Lesson of the Day: Things are Never What You Expect Even When You Pay For It

Ryan and I purchased a brand new washer and dryer two weeks ago. We had searched extensively for affordable energy star appliances and thought we found a set of GE appliances that met the criteria but when we got to the store we found out that they were mislabeled on the website. The GE set that was energy star was a few hundred dollars more expensive and just as ugly, if not more so. We looked further and found a stackable, energy star, front loading Frigidaire set. It was a little more expensive but the least expensive of all the front-loaders. We figured that if we stacked them, that would effectively buy us a half of a closet! Wow. Major storage space. So we bought it.

Unfortunately, we accidentally bought an electric dryer because our home inspection says that our existing dryer was electric. Not so. The night before it was supposed to be delivered, we pulled the dryer away from the wall and saw that it was a gas dryer. Great. So we called Lowes at 6 am an hour before the scheduled delivery and cancelled the delivery. I went to the store and "returned" the electric dryer and exchanged it for the gas dryer which was more expensive and also there was an install fee. I paid up and then rescheduled the delivery.

The delivery-men were supposed to come between 10-2. They showed up at 4. With only the washer. I had to reschedule.

Today, the delivery-men came to deliver both the washer and dryer. They discovered there was a hole in the floor under where the dryer was. They couldn't put both units where the washer had been because the gas line didn't reach but couldn't put them both where the dryer was because the drain was on the other side. So we bought STACKABLE washer / dryer just to have them side-by-side. And to boot -- we can't open the tray where the laundry detergent is supposed to be poured because we have bi-folding doors and the detergent drawer doesn't clear the doors.