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Post# 1060887   2/18/2020 at 15:39 (1,500 days old) by maytagmike (Burlington, Vt)        

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Hello to everyone, the Whirltag bit the dust last Feb after only 6 and 1/2 years. Thinking about buying this dishwasher would fit on my counter.Who builds this model and is it any good? They don't give a model number Thanks, Maytagmike.




Post# 1060956 , Reply# 1   2/19/2020 at 11:39 (1,499 days old) by eronie (Flushing Michigan)        
???????

No info


Post# 1060971 , Reply# 2   2/19/2020 at 13:50 (1,499 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)        
First of all, who knew Wards was still around?

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I tried www.wards.com... and to my surprise there is a website out there for Montgomery Wards.  That was a surprise.

 

Others may know for sure but it seems most of them are made by the same vendor, just branded differently.  I have one that I use as a backup machine in my utility room and I don't really have any complaints.  It holds about 1/2 of a full size machine.  The one I have cleans well, takes about 90 minutes for the heavy wash and it's very quiet.  I would say, measure your counter to see if it would fit.  If you have plenty of counter space and can live with the smaller load size you'll probably be OK with it.  You could also put it on something like a microwave cart and roll it to the sink when you want to run it.

 

Good luck. 


Post# 1060976 , Reply# 3   2/19/2020 at 14:21 (1,499 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)        
Montgomery Ward

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The name is still around, likely sold to the highest (in all contexts) bidder, but that trainwreck of a catalog/brick and mortar retailer derailed long ago.


Post# 1061030 , Reply# 4   2/19/2020 at 21:55 (1,499 days old) by iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)        
The Wards name is now

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Owned by Fingerhut. Same products, high price easy financing.

Post# 1061057 , Reply# 5   2/20/2020 at 06:01 (1,498 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)        
Wards

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I guess I was surprised that any remnant of Wards was still around.  I thought they were long gone.

 

I looked at the countertop dishwasher on their site and it does seem overpriced to me.  If you want a Countertop dishwasher I would shop around a little bit.  There have been many new options over the past few years and you might find a model with features you want at a lower price.

 

Another option is craigslist.  They pop up often.  I picked mine up on CL for $50 years ago.  I've not had a single issue with it.


Post# 1061148 , Reply# 6   2/20/2020 at 21:08 (1,498 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )        
THis is what I see when I click on wards.com

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A white page with this,, no graphics, just a white background

Montgomery Ward is based in the State of Wisconsin in the United States of America and operates solely in the United States. We do not market, sell, or deliver products outside the United States. This Website is for use only by persons located in the United States.
Montgomery Ward makes no claims that the Website or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to the Website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries.
If you have any questions, please contact Customer Service at 1-888-777-6333.

Reference #003-GDPR-26


Post# 1061171 , Reply# 7   2/21/2020 at 03:30 (1,498 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR)        
This is what I get

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Post# 1061181 , Reply# 8   2/21/2020 at 08:58 (1,497 days old) by eronie (Flushing Michigan)        


Countertop dishwashers are all over Amazon  most appear to be same manufacturer just different names and prices. 


Post# 1061202 , Reply# 9   2/21/2020 at 11:56 (1,497 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)        

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I bought my sister one a couple years ago for Overstock.com. I paid around $279. Her's is a Danby, which I think they are all the same, just different names.


Post# 1061299 , Reply# 10   2/22/2020 at 18:43 (1,496 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)        

Those dishwashers do an excellent job, they're just small.

If you're ok with something that compact, go ahead, but I wouldn't bother paying more just because of a name tag.

The same dishwasher is sold under several different brand: Magic Chef, Danby, RCA, Cosco, In Brazil they're even sold as Electrolux and Brastemp (Whirlpool).


Post# 1061364 , Reply# 11   2/23/2020 at 16:22 (1,495 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )        

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They must have all non US web addresses blocked from viewing their page. I can see them no offering delivery to foreign countries but what if say I or someone wanted to buy a gift for someone in the states.. they're losing sales.

Post# 1061835 , Reply# 12   2/29/2020 at 11:22 (1,489 days old) by maytagmike (Burlington, Vt)        
update RDW3208-MW

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Wanted to bring every body up to speed, I bought the dishwasher from Montgomery Ward, built by RCA. I have had it almost a week now and it runs beautifully, It has seven cycles stainless steel inside and also a silverware basket. It is also very quiet for a countertop machine, I couldn't be happier.

Mike


Post# 1061849 , Reply# 13   2/29/2020 at 15:22 (1,489 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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According to Wikipedia, RCA appliances currently are produced by Curtis International Ltd which is a Canadian company.

RCA is a brand trademark nowadays, licensed to various product manufacturers.

RCA (appliances) was previously owned by GE.

The current owner is Technicolor SA (which was Thomson SA until January 2010).

Yes, that's the same Technicolor involved in the movie business.  I also recognize the Thomson name in past-relation to that.

Curtis International - RCA Appliances

Wikipedia - RCA Trademark

Wikipedia - Technicolor SA



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