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submitted 1 year ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Really? I'm in the US and went to Home Depot, Lowes, Costco, and Best Buy. Our requirements:

ice dispenser in the freezer section - ice dispenser's in the fridge have a high failure rate
external water dispenser
preference for french door fridge (freezer below fridge)
strong preference for no smart stuff
not LG or Samsung; strong preference for Maytag or Whirlpool

So, here's what we found:

about half of the french door refrigerators had "smart" stuff
about half of the remainder of french door fridges had a water dispenser in the door, the rest either had none or it was inside the fridge
only one french door refrigerator had an ice machine in the freezer, the rest either had none or it was in the fridge; water dispenser was inside the fridge

So we bought a side-by-side fridge from Whirlpool, which met all of our requirements except the french door design.