kalanikaau1 - What does that have to do with anything in my post? I was replying specifically to Jerome and his question about "fancy" machines and their experiences. It was refreshing to have a discussion on this forum that *isn't* centered around any Alliance products for once.
And funny, the last laundromat I stepped foot into a few years ago had all Whirlpool commercial front-loaders and VMWs. Only a few years before that, the last time I ever had to use a laundromat for myself while out of town had two rows of Neptunes still in service. In fact, the two or three brand new Peanut's Laundry's around town use exclusively Dexter front load machines, so "would not the choice of laundry product brands in such environs indicate their reliability, robustness of construction and ease of serviceability?" I've never seen for myself a laundromat, whether standalone or hotel or apartment, that had a single Speed Queen, but safe travels on your trip to the laundromat to prove a point that has nothing to do with the reliability and quality of the machines I've owned.