I mentioned in my last post that we recently bought a new washer and dryer. I have been wanting a new one for quite a while, and had continued to tell Joel that this was the number one thing I wanted to buy with the money we received from our wedding. And because people were so generous, we received almost enough to pay the whole thing off.
I used to call our old machines the 'Dinosaurs.'
They were generously given to us quite a few years ago from a lady that works with my mom, and were just what we needed at the time in our appartment. They did the job, and although they used a mass load of water with each load, we were even lucky to have a washer and dryer in our apartment, so we didn't complain.
When we moved them into our house; however, I began thinking about how nice and brand new washer and dryer would look in our laundry room. To add to it, for the last few months we have been having to run clothes through the dryer twice, just to get them dry.
We found out that afterall, these machines were over 30 years old.
So at the beginning of the month we went out and began looking. I didn't really know what kind I wanted, but after talking to quite a few people, decided that a top-loader would probably be best. One of the main things I wanted was to be able to was a comforter in it . . . something that can be done in the top loaders now, but all of the front loaders.
After just two stores, we ended up with these (I told you we buy things quickly). . .
The Maytag Bravos.
And let me say that I absolutely love them. Unlike our previous ones . . . They use hardly any water. They are quiet. We only have to put a load through the dryer once and it is dry. The dryer even has a 'wrinkle free' feature, where you can put your clothes in for about 15 minutes and they will come out wrinkle free.
Another thing that I love is that they are essentially dummy proof. The knob literally lists out all of the possibilities of what you could be washing, so you can just turn it to that and start. It even weighs the load so it can decide what temperature it should be and how much water should be used.
I know it's kind of hard to see in the picture, but you get the idea. The timer is a nice little added bonus as well, so that you know how much time is left until the load is done.
We ended up buying them at Home Depot. They have a great deal, in which they will look at this website they have, telling them how much their competetors are selling that exact washer and dryer for on that particular day. If it is cheaper than their sale, they will give it to you for that price. So thanks to Sears' deal for the day (I'm not a big fan of Sears, but appreciated them that particular day), we got the machines for about $200 less than they normally would have been apiece.
So in the long run, it worked out well. I actually don't even mind doing laundry anymore, since it's so much easier.
Now, I just need to figure out how to make them do the part I hate most . . . folding and putting the clothes away . . .
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