I used to like to watch HGTV house hunting shows and make-overs, but I lost interest when people stopped considering anything that did not have stainless steel appliances and marble counter tops. Seemed so shallow.
When I bought my condo, I was more interested in the location. The real estate agent was thrilled about the fact that all the appliances were brand new, saying she was an appliance snob. The all stainless steel kitchen and the washing machine with an he agitator-free model was not a priority for me, but I figured they would at least last.
Frankly, now I wish they would all die. What the hey is the big whoop with stainless steel appliances? All that wiping fingerprints, water drops -- it doesn't end. A glass top electric stove? After being used to a gas stove? NO. Just no.
And let's not even get started on the agitation free washing machine. "Place clothing carefully in the tub" is the only direction. No matter how many different variations of "carefully" I have tried -- it's a melee. Long sleeved tees twisted around the legs of pajama pants. You wouldn't believe what can happen to bed sheets. And the length of a cycle? The time spent untangling?
I never thought of myself as a person resistant to change but these things do not strike me as big improvements. So there you go. You can call me shallow, persnickety, and a reverse appliance snob.
P.S. I am grateful to have a home with modern conveniences. Really. Most of the time.
I'm with you on the stainless steel appliances. I have a tea kettle that requires enough wiping to keep the finger prints off, I don't a whole set of appliances too.
ReplyDeleteAND that damned glass top stove that came with this house is a nuisance. I've not been able to get the marks and scratches off from the previous owner and have added some myself. I don't know what the trick is, even having bought special cleanser and scraper kit. I'll probably replace it soon, and I may just go back to the burners...though that won't help with resale. Sigh....
Take care and stay well.
P.S. you apparently touched a nerve, I didn't mean to rant!
I would be upset, too.
ReplyDeleteSo far I haven't heard anything good about the agitation free washers. Your account convinces me. I just had my 20 year old one easily repaired. People keep trying to fix what isn't broken--like Blogger.
ReplyDeleteOh how this made me smile. I am not alone and that feels great. I HATE my stainless steel appliances. I am too anal retentive to have them. I am forever wiping them down. I swear when my husband opens the dishwasher he puts his fingers on the entire front. ThankfullyI do not have a washer like that but I also don't get the need for it. Is it supposed to make your clothes last longer? As for house hunters. That annoys me too Olga. First of all buy your marble, quartz, granite whatever after you buy the house. Why put that in your 30 yr mortgage? It will be far cheaper that way too. I can watch the first 5 minutes and if the couple annoys me I can't watch it. Like when they say they hate the color. OMG. There are stores where you can buy things to change that! They make me want to slap them. I'm horrible I know.
ReplyDeleteThere is a trade off for beauty in appliances. I like easy to clean and low maintenance, but no one decorates for that. I also find my sheets seem to be in a tangled embrace at the end of each cycle.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you. I had to look hard to find replacement white kitchen appliances. My clothes washer is also old fashioned. And I really don't want those cold, hard stone counter tops. I still have Formica, and if you drop a sturdy glass, it doesn't shatter.
ReplyDeleteMost of the time!!!
ReplyDeleteMaebene, rants just have to get out once in a while.
ReplyDeletePatti, hang on to that older model.
Margaret, It must be hard to get paint stores as sponsors for some of those shows. I stopped watching when I saw a house hunter who still lived with his mother and no money saved pooh-pooh all the houses because they didn't look like a magazine layout. Get real!
Tabor, Yeah sheets can be out and out pornographic coming out of those machines.
Linda. I shopped for a fridge with no ice maker in FL and you's think I had too heads. I was worried about mold since I am not there all the time.
Washers do not use enough water these days and with Buddy’s skin condition it is not fun. Gas is great until a family member gets dementia. Thank god gas has a smell and my nose is super keen for I have had several events and the detector failed to go off before I did.. most new appliances are not built to last these days.
ReplyDeleteBut all is made to look shiny..
I’m not keen on stainless steel appliances either. I want no part of replacing my old-fashioned tile countertop with granite or marble in kitchen or bathrooms. Since its just me, though I always wait until I have a full load, i don't mind my energy efficient clothes washer though don't like front loading. I put clothes all tangled together directly into dryer and it sorts and separates them so not a problem.
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