melmos75
04-12-2010, 03:56 PM
So, I had 4 shiny new stainless steel appliances delivered to my house this weekend. I was so excited I could hardly contain myself. After they were installed, however, all I could do was cry.
The fridge - perfect and beautiful - it looks like it was made for the spot in my kitchen.
Stove - also perfect.
Microwave - disaster! Apparently, they are now making them larger than they used to so although I am replacing an above the range microwave, when installed, it ended up giving me only 12 inches of clearance between the bottom of the microwave and the top of the cooktop. iCry!!
Dishwasher - also a disaster! I was so excited in picking out the appliances that it apparently slipped my mind that I had a drawer right there and we picked out a dishwasher with a handle. Now that the dishwasher is installed, I cannot open my silverware drawer. iCry - Again!
The appliance store has promised me that we will work something out (heck, I spent enough money there - they better) but they have to wait until the manager is back from vacation (who coincidentally was also the guy that sold us the appliances). So I am stuck right now with an unusable dishwasher, an unusable microwave, and ultimately and unusable cooktop. I have already picked out the dishwasher that I want to swap for and instead of the microwave above the range I am just going to put in a stainless steel hood vent/light. I loved having a microwave up off the countertop but I guess that isn't an option for me anymore unless I redo all my cabinets, which is totally not in the budget right now.
The fridge - perfect and beautiful - it looks like it was made for the spot in my kitchen.
Stove - also perfect.
Microwave - disaster! Apparently, they are now making them larger than they used to so although I am replacing an above the range microwave, when installed, it ended up giving me only 12 inches of clearance between the bottom of the microwave and the top of the cooktop. iCry!!
Dishwasher - also a disaster! I was so excited in picking out the appliances that it apparently slipped my mind that I had a drawer right there and we picked out a dishwasher with a handle. Now that the dishwasher is installed, I cannot open my silverware drawer. iCry - Again!
The appliance store has promised me that we will work something out (heck, I spent enough money there - they better) but they have to wait until the manager is back from vacation (who coincidentally was also the guy that sold us the appliances). So I am stuck right now with an unusable dishwasher, an unusable microwave, and ultimately and unusable cooktop. I have already picked out the dishwasher that I want to swap for and instead of the microwave above the range I am just going to put in a stainless steel hood vent/light. I loved having a microwave up off the countertop but I guess that isn't an option for me anymore unless I redo all my cabinets, which is totally not in the budget right now.