick with brand names that actually have a reputation for the appliances they make. Our Samsung TV? GREAT. Love it. Our dishwasher? Big fat thumbs down with raspberries PLBTBTBTBT!!!
Well crapola. Yes, we did check the reviews but every dishwasher we looked at had something negative said about it. Kitchen Aid dishwasher...didn't even SEE that one. Next time? I'm asking people I know, even if only in blog-world, for personal references on their appliances. I've got my fingers crossed, cause so far? I'm in LOVE with this dishwasher. Maybe I should lay off of using the "sanitize" mode every time I use it. Maybe that will prolong it's life.
There's no appliance that doesn't get a shit review as the worst ever. So far, this is good, and yes of course, I checked reviews. the Internet's NOT just for porn.
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