31-01-2023, 08:51 AM
(31-01-2023, 08:02 AM)R2x1 Wrote: We went through a patch of "Other" brands. Without fail, the other brands seem to have been designed to look a lot bigger than they are - the internal space is highly impractical for storing and accessing food in normal packaging. From tinkering with neighbours' fridges over the years I tend to think that foreign fridges are like European cars: quite nice looking while they're new, and pleasant to drive for a while. However, they do not age gracefully and when they start to fail they reveal that assembly was not intended to be reversible.Fasteners when accessible are rapid wear items that self destruct on removal, and accessibility is not easily revealed. F&P are IMO much better value for people that wish to use their fridge for storing and accessing the goods of their choice, and when after many years they need service the difference is stark. For some fridges you have more chance of repairing used milk than the appliance meant to store it.
Samsung may have their good points, but sharpness has never been high on my list of desirable fridge features.
I think it is often a matter of use too. My Samsung replaced a not very old f&p that had survived three housemoves in a shortish space of time before developing an iceberg habit. Blanche is in a tiny flat, serving one old lady who has few bad habits so wearing out isn't an immediate threat. She might not enjoy such a calm life in a family household, but she fits the space available in this one. And believe it or not, it was those dimensions plus competitive price that made me choose her.
And she is easy to clean...
