Best place to buy new appliances & furniture in Denver metro area?

[sic_semper_tyrannis]

I'm closing on a new house next week and need to pick up a new washer/dryer, as well as a bunch of new furniture. Just curious if anyone has any leads on where the best place is to buy NEW appliances, specifically a washer and dryer, and furniture. Delivery isn't a factor because I have a utility trailer and people to help move stuff. Previously I've always gone to AFW for furniture because they have so much selection, but if there is a better option out there then please let me know. There are so many places to buy appliances these days that I just don't know where to start, and I haven't had to personally shop for any in over a decade. Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks.

[crashdown]

I vote Lowes for appliances, sometimes Home Depot too.
Ive bought plenty in my years around Denver and unless you are going high end Viking or something nobody beats Lowes.
The "outlet" places are a complete ripoff with commissioned sales people pushing discontinued scratch and dent crap.
If you are at the point in life that you have outgrown matchy matchy same name brand for your fridge, stove, microwave, and dishwasher, big box stores have great deals on floor models too.
Ive seen plenty of W/D floor models at damn near 50% off MSRP if that's all you need.

[killianak9]

+1 for lowes.
I did a complete remodel of our kitchen last year and lowes had the best prices.We replaced all kitchen appliances.
That said, Frigidaire Gallery has been nothing but problems and would not buy them again. Both our dish washer and fridge failed with in 2 months. Stove and microwave have been fine.
We have had their washer and dryer for almost 9 years with minor repairs. Most recent a motor in the washer went. ($295 for parts and labor).
Congrats on the new house and good luck[emoji482]

[opie011]

I have no clue on furniture places, we buy off Craigslist.

As for appliances, my wife plays all the stores against each other. We recently bought a new Samsung fridge and Whirlpool Dishwasher. For the dishwasher she had Home Depot match Lowe's and beat them by 10% (has to be an in stock item). Then she called Appliance Factory Outlet and asked if they would beat Home Depot and they did easily. Got a $700 DW for $460 out the door. For the fridge she gambled a little and played online stores against each other. Lowe's and Home Depot priced the fridge about $2100 and she found several online sources with rebates and free shipping. Ended paying $1625 for the fridge and we went to the warehouse where it shipped instead of having it delivered(that was a free option) so I could tear it down and inspect for damage. If there was any, I'd just refuse delivery and wouldn't have to pay.

Also, check out Whirlpool Outlet online. They have a distribution center out east. Bought a new dryer last year and stumbled across this place. They don't have a lot but was able to find a dryer that Home Depot currently sold for around $700 and was able to buy from the distribution center for about $400. They offer delivery for $40 I believe.

[sic_semper_tyrannis]

I don't care in the slightest about matching brands. My new kitchen has high-end almost new appliances and I am perfectly happy with them. I just need a washer and dryer. I am specifically looking for a conventional top-loading washer with a full agitator, not a H.E. washer, because I despise them. The USPS address change packets have a 10% off Lowes coupon, so that may just be the way to go.

Opie, I will be contacting you very soon about getting that safe moved. After six months of home shopping, I've finally found a place.

[NFATrustGuy]

I hope you won't mind if I piggyback on your thread. I, too, will be shopping for a few appliances soon--I'll need a counter depth fridge and a washer/dryer set. So far, I've only checked Home Depot because I seem to be there 3-4 times per week anyway.

The salesman seems to be pushing LG products across the board. I've got Frigidaire Gallery appliances in my existing house. Knock on wood, they've been reliable, but the refrigerators are very noisy. My washer and dryer are Whirlpool and I haven't had a hint of trouble with them in 10 years. They're also staying with the existing house when I move.

The new house is set up for the front-loading style of washer and dryer. I've never had that style, so I'm not married to the concept, but there's plenty of room if that's the preferred setup these days. As for the fridge, it must be counter depth, stainless, and have ice and water on the door. It needs to be as quiet as possible, too, because it's pretty much in the middle of an open living area centered on the kitchen.

Any suggestions re: where to buy, what brands to seek and/or avoid, etc. would be appreciated. I never know if the salespeople are telling me the truth when they push a certain brand, or if they've just been told to push something because there's a sales bonus for doing so or if the profit margins are higher for that particular brand or whatever.

And I'd appreciate it if you guys would buy a Gun Trust or two within the next 30 days. This stuff is EXPENSIVE! [Shock][Shock] I'm probably going to spend almost as much on these appliances as I paid for my used 2wd Chevy truck.

[JohnTRourke]

appliances SUCK nowadays. They simply don't last. Oh sure, they are all efficient, but they don't last at all. (seriously, do your research, it's common for most things to just break down at 6-8 years now)

So, what that says is basically buy the cheapest thing, because it isn't going to last anyway. Which is really sad.

top loading washers last way longer (and do a better job) than side loaders. Just buy the cheapest set in your size range and move on.

consumer reports is really good at reliability for appliances.

[BigDee]

The trick is to use a Lowes credit card, you get 5% off your purchase with the Lowes card. In addition the 5% off with the Lowes card you use the 10% off coupon you get with the change of address form and get pretty good savings that way. If you buy something that's already on sale you'll do even better.

The top loads are definitely the way to go. The front loaders are pretty unreliable, they get moldy inside and start to smell pretty bad.

I'm not sure if you can get non HE washers anymore. I think they're all that way now. I bought a Samsung set a few months ago that was on sale at lowes, the washer is top load but it doesn't have an agitator. I've been very happy with the job it does washing my clothes, the dryer is a steam dryer and my dress shirts come out looking like they came from the dry cleaner.


