PG&E commerical

[dalangdon]

I'm down in San Francisco for work for a few days, and saw a commercial that would be sure to set some teeth on edge here in Applianceville.

It has a PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric - the private utility in much of California) repair guy and an old man in what is presumably the old man's basement. There is a harvest gold Maytag washer in the room, and they repair guys says something like "don't forget, we'll pay you to take that old water hog away"

The old man launches into an extended story about how long they've had the washer, and you see several cuts, that indicate he has gone on for several minutes (that part is actually pretty funny) and finally, the repair guy says "well, just remember - we'll give you $75, and haul it away for you"

The old man is thrilled to hear he gets that kind of money for "that old clunker", and the fate of the Maytag is sealed.

 

[nasadowsk]

He'll be less thrilled when he gets the new washer, it doesn't clean clothes, and breaks every 2 years.

Seriously, after reading everything about new washers, everywhere, I'm thinking more and more than when I get a house, I'm gonna get an old washer as my primary washer.

I can tolerate a new dryer, but I want my clothes actually clean and rinsed. My apartment's got Maytag TLs, and they're good but tiny capacity for some reason.

 

[oxydolfan1]

OH, NOOOOO!!

Bauknecht's lousy now?

(I've been considering a Kenmore front-loader by them....)

Oh, well, back to the LG specs, lol!

 

[oxydolfan1]

sorry, guys, wrong thread!

 

[sudsman]

Breeaks down every 2 years???

Try every 3 mos.

 

[irishwashguy]

When I had a Neptune....

It did not make it out of the box w/o having something wrong with it. I had Ole Lonely over so often that I considered renting him a room.Old or new Machine, it is important to do your homework, ask people here what they have.The sales guys tipically want to sell you something, anything. I have heard bad things about alot of appliances. The one thing that made the old appliances so good is that they, and this is as far as I know, made their own parts for them.They also took great pride in making something good. My Aunt had a great Frigidaire set that she bought in 1959.Kept them for many years;1976, bought a new set, and just hated them, it was an I-18 till they worked out the bugs, then they were fine.Today, alot of companies outsource the parts to anyone that has the best price or cheapest labor, depending on who builds it.

 

[rp2813]

Hey Dalangdon, welcome to the Bay Area!

I've watched that ad a lot. It's usually on during local programming. You only get one good glimpse of that center dial Maytag, looks just like the gold one I had for years before its matching dryer went out and I replaced the pair with inferior Amanas.

As I recall back in the 70's Consumer Reports rated these center dial Maytags as the most efficient top loaders you could buy. Seems like PG&E picked the wrong make and model for their commercial since any replacement washer is likely to use more water and prove more costly with repairs compared to center dial Maytags that simply run forever, emphasis on the term "simply" as the mechanics of those machines were uncomplicated and exceptionally reliable.

Hope you enjoy your stay. At least the weather today ought to feel familiar to you!

Ralph

 

[gansky1]

Here is a Spanish version. I'd give up my harvest gold Maytag for THAT repair tech!

 

[rp2813]

I think that Spanish version keeps the camera on the Maytag longer than the English one does. Trouble with the English version is that unless you're paying attention in the very beginning, you miss the machine entirely. And yeah, I don't think I'd kick that PG&E guy out of bed. I miss my hunky meter reader!