Our refrigerator is about 12 years old. We got it
because it is small and fits in the tiny space available for it in our kitchen.
We LOVED the color BLACK... and we searched high and low, to find a refrigerator that was... because it wasn't trending then... even though all our other appliances were that color. Throughout the years...our fridge has
served us well... holding casserole dishes, assorted meats, vegetables, fruits and
condiments, not to mention our favorite beverages. But the other day, a drawer
in the bottom of the refrigerator began acting suspicious. When my husband
pulled on it, it responded like it had been glued shut. He fiddled with it and it eventually opened.
He got what he needed and forgot about it. ENTER me a day or two later. Having never
notified me of the situation he encountered, it once again reared it’s ugly
head. Problems have a tendency to do that if you IGNORE them. I was having a craving for the Rainier cherries so I went to pull the drawer out to get
them and my hand slipped. Besides getting it sprained, when I tugged, the front of
the drawer cracked and pulled right off in my hand.
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Suddenly I was DRAWERLESS. Quite a spectacle indeed. Then
my hubby told me his story. Since the damage was done, we went online looking for a replacement. It
took a while to match part numbers to the right model fridge, but we did and
placed an order. It cost $75. OUCH. Three days later the drawer arrived. And my
husband gleefully installed it happy to solve a problem so quickly. He proudly
showed me his work with the following caveat… because the refrigerator is so
old, he told me… the new drawer doesn’t EXACTLY match the old one. Me being anal about such things… went into
the kitchen to see it.
I’m
curious WHAT YOU THINK? Should I be thrilled... or upset at what our $75 bought.
PS) I posted this story at 3 AM but it did not appear in the feed until late this afternoon. Almost 10 hours later? What's up with that BLOGGER?.
