It Was A Dark Matter Day

Yes, it was a Dark Matter Day. It started last Friday when I was making a call to a customer, then I heard an explosion outside the house. A second later, all the power went out in the neighborhood. The power outage lasted from 6:30PM to 10:30PM. When the power finally went on, I was certainly relieved, and I needed to start the day early, so I went to sleep. When I got up the next morning, went into the kitchen, and opened the refrigerator, it was very warm. All the food had spoiled and needed to be thrown out. I called a Tech to come down to have a look, and he told me it would cost the same amount to buy a new one if he had to fix so off to Best Buy I went.

I did some comparisons online, looked at YouTube videos, and all of them, including the salesperson at Best Buy, said to me DON'T BUY SAMSUNG, so I didn't. They also warned me about LG. They have a class action suit regarding the compressors, so I avoided them as well, but to be honest, I had an LG, which lasted 13 years. The models I wanted to purchase, not one of them, were in stock; in fact, they had arrival dates of December 19. I was told that supply chain issues still affect Best Buy. So this is what I did: I handed the dimensions of the old unit to the salesperson, and we looked at what was available and the features I wanted. Nothing came close, but all the videos said avoid gimmicks and gadgets, get practical, and that's what I did. I went with a Wirlpool. The only special thing it had was two ice makers, one in the door and one in the freezer. The cost me total $2089.00

When it was installed, the guy who came had two helpers. One of the helpers knocked over two bottles of wine in a rack; needless to say, it went everywhere. That wasn't even the worst thing. The refrigerator was just 1/8 of an inch too tall and could not fit under the kitchen cabinets. The installer said, "Oh, that's an easy thing to fix," and then left. So I'm still trying to get someone to help with this, and until then, it's sticking out of the space.

One of the best things I did was take out this policy with Best Buy that I can return anything I buy after 60 days, which, if this is not resolved, I intend to do just that.