In recent months I have spoken with numerous Appliance store owners and I stay in touch with my former co-workers who sell Appliances for "the Expo Design Center" div. of Home Depot. They are all painfully aware of how bad things have gotten at Maytag. The independent store owners are the most disgusted as they have built up reputations over the years for carrying quality merchandise, sold at a premium price, under the Maytag name. Not only that, Maytag used to have very high customer service standards. Recently, I myself discovered how poor Maytag's customer service has become. What a shame. Hopefully Maytag's shareholders will eventually get in some decent upper management and will turn things around. Sadly in the mean time there is a lot (in my opinion) of garbage installed in un-suspecting consumers homes, and when it goes bad they will likely NOT return to Maytag. I know I will no longer reccomend them! I did reccomend this site to a few of the Maytag reps----I got a few smiles and that was about it-----------.
Sale of Maytag?????
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The United States has had an "illness" with manufacturing for quite some time now,companies like Maytag are just the rash it's come out in.
Maytag probably has more of it's production in the United States than most appliance makers, and their stock price is suffering because if it. While many other compaines pulled up stakes and fled to Canada or Mexico, Maytag tries to keep many US plants open. This despite high labour and other costs that make those plants and therefore the products produced in them somewhat uncompetitive in the market place.
The name of the game at the moment is sales numbers. If a company does not meet them, shareholders and Wall Street revolt. So appliance makers keep on producing "junk" and no one really complains because everyone is living high on cheap credit. Heck bet most of these appliances are still being paid for when they end up on the scrap heap.
Maytag probably could go back to building dishwashers and laundry appliances that are quality and built to last, but at what cost? Would there be a market large enough to support such appliances at price points that make a profit?
With SQ back in the home laundry appliance market, we shall know more when they report their first and second quarter earnings. If the appliances are selling well, and getting good market reviews, maybe other appliance makers will take note.
Launderess
Maytag probably has more of it's production in the United States than most appliance makers, and their stock price is suffering because if it. While many other compaines pulled up stakes and fled to Canada or Mexico, Maytag tries to keep many US plants open. This despite high labour and other costs that make those plants and therefore the products produced in them somewhat uncompetitive in the market place.
The name of the game at the moment is sales numbers. If a company does not meet them, shareholders and Wall Street revolt. So appliance makers keep on producing "junk" and no one really complains because everyone is living high on cheap credit. Heck bet most of these appliances are still being paid for when they end up on the scrap heap.
Maytag probably could go back to building dishwashers and laundry appliances that are quality and built to last, but at what cost? Would there be a market large enough to support such appliances at price points that make a profit?
With SQ back in the home laundry appliance market, we shall know more when they report their first and second quarter earnings. If the appliances are selling well, and getting good market reviews, maybe other appliance makers will take note.
Launderess
Maytag Was A Good Brand...Once?
There was a time when Maytag was worth its premium price. As Consumer Reports once noted, Maytag was the "Mr. Consistency of the washing machine derby, rarely outstanding in any aspect of performance but never guilty of serious frailties. And to back up its testing track record is a pernially better-than-average Frequency-of-Repair record."
That was 1973, the heyday of the A206 and 606 models.
Look at the latest CR repair records for top loaders and you'll see a different brand at the top--Roper.
Yes, plain, simple Roper, based on its parent Whirlpool's components. I can attest to its reliability; I have a 1999 Roper washer and gas dryer (it came new with my condo) and neither has given me a lick of trouble. Ditto my Roper refrigerator and dishwasher.
Yes, you don't get the frills with a Roper. But you do get time-tested parts, a lack of geegaws, and dependable service day after day, week after week. If I decide to buy another laundry pair, I'll be seeking out a Roper (maybe they'll make a front loader one day).
Based on what I've read on this site, I don't think I can say the same thing about Maytag these days.
There was a time when Maytag was worth its premium price. As Consumer Reports once noted, Maytag was the "Mr. Consistency of the washing machine derby, rarely outstanding in any aspect of performance but never guilty of serious frailties. And to back up its testing track record is a pernially better-than-average Frequency-of-Repair record."
That was 1973, the heyday of the A206 and 606 models.
Look at the latest CR repair records for top loaders and you'll see a different brand at the top--Roper.
Yes, plain, simple Roper, based on its parent Whirlpool's components. I can attest to its reliability; I have a 1999 Roper washer and gas dryer (it came new with my condo) and neither has given me a lick of trouble. Ditto my Roper refrigerator and dishwasher.
Yes, you don't get the frills with a Roper. But you do get time-tested parts, a lack of geegaws, and dependable service day after day, week after week. If I decide to buy another laundry pair, I'll be seeking out a Roper (maybe they'll make a front loader one day).
Based on what I've read on this site, I don't think I can say the same thing about Maytag these days.
Being in the repair business, Whirlpool products are the ONLY brand I usually recommend to most customers,and the only brand I would purchase for myself. All because of the reasons stated in the above post. Their quality is decent across the product line, and in today's market, that's saying alot. For the $$$ they are hard to beat!!!
Just got back from a Maytag service seminar on the Samsung produced compact f/l washer and matching dryer.We were told that Samsung DID NOT purchase Maytag. Maytag Services is supplying warranty support for Samsung appliances in the U.S.
That's for the side by side and bottom mount refrigs. Samsung does not import laundry appliances to this country under their own label. SORRY for the misinformation!!!!
That's for the side by side and bottom mount refrigs. Samsung does not import laundry appliances to this country under their own label. SORRY for the misinformation!!!!
