Front loaders have certainly evolved. They started with the ill fated Maytag Neptune, but now all of them will be much bigger with greater ...

Hard to believe another new products show is over. The highlight of the appliance year has passed... Here are the showstoppers: Heartla...

Following is a continuation of yesterdays post with individual rebate information. 5 heavily rebated items: Number 1 on this list. Bos...

24 inch washers are versatile...They fit in small spaces, under a counter and can be stacked. There are a bunch; Bosch, Miele, Asko, Maytag ...

Our best month for the last four years has been August, because of the tax free holiday. Now the Tax Weekend becomes the first month of a t...

Compiling appliance rebates is a nightmare. There are 6 different places, which can rebate the same model only with different dates. You a...

So Whirlpool is Maytag, GE Cafe is GE Profile (in some cases), Bosch, Thermador and Gaggenau can also be similar. Here is the one uniform fe...

The goal of this blog has been to promote energy efficiency, eliminate misconceptions and to offer an unbiased opinion about appliances and ...

Really, what happened to this company? 20 years ago, Amana dominated the premium refrigeration market and were actually the first to manufac...

I started full time in the appliance business in May of 1986 approximately 3 days after graduation.... Following is an interesting observati...

Short post today...I have been thinking about this a bunch over the last 2 weeks. I have become more mercenary over the past year or so. H...

They don't make them like they used to is a common refrain. It is however somewhat inaccurate especially in the appliance industry. Pr...

670 plus posts and finally I am on point: 1. Rebates: Its all about rebates these days. in the old days, it was Magic Chef who started it, F...

I have become a surveying fool...The laundry poll is the most interesting thus far. Lets look at the top two manufacturers by your votes, W...

On March 1-March 30, 2009, this Maytag Epic machine will be $499 after $350 in rebates. This is not the long dead Neptune machine. Maytag ...

Bottom freezers are popular. Simple reason: No bending for fruits and veggies. But you see the Amana and Maytag, and you want to make the ...

Let's save some cash to put us in a good mood this weekend...First some pictures. Whirlpool Duet vs Maytag Epic JennAir vs KitchenAid re...

About 10 years ago, JennAir introduced their expressions lineup of downdraft cooktops. After initial success, Expressions has stopped selli...

I have to teach a class at BU this evening about disruptive consumer goods, and how we merchandise and market new technologies to the public...

This is a sequal to an earlier post. There have been many changes in this category, so its worth a revisit. Have a Peek: Size: The average...