[fyrffytr1]

When I do get another refrigerator it will come from Lowes. My only other choice is Home Depot. Lowes gives me a 10% veterans discount on sale prices while Home Depot will only give the discount on the regular price. There is only one more small store near me that sells refrigerators and guess what lines they push, Samsung and LG. The salesman there said they were no longer going to carry Whirlpools because there were so many problems with them. Go figure!

[Simple Man]

Originally Posted by tigergto

This is what I’m saying. They will change a letter or number on the same make and model. Now it’s not the same appliance that you can buy at a small dealers. It’s not the quality product that a person thinks he’s buying.

In many cases, it's the same exact appliance. It may have a different trim piece on it, or maybe an extra shelf in a refrigerator. But mechanically the same.

[fyrffytr1]

I got a power ade drink out of the refrigerator this morning and it was warm. The display on the door said 38 degrees but I put a thermometer inside and after 10 minutes it read 51. So, I went to Lowe's and bought a new Whirlpool. I delivered for Sears back in the 70s and early 80s and never ran into appliances as heavy as these were. I have an appliance hand truck and it was all I could do to break the Whirlpool over on it . Then, when I rolled it down the trailer ramp a wheel stuck and I almost lost it. Finally, I was able to get the old one out and the new one in but, I won't do it again. Next time I will have it delivered. The only reason I picked it up today was because the earliest delivery date would have been the 20th of this month.

[NeighborsComplaint]

Originally Posted by Simple Man

Many times, a box store like Lowes, or Home Depot will get a model number appliance that is exclusive to them. That way, if someone is trying to price shop with the local guy, they can't match exact model numbers. Lowes might say "well that's a different model than ours, that's why the price difference", when in fact, it's practically the same refrigerator, stove, etc.

At one time this was a shell game played by all the big box retailers in CE. I worked for Sanyo for 11 years. The TV's, VCR's. Compact Stereos and A/C were all the same but the model number was changed (a sticker on the back) so that each retailer could counter price matching since the models were different. The same base Model number was used with a "mod code" added to the end for each retailer.

WalMart was the only retailer who received "built to spec" models (Mostly TV's) that were different than the base models. Sanyo would mix and match features to reach a price point for WalMart. They were not lesser quality, just a different mix of features and sometimes a modified remote control.

[Sidponcho]

Originally Posted by The Champ

That's why I said "comparing the same make and model numbers". Anytime I see a "private" model number, I know it's something built to someone else's specs to fit a price point.

Does Ford, Toyota or GM built different (insert model name here) for the "SUPER" dealers than they do for the small town dealers? No. If you're looking at a Toyota Tundra, Ford F150 or Chevy Silverado it doesn't matter which dealer you look at, they are all built on the same production line to the same specs.

Not true. Toyota for example has packages for New England that you wont find on any lot in Texas

[Sidponcho]

Even John Deere got on the big box store train. They also reduced the number of dealers.

[Simple Man]

Originally Posted by Sidponcho

Not true. Toyota for example has packages for New England that you wont find on any lot in Texas

Trucks are the same way. There is a "Texas Edition" offered by GM, and Ford. Same basic truck, but with a trim package of some sorts.
Won't find them new anywhere but Texas.

[The Champ]

Texas edition, New England edition, Northland edition....

They all get the same engine, transmission, suspension, etc. Your talking about cosmetics and badges, not the actual working parts of the truck.

[Sidponcho]

Originally Posted by The Champ

Texas edition, New England edition, Northland edition....

They all get the same engine, transmission, suspension, etc. Your talking about cosmetics and badges, not the actual working parts of the truck.

Correct, they dont have different drivetrains in New England SMH. They do have climate and weather related the quipment which does not equate to cosmetic at all

[Simple Man]

Originally Posted by The Champ

Texas edition, New England edition, Northland edition....

They all get the same engine, transmission, suspension, etc. Your talking about cosmetics and badges, not the actual working parts of the truck.

Exactly. Same thing with appliances. Slightly different model numbers, same basic mechanicals.