Forgot to mention, I talked to the closest sales rep about the machine. He had no idea what I was talking about! Finally, he looked up the machine I was asking question after question about and I heard him say very quietly, "Hmm, I didn't know we sold toploaders..."!!! Anyway, he gave me the price, then proceeded to say that he didn't know anything about the machines but would give me a call once he got word back from the factory. The machine is $975 plus tax!!! Talk about over-priced... BUT, I've decided to continue with the purchase anyway, he told me that the machine was designed to last for about 10 years under constant use in an industrial setting such as stlying salons, and community homes. That means it should last quite a while washing for one or two people! I told him I had my heart set on the toploader but he proceeded to list off some of their "better and more efficient" frontloaders.
He said, "The toploader is a toploader, it's small, inefficient, and not very flexible as far as features. You might want to consider our 20LB capacity frontloader, it only uses 17 gallons of water per cycle and is made to last 17-20 years of heavy use."
I'm thinkin, 17-20 years? I highly doubt THAT considering where I work just bought 2 of those machines and they both came defective (one had computer issues, the other's main bearing failed!!!), the computer toubled one was replaced by another bearing failure machine!
He continued, "The toploader is $975, but again, lacks quality, efficiency, and flexibility. The frontloader is made of high quality, it's very efficient and it's extremely flexible! Plus, it's only $2,400!"
Once again, I'm thinkin PSHT!!! That makes the toploader sound like a steal! I also know he's pushing me for the frontloader because it's made by Continental, the toploader may be labeled Continental, but it's made by Alliance! Anyway, so we'll see how things play out, hopfully I'll have an Alliance machine humming away in the laundry before school starts!
