Didn’t go into the weekend anticipating that I’d be buying a new fridge, but here we are.
In reality I should be grateful - we knew it was up there in years when we bought the house and got almost two years out of it (19 total!).
I sold the garage fridge the guy who owned the house before me left and the next week mine went out!
It was really annoying.
I try not to buy anything new, philosophically. It isn't about price, I just don't like to add new things if I don't have to.
I went looking for a used fridge. Checked facebook marketplace and found one I liked. Guy sent me to this warehouse.
Nobody is there. I am wondering if I have been sent to be killed/robbed.
Guy shows up, but isn't the guy I talked to, the fridge we talked about isn't there. This guy is confused about who sent me.
He is actually selling fridges and other appliances though. I find one I like. He agrees to deliver it for 100 bucks or something. 800 total stainless french door Kenmore professional. He did not ask for anything up front.
He shows up with his cousin and delivers the fridge. I pay him everything is good.
My wife who is never happy that I am not buying from the show room is really happy and it looks great. Wife goes upstairs with kid, I hook up the water etc.
I'm trying to use the water and the buttons won't respond. I push water and the light comes on. I push the light and the something else goes off. I look closely at the door and can tell it is just slightly dented/doesn't perfectly match and realize this is a new door for this fridge. None of the buttons work and the light seems to be randomly coming on.
I check the model number to see what is going on. No model number anywhere. Supposed to always be in the top right. Sticker is torn off. That is a sure sign of a totaled fridge. Not supposed to be sold, no licensed repair man will touch it. Cold sweat, heart sinking.
Wife comes down. She sees my face. I say, "I'm sorry." She says, "You son of a bitch!"
I go upstairs to get some tools. When I come back down she has "reset the fridge to factory settings" and it is totally fine. We also figured out I wasn't holding the buttons long enough. Just tapping like a phone doesn't work properly.
Fantastic fridge going on 3 years no issues. I cannot for the life of me figure out the scam that the first guy was running.