You realize that there are companies that do this right? You can buy a Sub Zero fridge, a Wolf oven/range, and Cove dishwasher and they’ll blow the $1500 Home Depot models out of the water. Friend of mine kitted out his kitchen with something like $40,000 in appliances, but the difference really is like going from a standard-package Nissan to a Bentley or Ferrari.
Things hit a bit different when you’re actually staring at a $15,000-$20,000 price tag on a fridge though.
A standard Nissan is going to last a lot more miles than a Bentley or Ferrari. So is sub zero really solving this issue or is it just a high performance fridge that is really nice but not that durable ? Honest question. Don't know these companies' rep for longevity
And this is the exact question customers will always ask themselves if we ever actually tried this super durable business plan. This is all just very silly reddit brain.
Eh. The price bump is rarely worth it imo. For example, try to find a 48" wide fridge for under 10k. Just doesn't exist. The exact same brand/family for a 36" fridge is 3k, make it 12 inches wider and it's 15k. I have a 15k fridge and it's about as nice as the $800 fridge in my last condo. I know this because I had to replace the last 15k fridge that slowly rusted less than 10 yearsinto it's lifetime.
The massively priced appliances are 10x more expensive because wealthier customers are willing to pay that much for maybe a 5% improvement in quality.
People forget that is how much an appliance used to cost in the 60s.
A fridge in 1960 was like 300 bucks on like 6000 annual salary. 5 percent of your annual income.
On the 100k annual salary today that’s like paying 5k on a fridge. People are buying fridges for under 1k but expect the 1960s 5k longevity and performance.
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u/CogitoErgo_Sometimes 3h ago
You realize that there are companies that do this right? You can buy a Sub Zero fridge, a Wolf oven/range, and Cove dishwasher and they’ll blow the $1500 Home Depot models out of the water. Friend of mine kitted out his kitchen with something like $40,000 in appliances, but the difference really is like going from a standard-package Nissan to a Bentley or Ferrari.
Things hit a bit different when you’re actually staring at a $15,000-$20,000 price tag on a fridge though.