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Washman you are right! Brands mean nothing anymore! A good example is the whirlpool corporation, how many brands have they aquired now? Close to seven or more?
 
I think you covered it toploader1984

Similar to when WCI gobbled up Kelvinator, Westinghouse, Frigidaire... Gibson, Tappan.

I chuckle when I hear people say, boy Sears makes great tools. Uh, no they don't. Actually Sears USED to sell great tools when Dahaher supplied the Craftsman line but not anymore.

Or one of the very few instances when I set foot in SprawlMart and overheard some sheeple........oh wow, honey look, GE is back making fans again! Curious, I flipped the box over and said, dist by Walmart Stores, Bentonville Ark. And of course, the fan was made in China. Big surprise eh? Little secret, GE got out of the small appliance biz in the 80's when Neutron Jack Welch said be either #1 or #2 or sell the business.

Or if you ventured into one of your local BIG BOX stores, Lowes in this case, you'll see GE branded holiday light bulbs. GE hasn't made its own holiday light sets since Jimmy Carter was president. But the name lives on.

Brand names IMHO don't carry as much weight as they once did. Not when the vast majority of stuff is made by contract factories in the Far East for the lowest possible price. Nevertheless, Harvard and Wharton continue to churn out "brand managers" like tubes of toothpaste. I recall GM once hired a guy from P&G to "manage" 5 car divisions. Seemed he thought selling a Pontiac was the same as selling a jug of Tide. We all know how well that worked!

Cub Cadet used to be a stellar piece of equipment. Well it was until MTD picked it up from IHC for a song. For a while, MTD left well enough alone. But over time, they cheapened it down so it could be placed in your local BIG BOX. Save for the yellow and white paint, it is no more the mower than a no name MTD sold at Tractor Supply. Go look at Bolens, Gravely, White, and Troy Bilt. Or better yet, take a close look at the Ariens front engine riders. Notice the ID tag on the back? See where it says Spartanburg SC? Yup, AYP American yard Products makes that, not Ariens.

Honestly, how many people are fooled when buying a Maytag these days when under the hood, it is a Whirlpool through and through?

Fact it, most sheeple could simply care less. And manufacturers know this and capitalize on it big time.
 
WP Brands

You left out one of WPs current top brands, JennAir.

Back to the original thread topic,

As an appliance sales and service professional GE does have good customer service in many cases, BUT I have not seen ANY GE laundry appliances built since about 1995 that were durable, many perform very well and get good initial consumer ratings, but none are very repairable or offer long term durability.

Like it or not Whirlpool is still the world leader in home laundry appliances.

The very best washer for long term durability and economical repair are Speed Queen
Front Load Washers. SQs TL washers are good buys with decent performance, but are old fashioned in construction and performance. I believe the SQ TL washers will be about average in repair rate over their life span and most people will either get tired of them and replace them or they will be replaced when they have problems with the aluminium transmission or have main seal or bearing problems. SQ TL washers are not built for easy or economical repairs to the drive system, so few will likely ever get repaired.

John L.
 
Congratulations! Fits perfectly in that space. What model is it? Be sure to give us a full review of its performance. Is this your first front-loader?

I see you've tried Tide Pods. Are you having any oversudsing issues? They clean well, but sudsing is unpredictable in softened water.
 
Ge

I have no problem with pods, in fact the water in the wash is comparable to henkel persil, zero suds, must be your softened water, this is my second front loader, i had a 2007 lg, the one with the rear control panel like the speed queen has with their front loads
 
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