@SoCalMama,
I am guessing you might be referencing my 30 something comment. If they have the money - great and go for it if that is what they can afford. But statistically, 1 out of 3 people 37 and under still live with their parents. They don't even have a studio apartment, much less a $1M or more home. To cover the cost of a $1M home (down payment, taxes, insurance, HOA fees, CDD fees, inspections, closing costs) and that doesn't even include the $$$$$ to furnish said house - one would have to make at least $300K per year (have to take into account that most people have credit card debt, vehicle loans/leases, student loans and maybe boats, RV and other types of loans to factor into the debt to income ratio). Given the average salary in the US last year was $60K and only 1% of all people in the US make $388K or more...I find it hard to conclude that there are that many young people who can afford a million dollar home or these appliances without the financial assistance of the Bank of Mom and Dad (or their credit cards), being a trust fund baby, or using their own credit cards (if they have that high of a limit). Most do not. NOTE: I did not say all. I said most. One has to take into consideration where the home is, home pricing, taxes, salaries, etc.
But to answer your question - if you can afford a million dollar home, aren't you going to get high end appliances - I would say yes. But Jenn-Aire would not be my high end choice. Thank's for pointing that out - guess I was on a roll and forgot to put that in my post!
@SoCalMama wrote:
@FrostyBubbles wrote:
I did the Jenn-Aire shop a few months back. The one I had required that I ask for a specific model number for each appliance. Seriously???? How does one remember the model number (very long number with letters mixed in) for an entire new kitchen remodel (so it's the fridge, oven, microwave, dishwasher). I wrote the model numbers in my note app on my phone - I knew I could not possibly remember them. I am older than 50, but I do look younger than my age (I was guessed to be 40 the other day).
But there is no way a 30 something can afford an entire kitchen of brand new Jenn Aire appliances. I played it off that my husband was going to meet me there when he finished his last appointment - but pretended I got a text saying he was not going to be able to make it before the store closed. I did ask for pricing. Salesman refused to put all on one piece of paper. He printed like 4-5 pages for each appliance and wrote the price on the first page for each. I also had to ask for a discount. He said he could not discount them, against Jenn-Aire policy; but he did write a different price. So who knows. There was something else I needed to get from him (I forget now) but he said he couldn't do that because he had something he had to get done before the store closed. When I got all the papers together to leave the store, I walked out the back door and he was in the parking lot joking around with other workers who were smoking. My shop was on a very busy street - so it was impossible to get a picture of the front of the store (required) with the address - so I took a pic of the back door and explained that the front of the store was on a busy street with 6-8 lanes of solid traffic - no way to get address through 6-8 vehicles.
I also did this shop about 1.5 years ago at a different location and it was easier back then. They added the specific models for this last round.
I was afraid that I would not get paid for all this work also - since I didn't get a picture of the front of the store and the other thing the salesman was supposed to give me. But I did get paid and didn't get any questions about the shop.
Much good luck!
I don't think that is true necessarily. If you are buying a million dollar house, aren't you going to get high end appliances?