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[Great-Kazoo]

LEFTY MARTIN'S !

[Musashi]

Mountain High Appliance in Louisville has always been good to us.

These days things are built to be replaced not worked on so yeah there is cheap crap out there.
We have had good luck with Frigidaires but everyone has their opinions. Kind of like when you ask who makes the best gun on here - you get the whole range.

[Zundfolge]

We've bought several appliances over the years from Appliance Factory Outlet down here in The Springs. They've got a location in Denver.

They're prices are excellent. We just bought a new refrigerator and found the exact same one at Lowes for $200 more than we paid.

http://www.appliancefactory.com/

[Wulf202]

I'm a factory certified appliance tech among other things.

Almost all brands have issues. Certain models are terrible. Some are just fine. A good portion of the dishwashers are all made at the same factory in mexico. Kind of ford Chevy dodge debate

Generally I avoid Kenmore and maytag because there parts are rediculous. More like mercedes bmw

Whirlpool are decent except the cabrio line. They tend to flood.
I prefer GE top loads but their front loads are trash.

If you're handy and fix things yourself buy only the units without digital controls and boards.

If you're not handy. Buy what's cheap and has good consumer reports reviews. Throw it away when it breaks. Usually a single circuit board is 50% of a new unit if you shop. Before labor.

[Zundfolge]

Wulf, what do you think of Haier (especially now that they own GE)?

[Wulf202]

They made their way making small units for cramped Chinese apartments. People don't usually pay to have them worked on here so consider them good disposable. A surprising amount of the big us brands have their small units made by them.

Their corporate strategy is sound and they've brought manufacturing back to the us.

I've been pleasently surprised.

[ruthabagah]

Last time I was shopping for appliances (march, high end Washer/dryer) the best deal was at best buy (they matched the lowest advertised price in town and throw a 50$ additional rebate for each appliance). Free delivery and setup. Got them the day after I ordered.

[funkymonkey1111]

I never could find anything cheaper than Lowe's. Costco has some appliances, but a limited selection compared to anyone else.

[kwando]

Can't speak about appliances, but we looked at furniture row and AFW. We ended up with kids beds, new memory foam bed, living room set, bar stools, and a patio set from AFW. They seemed to have a larger selection to choose from.

[sic_semper_tyrannis]

Some good info so far, thanks for all the leads. Apparently I was wrong about the 10% Lowes coupon in the address change packets, they used to be included but aren't in the new ones. And when I said I despise H.E. washers what I meant to say was side-loaders. I think its correct that pretty much all washers are "H.E." certified now, but I'm only interested in the top-loading units that have a full length agitator and that can fill all the way to the top with water. Do models like that even exist any more? Those are the only style I've found that actually CLEANS clothes, as opposed to just swishes them around in a fetid spritz of bath water. My old house had a washer from the 80's that was the best damn washer I've ever used. Probably terrible for electricity & water efficiency, but I didn't care because it cleaned everything I put in it.

[crashdown]

My Lowes 10% off came as a postcard. I think it's based off home purchase not change of address.
Got 25% percent end of season, plus another 10% off from the postcard on a snowblower when I got here.
No sales tax either... It was quite a score.

[Rumline]

The front loaders are pretty unreliable, they get moldy inside and start to smell pretty bad.
I have an LG front loader, 9 years old, works great and gets my clothes really clean. The moldy smell has to do with the soap you use and how much you use. Once I switched to Tide Ultra I haven't had a problem. You do need to leave the door open to let the drum dry out though.

[BigDee]

Forgot to mention furniture places.

I avoid Furniture Row at all costs. If you shop Furniture Row and you shop American Furniture you'll find that most of their furniture collections are very similar or the same. I'd say about 70-80% of their furniture is from the same collections, they just choose different fabric and colors than one another. The main difference between the two is that you will typically pay 20%-30% more at Furniture Row. Furniture Rows catch is that they offer fancy financing deals, they'll give you 12 months no payments, 36 months no interest and all sorts of other gimmicky finance deals. They're able to do those deals by buying down interest rates from banks which in turn increases their costs, they also make a higher margin in general above and beyond their financing costs.

Personally I tend to like American and IKEA. Both have quality furniture that comes with a higher price point and junk furniture that comes at a low price point. Your budget will be the difference maker in whether you get throw away junk or quality stuff.

I change out my living room furniture about every 2 years and have learned a lot about furniture along the way.

A $500 sofa at American or IKEA will look good but they tend to break down 12-18 months into owning them. I had a $1K+ sofa from Ikea that sat just as good the day I got rid of it 2 years after buying it as it did the day I bought it. I now have another $1K+ IKEA sofa I really like and have had for a couple months now. I might even keep this one for more than 2 years.

A couple years ago I went bedroom furniture shopping and did so with a pretty big budget. I'll have a bedroom set for longer than I'll have a car and spend more time in bed than my car so why not spend some money on it?? I picked out a set at Woodleys that was right at $7K for bed, dresser and 2 night stands. I ventured over to American furniture to pickup a mattress, low and behold they had the exact same set I had ordered from Woodleys for a little less than half the price, the only difference was the finish color was slightly different between the two. Needless to say I cancelled my order from Woodleys and bought the set from American.

There's a place on Leetsdale called Dream Home, they'll negotiate pricing and you can some times get even better pricing from them than American but they usually have to order everything in so you can be stuck waiting a couple weeks for your furniture.


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