CR guesses that a jump in the cost of food is encouraging more families to buy in bulk from warehouse stores-- and they need more freezer space to do it.
Rising food prices could be a factor in the growth of freezer sales. From 2005 to 2008, the overall cost of food for home consumption was projected to climb 4 to 5 percent, according to this Wall Street Journal report. The ever-increasing tab at the checkout line has spurred more Americans to buy in bulk at warehouse clubs such as Costco and Sam's Club, likely creating a need for more freezer space.
Stand-alone freezers can be really helpful. You can buy meat and veggies in bulk and save time and money. You could even consider buying a side of beef.
Interested? Consumer Reports has a buying guide ready to go.
U.S. freezer sales buck overall appliance downturn[CR]
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Those are a gimick...just an FYI. UV LED's do a crappy job killing stuff....and any UV bulb that can kill germs will also break down any plastic rather quickly.
]]>I want to kick the girl in the green leprechaun suit..IN THE BOX
Screw them and their choppy cuts between scenes. They started trolling youtube posts of their videos with comments like "Sam is a really nice family guy"...ugh.
God bless the commercial skip hack for Tivo
(select play select 3 0 select while playing any recorded program..listen for the bong bong bong noise...and now the -> button jumps 30 secs, and the pig tail looking arrow jumps back 8 secs.
]]>She's still with appliance direct. I always just assumed that she was his wife.
Doesn't she look like Steve Irwin's wife?? I once thought they were the same person.
]]>Don't be a Whacky-NuNu!
I have spent hours of my rain-soaked Disney vacations watching these commericals.
Seriously though, having a deep freeze saves me big bucks. I just processed the garden vegetables over the past couple of weeks and can laugh when tomatoes are $3.50 a pound in January . . .
]]>@h3llc4t: as long as one or the other is in a bag, I see no problem keeping frozen rats, mice or pinkies in with people food.
Just make sure you mark the bags, very clearly.
]]>"Right smack in the middle of Palatka! On Highway 19! In the MIDDLE of Palatka!"
/me faceplants.
]]>@firestarsolo: The girl in the sun dress with the knee brace was doing commercials for scratch and dent world in south florida for a while without the wakie nunu guy.
Is she still with appliance direct? or is their scratch and dent stuff shipped to south florida?
]]>He's "Wacky Nu Nu!"
]]>I bought a new fridge and a new dishwasher this year.
Apparently, I was the only one...
My boyfriend and I are considering buying a small freezer; we currently rent and are debating whether it's worth making the purchase before we decide to buy a house. Our issue though is that most of our freezer is taken up with frozen mice and various other foods for our reptiles and fish. Rats sharing freezer space with our Boston Market dinners is a much bigger deal to him than it is to me.
]]>We're going to get our new upright 20.1 cuft freezer tonight after work. It has nothing to do with the economy - it has everything to do with our old freezer being at least 40 years old. We figure we're a bit past due.
I just wish the manufacturer was still around. That many years of good heavy use (we got it used from an American Legion Post), and we have to replace because the door/seal is no longer working. That's a darned good compressor there.
]]>Good heavens, I think there's still a high-numbered channel in my hometown devoted to playing these commercials 24/7. It's literally painful to watch. I think at one point the guy puts an entire birthday cake in a dish washer.
]]>Sweet, more work for me!
]]>Plus.. many energy-conscious hit-men have traded their three-bodies-in-the-trunk Lincoln Town Cars for Toyota Priuses, so the stiffs have to sit on ice for a while until Benny "the bull" Sicialano shows up with the garbage truck to pick them up.
]]>The word "Stop" in the title is misleading. Sales are only down 7.4%. Not even double-digit! While that's signficant, that's hardly a "stop". A train going 100 MPH which slowed to 92 MPH certainly did not stop -- it's still going quite fast.
But, I suppose we can at least safely blame the consumer here (for not buying as many appliances).
Oh well.
Lovingly yours, Mr. Picky. :-)
]]>Since most people keep their freezer in the basement, the housing crisis isn't really an issue.
]]>//wonders who's knocking at the door
]]>Stand-alone freezers can be really helpful. You can buy meat and veggies in bulk and save time and money. You could even consider buying a side of beef.]]>
I read The Road; I know what's next.
]]>I love these commercials. I spent the first week in my first apartment w/o cable, watching this and the Brady Bunch, because that was all they showed on the only channel that would come in.
]]>The freezer is starting to get a bit empty so it's time to watch the ads.
]]>Next challenge: Relate bubble gum and string theory to Obama's tax plan.
]]>Bought a Floor Standing Freezer at Lowes for $325
Open Box is where the deals are at.
]]>Half of the raw bird meat, which was cheap, lean protein, is in that freezer. More pre-planned leftovers shall follow. I've had to throw out so much food that has gone south before I've had a chance to do anything with it.
Cooking for one is a pain, unless you can do batch cooking and freeze it.
]]>AND...they're cheaper than caskets...
]]>@silver-bolt: First time is probably great, but, after two months, what purpose does shooting that dead cow again provide?
]]>White porcelain!
]]>You can't get the full effect unless you're smacking the appliances while saying "SAME DAY DELIVERY!"
No wonder it's scratch and dent...
]]>Used to be that wholesale was the rule and retail was the rare exception for the truly wealthy. The worm may be turning the other way!
]]>It makes sense. People used to buy a new fridge because it looked pretty or had some claim of being more energy efficient. Now people will only buy if they need it.
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