3beltwesty
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Front controlls help sell stands for washers and dryers!
From a pure marketing viewpoint; a low profit margin, government supported tax kickback to maker water saving WASHER is used to hawk high profit margin sister devices.
ie the DRYER and TWO BOXES/STANDS to lift these higher.
slanted rear controls are easier to read.
A USA sales chap will push a matched washer and dryer; plus two stands to get them higher.
The profit margin on the boxes/stands is huge. They are just a low tech sheet metal box with a drawer and they cost 200 dollars each. If you buy a FL washer that is government supported via tax credits to the maker; the maker makes more profit on that box than the washer that sells for 400 to 900.
A new dryer is pushed too. Ones wife wants a cool looking laundry room. That 700 buck washer needs a 700 buck new matching dryer! plus 2 boxes/stands at 200 each. With state sales tax now you credit card is close to 2 thousand dollars.
USA Dryers have long lives, older ones in the usa are simple and easy to fix. If one does not want or care about matched pairs; the older dryer often can be used.

From a pure marketing viewpoint; a low profit margin, government supported tax kickback to maker water saving WASHER is used to hawk high profit margin sister devices.
ie the DRYER and TWO BOXES/STANDS to lift these higher.
slanted rear controls are easier to read.
A USA sales chap will push a matched washer and dryer; plus two stands to get them higher.
The profit margin on the boxes/stands is huge. They are just a low tech sheet metal box with a drawer and they cost 200 dollars each. If you buy a FL washer that is government supported via tax credits to the maker; the maker makes more profit on that box than the washer that sells for 400 to 900.
A new dryer is pushed too. Ones wife wants a cool looking laundry room. That 700 buck washer needs a 700 buck new matching dryer! plus 2 boxes/stands at 200 each. With state sales tax now you credit card is close to 2 thousand dollars.
USA Dryers have long lives, older ones in the usa are simple and easy to fix. If one does not want or care about matched pairs; the older dryer often can be used.