The Evolution of Laundry

Lets look at this popular Bosch washer:

Success aside, it was discontinued for this model

Sure, the newer one is a bit larger and eco-friendly, but it is irregular for a manufacturer to completely change a productive series before its time. Bosch had very good reasons:

The new model could stack with a matching dryer. Stacking has become very important as many people are now placing the laundry near the bedroom instead of the basement.

So Bosch could kill two proverbial birds (hate that cliche) by entering a growing market and still produce only one machine.

Then again, they could be following Frigidaire, Electrolux, Whirlpool and GE who have already been producing this type of product for years. You probably don't see too many one piece washer dryer stacks any more for that reason.



And yes, Cash For Clunkers will cover these units extensively.....If you want to know the best Cash For Clunker models, and better yet how to qualify, sign up for our C4C newsletter...

How To Buy a Weber Grill

Weber is the best non-professional grill. It has decent output and is durable, which are the two most desired traits of an outside cooking product.

They have three basic series (and iterations thereof)

The Spirit

Good basic grill with 36,000 BTU porcelain grates and flavorizing bars.

The Genesis

Better grill with more weather-resistant stainless construction and stainless grates, larger cooking area and 42,000 BTU output. The Genesis is available with or without the side burner.

The Summit

Weber's best grill has 60,000 BTU, a rotisserie with an infrared heating element (The Genesis also has a rotisserie without the infrared) and a smoker box to infuse smokey flavor.

Prices start at $499 including delivery and assembly (because you don't want to).

Just as a FYI if you want to learn how to BBQ, we have a couple really great grilling seminars from nationally ranked BBQ'ers:

April 17th: Andy Husbands and his IQUE BBQ team. Sign up.

May 8th: Doug "Ribswithin" Keiles. Sign up.

Cash For Clunker...Part 6

The Frigidaire front loader...

Its a pretty decent deal at around $500. It has 40% more capacity than your top loading, uses 25 less gallons of water per wash as well as half the electricity.

How would you like to buy it for $250??....then read this memo.

Failure....Its the New Success

Enough with the how-to's, green tips, etc...If Google can celebrate failure than so can we. Have a look at some appliances which you as the buying public refused to buy.

The LG all everything refrigerator.

Years ago, a refrigerator with internet capability, jukebox, tv, camera and menus would be desirable. In my marketing experience, ask people if they want something, they will invariably say yes (heck I want my refer to do the same). However, if you tell them it is $8,000, they (along with I will) say no. This unit exists only in our lunchroom, where it holds our lunches....like a regular refrigerator.

The Whirlpool Polara

I actually liked this product. You can grab an item out of the freezer, defrost and then cook it in the same oven...It refrigerated and cooked....We sold one. The display. The whole "smart" appliance trend never materialized as people did not want to pay the premium. We want our appliances dumb and cheap


The Maytag Neptune

The Neptune killed the 100 year old Maytag company. In what seems an eon ago, Maytag was known for dependability. The Neptune failed in peoples homes at a staggering rate. Either Maytag couldn't or wouldn't rectify the issue thus killing its pedigree, brand and marketing...It exists today only as a division of the Whirlpool company.

Tomorrow its back to more successful products.