When I was a kid we had a fridge with the freezer on the bottom. I thought it was kinda goofy, but it was what my mother liked. To this day, that is her fridge of choice. I always wanted a side-by-side model. I thought they were the most glamorous type of fridge you could have. (Don't ask, I don't know where it comes from.)
When we moved into this house we put our old fridge in. Finally, something that went with the almond-colored, freezer on top, monstrosity. Problem is, there is a wall opposite where our fridge goes, so with a standard fridge you can't get the door opened all the way because it hits the wall. I don't know who was thinking what when they put that wall there, but it's load bearing so a little recreational sledge hammering is not an option.
So we went and bought a new fridge. Two actually. The first one was so huge it was ruining our lives so we returned it and I got the one I really wanted in the first place: a brushed stainless steel fronted KitchenAid 27 cubic foot side-by-side with filtered water and ice in the door.
I loved this fridge for about 45 seconds. Then I went to put my groceries into it. You can't put a freakin thing in it. Huge turkey? Forget about it, unless you having nothing else which requires refrigeration. Don't even think about getting a vegetable tray from Costco. Then there's the freezer. I think it's maybe 12 inches across. Sure, it's got groovy baskets that slide in and out, and they're pretty deep, but it sucks.
Yes, we still have the old almond-colored monstrosity in the garage, but it may as well be in another area code, because once something goes in that fridge it just dies in there because I forget about it.
I hate my refrigerator!
Posted by beth at July 6, 2003 04:52 PMChill out!
Posted by: Chuck at July 6, 2003 05:36 PM