Thread Number: 2337
$7000 KitchenAid Laundry Pair |
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Post# 69796   6/10/2005 at 12:35 (6,891 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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While innocently perusing the new listings at appliance.com, I pushed the washer/dryer icon and looked at one of the June entries, "New stainless steel KA Laundry Pair". Being naturally curious, I checked it out. Very industrial-looking. Oh, and by the way, they can be yours for only SEVEN THOUSAND FREAKING DOLLARS!! 'Scuse me while I grab my inhaler..... CLICK HERE TO GO TO frigilux's LINK |
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Post# 69802 , Reply# 1   6/10/2005 at 14:04 (6,891 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)   |   | |
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however, I don't think that any new home washer and dryer is worth 7k. Not even 4k. Even if I had that sort of money laying around. Lawrence/Maytagbear |
Post# 69803 , Reply# 2   6/10/2005 at 14:25 (6,891 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 69806 , Reply# 3   6/10/2005 at 14:51 (6,891 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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I'm sure there is a market for high-end stuff, it's just that I could never justify spending $7-large on one measley laundry pair when I could buy 6 pairs of the new Frigidaire FL'ers and still have enough money leftover for a nice bottle of gin and a car payment! It would be so cool to have a mini-laundromat like that. Of course, a number of the collectors who frequent this site have just that! And they're uber-cool vintage machines, to boot! |
Post# 69813 , Reply# 5   6/10/2005 at 17:22 (6,891 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 69827 , Reply# 7   6/10/2005 at 21:55 (6,891 days old) by PeteK (Ontari ari ari O )   |   | |
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Obviously there are enough people with enough money that aren't going to miss $7000 for a washer/dryer. Look at the rest of the KA lineup in their pro series, $400 toasters, $300 blenders,$300 coffee grinders. If you look closely at those toasters (which are made in China btw) yes they are heavy, yes the exterior is all heavy metal, but inside is just a plain old $10 toaster mechanism that doesn't even pop up. So relatively speaking the $7000 laundry isn't that bad..lol
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Post# 69834 , Reply# 8   6/11/2005 at 00:56 (6,891 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 69911 , Reply# 10   6/11/2005 at 19:29 (6,890 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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I received word from our very own MagicClean that this KA frontloader DOES have on-board water heating, and the usual complement of sanitary and stain-treat cycles and other related functions to maintain water temperature. Also, if I understand correctly, Nebraska Furniture Mart has this KA pair on display . . so there may be a visit to see it during the Convention. Yay! |
Post# 69919 , Reply# 11   6/11/2005 at 20:21 (6,890 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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KA issued a directive early this year pulling all it's products from Internet vendors or anyone else selling online. Think KA is trying to become more exclusive with it's distribution as befitting a high end appliance line. Guess that is prolly why the caption along with the pics does not list any vendors. |
Post# 73953 , Reply# 16   7/17/2005 at 09:03 (6,855 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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