Michelletj's Journal

Well, yesterday had some added excitement I wasn't expecting!  First, I got a phone call from a friend, and we had a lovely chat!  After that, Hubby convinced me to go to Best Buy to buy a new dishwasher because they are on sale this weekend!  We had a repairman come and look at the old one, and he blamed everything on me using too much soap and the water not being hot enough.  Excuse me?  What does that have to do with food chunks on my glasses?  So, I decided we would get a new one.  I just wasn't expecting to buy it this soon!  Anyway, we went to Best Buy to pick out the one we wanted and buy it.

On the way there, Hubby mentions that he wants to replace our old Printer/scanner/faxer/maker-yer-dinner unit that hasn't been acting quite right for a while.  It's okay for scanning, but when it prints, we only get dark sheets that are barely readable.  We tried cleaning it, replacing the toner cartridge, and it just keeps happening.  I told him in the car...it's not something I'm too worried about at the moment.  Let's give it some time and give us some time to get our cash reflow back, and then we'll revisit the idea.  He also asked me if I wanted to consider buying a new frig or stove since Best Buy has a nifty "3 years same as cash" deal going on right now.  Since we're hoping to move, and the frig and stove we have work fine (they're just old and ugly), I said no.  We're just gonna get a dishwasher and boogy on out of there.

Boy, was I wrong.

We got the dishwasher, and then I saw it.  It was standing next to where the sales person's computer was.  It was beautiful.  Electrolux side-by-side stainless steel refrigerator floor model with water and ice on the door (cubed or crushed ice!) on sale for 45% off!  It was beautiful.  Regular price $2600, on sale for $1700 because it had a dent on the front and a scratch on the side!  I opened the doors, and I heard angels singing!   A host of angels sang in my ear, "Your wish has come true!  This is it!  The frig of your dreams!"

So I bought it.

We got the "3 years same as cash" credit line approved, and while we were at it, I picked up a new toaster oven, we got a new printer/faxer/scanner/make-yer-dinner unit, and Hubby got a flat-screen LCD monitor for his computer (he has yet to decide which one gets it).

I walked out of Best Buy in a daze.  We bought a new frig. And we can't take it with us when we move (because we will probably be renting for a while until we find a house we like or build a house), so I basically just bought a frig for the new owners.  Sure, I'd get to enjoy it for a year, but it in the end, it would belong to someone else.  We would definitely get to put "updated appliances" in the house-for-sale blurb, but in the end, I just spent $1700 on someone else's frig.  But it was a good deal.  And oh, how I would love that frig every single day that we owned it!  I would kiss it!  I would tell it how beautiful it was!  It was worth it!

I floated through Walmart and grocery shopping.  I bought a frig!  Oh, all the things that would fit in the new one that don't fit in the old top-bottom model, because this new frig is a side-by-side!  How would we get the water to the frig?  It doesn't matter, someone else would figure that out.  I have a beautiful new frig!

We got home, and I dreamed about my new frig as I put groceries in the old one.  No more bending down!  No more shoving things around to make it fit!  Oh, it will be wonderful!  And as I stood there, filling the old frig and freezer, Hubby walked in the door with another load of groceries, stood next to the old frig and said...

"Uh oh."

I said, "Don't you say 'uh oh'!  Don't do it!  I don't want to hear 'uh oh' coming out of your lips!" 

And then I looked at him, I looked at what he was looking at, and I said, "Oh $#&@!"

*sigh*

The old frig, being a top-bottom frig, is only 65 inches tall.  The cabinet above the frig comes down to 67 inches from the floor.  The new frig is 68 3/16 inches tall, not counting the hinges.  With the hinges it was more than 71".

We had to void the sale.

I looked all around the kitchen, but there's really no other place to logically put a frig.  To put a bigger frig where the frig is now would involve cutting a set of cabinets in half.  There's just no way to fit the new frig in that kitchen.

We went back to Best Buy and voided the sale.  Wow, was that depressing.  I checked out the other frigs, just for my own knowledge, and confirmed that the shortest side-by-side frig was 69".  There is no way to put a side-by-side frig in our kitchen.  And if I can't have side-by-side, I will do just fine with the old one.

*sigh*

So, no new frig, but the new dishwasher will be delivered and installed on the 17th, I have a new toaster oven, and we have new techno stuff to keep Hubby happy for a while.

But dang, I miss that frig.

Today will be all about cleaning and playing with new toys and celebrating the 4th!  Fireworks everywhere!  (Someone set off a couple after midnight last night.  If they'd set off one more, I'd have been on the phone with the police.)  I will try not to miss the frig too much.  It was a pipe dream, after all.  It could never work.

I hope everyone is feeling well enough to enjoy the day today!  Happy 4th of July!