Or, how we've been drug into the 1950s.
Somehow, my family has managed to get by with doing our laundry Somewhere Else for the last six years. When we had one kid, we did laundry at the house of the family member we went to visit that week. When we had two kids, we did laundry wherever we were when we stopped moving (normally, that meant my FiL's house).
Kid number three is due Thursday.
So we finally decided to take the plunge. Be responsible. Grown-up, even. My financial aid money paid for a high efficiency front load washer, the matching dryer, a five year all-expense-included extended warranty, installation parts, and delivery. There's still money left over.
Two years ago, we would have put a purchase like this on a credit card. Today (Wednesday, actually), we paid cash. Today, we own it. Today is a good day.
Let me back up a bit. When I learned how much money I would get in financial aid, I decided that we needed a washer and dryer. Long before now, I'd been resolved to purchase something. The Conns circular from this Sunday caught our eye, because they advertised a Frigidaire HE front loader washer and dryer set for $999.99. This was very exciting, especially given the fact that these units would stack and they would cost about as much as a traditional stackable set.
This is important, because most washers and dryers are 27 inches wide. Our utility room is 36 inches wide, meaning that we would have to stack the dryer on the washer to fit both units in the house.
So we went to Conns. Let me preface this by saying that my wife is about a kajillion weeks pregnant. So we go to Conns. The guys there are like the rejects that are too slimy to work the local used car dealership. Greasy. Shifty. Desperate. Ick.
We left. Quick.
The next day (Wednesday), we went to Lowes. The experience couldn't have been more different. The first three people we saw said hello and smiled (nobody in Conns acknowleged our existance). We went to the appliance section to look at and touch everything. Conns was advertising a discontinued set of Frigidaire Affinity units. My wife thought they fely "cheap". The lowest-end models at Lowes felt "better". We looked, we touched, we asked questions.
First, the guy said he would match the Conns price for the Affinitys. Unfortunately, they had to be ordered, so we couldn't get them for two or three weeks. However, he pointed out a different set that he could also price match on that were in stock. Not only that, but they felt "great, not cheap at all".
Ten minutes later, I plunked down cash and we left happy.
Today (yesterday, as I write this), the units were delivered (early!) and installed. We started the first load at 12:30 and finished the ninth load at 10:30. Flawless.
Two salient points. First, the Lowes in Mesquite is the best. Evar. Second, Conns is scary.
Oh, and here are the washer (LTF2940F) and the dryer (LEQ 2152F). Ours are black.
Somehow, my family has managed to get by with doing our laundry Somewhere Else for the last six years. When we had one kid, we did laundry at the house of the family member we went to visit that week. When we had two kids, we did laundry wherever we were when we stopped moving (normally, that meant my FiL's house).
Kid number three is due Thursday.
So we finally decided to take the plunge. Be responsible. Grown-up, even. My financial aid money paid for a high efficiency front load washer, the matching dryer, a five year all-expense-included extended warranty, installation parts, and delivery. There's still money left over.
Two years ago, we would have put a purchase like this on a credit card. Today (Wednesday, actually), we paid cash. Today, we own it. Today is a good day.
Let me back up a bit. When I learned how much money I would get in financial aid, I decided that we needed a washer and dryer. Long before now, I'd been resolved to purchase something. The Conns circular from this Sunday caught our eye, because they advertised a Frigidaire HE front loader washer and dryer set for $999.99. This was very exciting, especially given the fact that these units would stack and they would cost about as much as a traditional stackable set.
This is important, because most washers and dryers are 27 inches wide. Our utility room is 36 inches wide, meaning that we would have to stack the dryer on the washer to fit both units in the house.
So we went to Conns. Let me preface this by saying that my wife is about a kajillion weeks pregnant. So we go to Conns. The guys there are like the rejects that are too slimy to work the local used car dealership. Greasy. Shifty. Desperate. Ick.
We left. Quick.
The next day (Wednesday), we went to Lowes. The experience couldn't have been more different. The first three people we saw said hello and smiled (nobody in Conns acknowleged our existance). We went to the appliance section to look at and touch everything. Conns was advertising a discontinued set of Frigidaire Affinity units. My wife thought they fely "cheap". The lowest-end models at Lowes felt "better". We looked, we touched, we asked questions.
First, the guy said he would match the Conns price for the Affinitys. Unfortunately, they had to be ordered, so we couldn't get them for two or three weeks. However, he pointed out a different set that he could also price match on that were in stock. Not only that, but they felt "great, not cheap at all".
Ten minutes later, I plunked down cash and we left happy.
Today (yesterday, as I write this), the units were delivered (early!) and installed. We started the first load at 12:30 and finished the ninth load at 10:30. Flawless.
Two salient points. First, the Lowes in Mesquite is the best. Evar. Second, Conns is scary.
Oh, and here are the washer (LTF2940F) and the dryer (LEQ 2152F). Ours are black.
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