New kitchen appliances are not cheap
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (44573)
Staten Island, New York
July 3, 2023 4:42pm CST
Mom decided to remodel our kitchen but the appliances are on us. The ones we have are all from the 90s I think. It was time for an upgrade, even though they still work.
Right now is the best time to buy them because of the Independence Day sale. Biggest sale during this time from what I’ve been told, so we took advantage of it.
But even with the discounts the total was still not cheap. An LG fridge, microwave, range, and dishwasher—with $50 per item to haul away old appliances, and 5-year warranty for three of them—came out to over $5600. And that doesn’t even include installation.
The guy at the store told us it is much cheaper to have our contractor do it than getting it from the store. I wonder how much he will charge as the store’s would’ve been probably over $800, if not over $1000.
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@Juliaacv (51054)
• Canada
3 Jul 23
New kitchen appliances are very expensive, but worth it given how often they are used and for how many years.
We gifted our son and daughter-in-law new stainless steel LG Cafe series appliances for their new home in May.
The induction range alone was over $5,100 in itself.
They only had to pay for haul away for the range, which was a mere $20.
They kept the white fridge and just hauled it to the basement to use as a spare fridge, the plumber who installed the dishwasher and ran the plumbing to the fridge took the dishwasher away for us as a favour because my hubs knew him and that is how we hired him.
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@Juliaacv (51054)
• Canada
3 Jul 23
@lovebuglena We suggested that they choose what they want, and our daughter-in-law researched the line and found it to be the best and hopes that it will last longer than some of the others.
My parents did not help us out, we did without and only bought what we could afford.
I was proud of them for getting the lowest price for the appliances, as they did not take the gift for granted.
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@lovebuglena (44573)
• Staten Island, New York
6 Jul 23
@Juliaacv the Cafe ones are very stylish. Interesting that the LG range we got is bright blue inside. Wonder why they did that.
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@lovebuglena (44573)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Jul 23
I may have seen the Cafe series stuff in the store. Not even sure how much it was. $5100 for a range is a lot! But it also depends on one’s budget and what one can afford to spend.
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@RebeccasFarm (89956)
• Arvada, Colorado
4 Jul 23
I do not know how you can afford it Lena..this stuff is outrageous now.
@RebeccasFarm (89956)
• Arvada, Colorado
6 Jul 23
@lovebuglena Yes it would. So sorry you have to even get them. But at least they will be nice Lena.
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@lovebuglena (44573)
• Staten Island, New York
6 Jul 23
@RebeccasFarm had my mom not decided to renovate kitchen we would’ve not gotten new appliances.
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@lovebuglena (44573)
• Staten Island, New York
6 Jul 23
Had it not been for the sale it would’ve cost way more.
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@LadyDuck (471524)
• Switzerland
7 Jul 23
@lovebuglena Even the cost of grocery increases every day.
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@lovebuglena (44573)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Jul 23
@LadyDuck I think the price of eggs went down a bit.
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@lovebuglena (44573)
• Staten Island, New York
6 Jul 23
Yeah. Things are definitely expensive these days, even with discounts.
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@RasmaSandra (79986)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Jul 23
WOW with prices like that, I would dig a pit in the ground, make a fire, and cook over that. Impressive prices so I hope your new kitchen will work well and the appliance will work well for many years to come,
@lovebuglena (44573)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Jul 23
Our fridge alone was close to $1900 and that’s not counting tax and warranty.
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@lovebuglena (44573)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Jul 23
Good thing we got 0% financing for 12 months for opening store credit card. Though the card was approved for credit limit amount lower than our total. The rest will have to be charged to regular card with interest.
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@LindaOHio (178864)
• United States
4 Jul 23
Your parents are footing the bill, right? New appliances are indeed very expensive. And installation is expensive too. Hope you have a good Independence Day.
@lovebuglena (44573)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Jul 23
@LindaOHio Hubby was not thrilled about spending over $5K on appliances.
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@lovebuglena (44573)
• Staten Island, New York
6 Jul 23
Nope. Mom said it is on us.
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@LindaOHio (178864)
• United States
7 Jul 23
@lovebuglena That's too bad. But you will enjoy the new appliances. Have a great weekend.
@kaylachan (70023)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Jul 23
Ouch, I knew the cost of living was high in your neck of the woods, but talk about sticker shock.
The newest one we have is the Panasonic fridge, so far so good. The price is also ok, it's the air conditioners here that are expensive.@lovebuglena (44573)
• Staten Island, New York
6 Jul 23
They better last a long time. We also bought 5-yr warranty for all except microwave. Didn’t get any for it. We were gonna get three years but sales guy said better get five. Not that much more than 3-year one.
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@JudyEv (340355)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jul 23
We had to fit out this home when we moved and it cost us a small fortune. Hopefully, we'll never need to do it again.
@lovebuglena (44573)
• Staten Island, New York
6 Jul 23
Hopefully. Our appliances are from the 90s. And they still work. But best to replace, especially since new kitchen.
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@lovebuglena (44573)
• Staten Island, New York
6 Jul 23
Did not want to spend money on appliances, let alone that much, but can’t do a brand new kitchen and keep old appliances.
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