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[songbird]

Not what I wanted and not a Samsung.  It's a GE.  Seems very nice.  And it wasn't over $1,000.00 like the Speed Queen.  But I'm OK with it.  Mostly it was my husband's choice.  He wanted a decent machine at a lower price and it was on sale. They'll be here this Saturday (free delivery) and they will haul away the old one.  (for 20.00 bucks) It had a decent good rating.  More narrow then I'm used to.  Maytag and Whirlpools  are the wider ones.  But it is deeper.  It's top loader agitator. Hoping to get 10 years out of it.  It's ranked #5.  So it doesn't seem that too bad.  Debating if we should get the warranty.  Usually we don't. But it's been 20 years since we got our Maytag and I don't know how long these more modern machines last. And we got this from Home Depot.  Which seems to have a ton of washers and dryers.  Had no idea.....

[River Song]

Get the warranty!  You will thank your lucky stars when it needs to be repaired two years from now.  I never buy an extended warranty on anything except a washing machine.

[Shelbelle]

Just my 2 cents, but I never take those extended warranties. 

[Porcelain]

The warranty is a good idea. I get them for as long as they allow. You can't go without a washer. So if it breaks you have no choice but to get it fixed if you don't want to buy one again. The store warranty says they'll come out and fix it.

If you have a great affordable plumber/handyman who can repair your machine with no problem, that'd be a reason to maybe forgo a warranty IMO.

[patbz]

I got my replacement ( a May Tag) in exchange for my 8 mth old Whirlpool that had motherboard problems; it was delivered today and I'm already on load 3 (2 more to go).  Don't even think about not getting warranty (Lowes transferred my old warranty that still has 4 and a half yrs on it).  Not an extended warranty person but do get them on washers, dryers and dish washers ( and always use them).

[BeeChee]

WOW! Just this morning I spent several hours online looking at washers as I will be buying one within the month. NEVER, EVER, NEVER would I have considered buying an extended warranty!

(My current washer and dryer were purchased in 1989!! My dryer is still going strong, working great; the washer just started leaking, so I'm listening to the powers that be BEFORE I have a tubful of water on the floor! Plus the new ones should be waaay more energy efficient.)

Apparently my hope that a new one will last another 32 years is just foolishness. ROFLMAO at myself! 

songbird--I see you purchased at HD. Where was this listed as #5 as I still am choosing between two washers.

Thanks.

[songbird]

I don't fully trust GE.  Truth is I never had one.  One of the few brands I never had. So I think we will take the warranty I think it will be worth it.  I'll be doing a normal wash, since I always do my usual wash on Saturdays.  And it's coming this Saturday.  I saw lots and lots of front loaders.  More then the top loaders. They all look thick and wide. They may be the way of the future.  I just heard that they don't clean very well. 

[Shelbelle]

I now have a Hotpoint washer since 2014 that I absolutely adore, it is the lower end from GE. No bells and whistles just a nice machine that does what I need it to do. 

[Mistreatedbycs]

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@songbird wrote:

I don't fully trust GE.  Truth is I never had one.  One of the few brands I never had. So I think we will take the warranty I think it will be worth it.  I'll be doing a normal wash, since I always do my usual wash on Saturdays.  And it's coming this Saturday.  I saw lots and lots of front loaders.  More then the top loaders. They all look thick and wide. They may be the way of the future.  I just heard that they don't clean very well. 

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Sorry, that doesn't make any sense.  GE is one of the oldest companies out there.  

Oh the rumors, the front load don't clean very well.  They all operate the same, you put your detergent in, close the door and water comes in and it washes your clothes.

That's nice that Home Depot is taking care of you and scheduling the delivery for this Saturday, usually their schedule goes out a week or so.

I'm sure you'll enjoy it.   You have a new washer now, make sure you read the direction and do not put more detergent in than it requires, these washers are different than 20 years ago.

[patbz]

@BeeChee : Don't get your heart set on one machine; often what's online or even on the floor ( display model only) isn't really available. Last week when I went to Lowes to replace my wonky Whirlpool, using my criteria ( American made, with agitator, has a tech in my rural area who know how to repair and can get parts) there were many machines that weren't really available.  They had to check if it was in the warehouse and could be delivered within a week. The Maytag I bought was a floor display and actually required a manager' s approval to sell it to me ( they don't usually, can you imagine what the appliance area would like if there were only 3-4 machines).  Take your notes, set your priorities but be prepared to settle.