Big Buys!!!

We went to Sears today and made some very big, very exciting purchases - washing machine, dryer, and freezer! I feel so homeowner-ish! It's going to be so awesome to have our own laundry appliances, to have more control over the wash cycle than white or color, to not have to leave our home to wash our clothes. Sigh, domestic heaven in a laundry room!

Sears was having a really good sale on large appliances, so all three that we bought were 20% off, plus we get a $100 rebate on the washing machine, and a $65 rebate for the delivery charge. Our washing machine is a comfortably large 4 cu. ft., and the dryer is a spacious 7.5 cu. ft. It's a gas dryer since the house only has a gas hookup for the dryer. A slightly higher price up front, but it should save us money on the power bills.

Here's the washing machine we bought - Energy star qualified to save on water and power, cleans up to 18 bath towels in one load (though we don't even own that many!), adjusts water level and temperature based on load size and selected soil level, nifty neat-o!


And the dryer (except that this is the electric one, ours will be its gas equivalent) - comes with a dryer rack to dry stuff like shoes and sweaters and hats without tumbling them, you can select whether you want the signal to be soft or loud, auto moisture sensing.


Choosing a freezer was an adventure. I really had my heart set on the 14.9 cu. ft. chest freezer. The only place we can fit a freezer without it being really awkward and in the way is in the shed beside the house. It's already wired with electricity and everything. However, when we measured how big of a freezer we could fit in the shed, we were very disappointed to find that the chest freezer we wanted simply wouldn't fit. We would either have to scale down to the 8 ft. freezer, which is too small, or go with an upright, which is more expensive. After being disappointed and stubborn for a while (well, I was the one being stubborn - I really wanted that chest freezer!), we found an awesome 16.7 cu. ft. upright freezer that only cost a bit more than the chest freezer, thanks to being on sale. I finally gave in and admitted that it was a good freezer and I could be happy with it. We get more space, the price was good, and it will be nice to not have to bend myself in half to dig something out of the bottom of the freezer.

Here's the freezer (full of brand name stuff that we never ever buy!) - 3 cabinet shelves, a slide-out lower basket, and flexible door storage, holds up to 599 lb. of frozen food, security lock and external power light.


Our total cost for the day was more than I care to post, or even think about, haha. With three such large purchases, that's to be expected. But we got them all at great prices, and I'm so excited to know that soon we will be able to use our new appliances in our new house. The freezer will be delivered this Thursday, so I can start stocking it with freezer meals for after the baby is born. The washer/dryer won't be delivered until next week though, because they have to special order the gas dryer. But once it arrives, I am going to have so much fun doing laundry! At least for a little while, anyway, until the newness wears off. But still. :-)