So I am shopping a major home improvement store tomorrow to look at dishwashers. I have read my instructions. It says to follow the script as closely as possible. Now, I am not making this up. It reads, "Be sure to say you are on a tight budget and need to get the best value possible." And on another page, "Be sure to say you have done a high end remodeling so price is not important in purchasing this dishwasher, you want the best because you have already spent so much money on your kitchen." Well, which is it!? Could drive a person crazy.

The highest price is the best value, right? I mean, those 16 extra possible cycles must be valuable . . .

Sounds good to me, Flash. ha ha

57carol Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> So I am shopping a major home improvement store
> tomorrow to look at dishwashers. I have read my
> instructions. It says to follow the script as
> closely as possible. Now, I am not making this up.
> It reads, "Be sure to say you are on a tight
> budget and need to get the best value possible."
> And on another page, "Be sure to say you have done
> a high end remodeling so price is not important in
> purchasing this dishwasher, you want the best
> because you have already spent so much money on
> your kitchen." Well, which is it!? Could drive a
> person crazy.


Hahah I did that shop over the weekend.

So were you poor or rich when looking at your dishwasher?

Does it make a difference? I went in without it being a shop because I wanted a new washing machine. My top loader had sprung a leak we had not yet been able to figure out. So I was looking first and foremost for a scratch and dent. My appliances are hidden away in the garage utility room so I don't give a hoot whether they match have green ears, I just want them to work.

After we got past my NOT WANTING OR NEEDING a matching dryer (I attached a lever with a wood block by a screw to the face of the machine a decade ago to keep the door closed when operating, and it works just fine), we moved on to the $1000 front loaders that you only need to get a $400 platform to place them on so that you aren't bent double to get the laundry in and out. No thank you--top loader please. $750?, $625?, $579? I don't need 12 cycles. I need no more than 2 cycles and the options of cold, warm or hot. And I don't really need hot as I am no longer sterilizing fabrics for infants.

The look of disgust as the guy showed me a $275 top loader (back in the corner in the shadows) would have made Edvard Munch proud. I told the guy this one had real possibilities, went home and finished repairing my old washer. Best incentive in the world to get on with the troubleshooting and repair is an overzealous salesman!

What a great story, Flash!

57carol Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> So were you poor or rich when looking at your
> dishwasher?


I was "on a tight budget, but would be willing to spend a little more for a quality item", but, yes, the directions were a little difficult to follow at best.

There is a line somewhere that says, If instructions differ, use one over the other". My reading is whatever you do your right....seriously, I'd go for medium to high priced (since your not buying it), go for the best. I'd love a new stove, too bad that's not the reimbursement....NOT!

I just did that shop today. I told the salesperson that I would be willing to spend alot if I had to, but preferred not to. It was actually fairly easy as she did most of the talking anyway. Fun shop too. It was nice pretending that I was doing a remodeling job on my kitchen.

Okay, so I did it as well today. It really was easy and kind of fun. Quick, too. Boy could I use a new stove. Yesterday, it's handle fell off!

I just went to an appliance store and bought a new refrigerator, stove and freezer. I had to hold back the laughter when the over-eager salesman thought he really had a live one who was going to buy out the store or something. In the course of showing me washing machines (what the heck, they were sitting there) he managed to bend down too far and the lid slammed on his head. I think he thought that dust speck down in the drum was of critical importance and needed immediate removal. (No I had nothing to do with that one.)

I sarted to answer Carol57 when she said
"What a great story, Flash!"
I was going to say "Just wait till you hear what Cettie has to say!"

Cettie, you could have then tried to negotiate a scratch and dent price

I'm doing three phome shop on appliances...sounds like the same, but I can stay home.

Irene, I like phone shops. You can fill 'em out as you go. No gas expenditure, much less time involved. I hope yours pay reasonably well.

I have done several "internet inquiry" and phone shops while I've been laid up. Wish I could find about 300 of them. lol They were soooooo easy.