Posted by Firstgarden
We bought a $1000 Kenmore Fridge 5 years ago, solely because Kenmore was made by Whirlpool, (with the exception of some low end product lines.) If I had ANY idea that Sears had begun farming out their product manufacturing to LG, I would have AVOIDED IT LIKE THE PLAGUE!
I worked in retail for 28 years and sold appliances. I saw how LG operated from the inside, and I must tell you -- I have never seen such low-crawling dirty tricks from any manufacturer in all my years. Not even close. I'm not exaggerating. The things I saw were nothing less than evil.
Compressors typically had 10 years warranty. This one has ONE year. No wonder. If I made that kind of crap, I wouldn't wanna cover it either. Obvoisly, I am angry and thoroughly disgusted, knowing that I've been had.
Our Sears salesperson apparently didn't know about the LG change either,when she acknowledged my assumption that Kenmore mid-line on up was still made by Whirlpool.
I believe she was honest and that no one informed her. But upper mngt knew, and they were seriously cutting corners for the sake of the bottom line. If consumerism in America has gone to H-ll, then Sears has certainly spearheaded this trend, along with their partner in crime - LG. Now, we're out a $1000 fridge, and I haven't found any class action lawsuit thus far that is current and/or applicable. If anyone knows of one, PLEASE TELL ME.