A Great Deal

Our new apartment needed a washer. We were stuck in the dilemma that most young couples (and older ones too) have when buying appliances. Do we buy the cheapest one we can find and hope it lasts or do we spend a little more and get a more reliable machine. We were on the fence. Then I did a search online and discovered a place called Sears Outlet. What is Sears Outlet? Well that is where floor models and machine with cosmetic damage (i.e. a scratch) go and are sold for a couple hundred less than the retail price. I found a great front load, 3rd tier energy star machine for the same price as the cheapest washer we had found previously. It was the best of both worlds so we bought it.

Unfortunately, when it came time to deliver the machine, it was missing in action. Christian made some calls and in the end the warehouse discovered that the store that sent them the machine marked it incorrectly and actually sent a dryer, not a washer. They offered us the choice to two other washers for the same price. We chose one that was even better than our original choice. Why was it at the Sears Outlet? It was scratched at the top.

Here are the scratches. They are really nothing.

Here is our new machine (I don't know why this picture keeps coming in sideways. Oh well). The scratches and the store's mistake got us a $550 discount!