I took the plunge and ordered our new cooktop yesterday. I have waited 6 weeks for an appliance sale only to turn up empty-handed, so we decided to just pay full price. (Although, when I ordered it, I found out it was on sale, though only about $23 off, which is kind of a weird amount to be on sale).
Normally, I wait for sales. But we are still cooking on the original 1957 electric cooktop that came with our house. It is in sad shape! We are down to two burners, and one of the good ones is starting to go bad.
It takes three weeks for the special order cooktops to arrive, so if you add that, plus the time to have it installed and the gas line run, and we're looking at a month at least before our new cooktop is up and running.
Right now, we are racing against the clock! Can our old stove last one more month after 53 years of dutiful service? I sure hope so!!
This got me thinking about how many appliances these days will last 53 years? Not many. Our stove in our last house was a 1953 O'Keefe and Merrit and the thing is still baking and cooking perfectly. They literally don't make them like that any more.
In other shopping news, I did get a second chance on an item I saw about a month ago on the clearance rack at Kohl's. it's a black fitted blazer/tuxedo jacket that fits perfectly. I originally turned it down, but had been kicking myself. Well, it was there when I went there yesterday. Marked down to $24 from $60. I paid zero because I used a gift card. Not too shabby.
I paid full price, let me have it!
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Agreed - things are not made like they used to.
Enjoy your new cooktop!
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I agree about durability of appliances. Our DVD player of about 2.5 years is breaking down. Really? We don't even use it very often.
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February 16th, 2010 at 03:32 pm 1266334372
I can't, but maybe because I have two babies. If it were just me and hubby, I wouldn't be as concerned about microwave living for a week or two!