Need a new dishwasher -- one we like is about $60 cheaper on amazon.

Same everything else.

Any advantage/disadvantage to not buying locally?

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If it's a dud, how do you have to send it back?

I like having a local company to call and scream at.

Maybe Lowes/HD will take away your old one?

I recently bought new washer dryer at Lowes. Good pricing, good financing, delivery/haul away, and someone local for any issues...

Shipping/delivery costs?

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...or how about buying from a local company that is not a national chain...keep the profit in the community rather than sending it to some corporate fat cats elsewhere.

However, given your two choices, buy it at the Lowes/HD so that at least you support local brick and mortar employees, plus you have an easier time if you need to return or have the item fixed.

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As mentioned above:

Is there a shipping charge on Amazon?
Local/state taxes charged by Amazon?
Are you planning to install it or are you paying somebody to do it for you?
What about removal of the old one? You handling that or paying somebody to take it away.

My personal preference on a big item like this is I would go local. Especially if it comes damaged, does not work right, etc. Plus delivery usually includes setup and taking away the old unit. Sometimes, my brother has done this, is you can negotiate free delivery if they charge for it, etc. with Lowes on stuff like this. YMMV however.

Lowes and HD are running black friday pre deals and general sales and you might be able to move up in model/quality for the same price or close to it.

We bought a stove from Lowes and later discovered one of the feet would not fit right causing it to be off balanced. Called the store and they sent somebody out to fix the problem. Stuff like that happens.

Go for the cheaper one. Check out BestBuy for the same model?

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...or how about buying from a local company that is not a national chain...keep the profit in the community rather than sending it to some corporate fat cats elsewhere.

However, given your two choices, buy it at the Lowes/HD so that at least you support local brick and mortar employees, plus you have an easier time if you need to return or have the item fixed.

Agreed. We have a local chain that offers reasonable deals and runs tax free deals a lot. If you have a H. H. Gregg store they sometimes cut deals also on stuff. They did with us when we were looking for a washer.

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Go for the cheaper one. Check out BestBuy for the same model?

We recently bought a washer & dryer at Best Buy. They had a sale with better prices than Lowes/HomeDepot. Delivery & haul off too.

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What about F'lies? Slim pickings in their ad this week with only one LG that is less at HD.

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jdc,

Buy local. Always worthwhile for a big appliance and/or a large TV. Much easier to deal with a problem. Check your local utility to see if there is a rebate if you purchase an energystar qualified model. It may save you a few more bucks. 'course, with Black Friday being next week, it may be worth waiting to see if there are any super deals.

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If you have a Sears outlet nearby, you might want to check them out. They often have new, scratch and dent models for 50% off the retail price. For a dishwasher, you don't care if the sides are banged up a bit, b/c noone will ever see that.

We recently bought a $3500 LG fridge for $1700. I bought a SquareTrade warranty for it, just in case.

Another vote for local on appliances.

Well, we don't have an American flag...

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thanks all. Im really the first person to try always try to go local, worked in my dads "local" brake/wheel tire shop for years -- saw lots of loyalty with customers and then all of the issues with "chains" doing shoddy work. Maybe not the best comparision, but stuck with me.

Free shipping for Amazon, free delivery for HD/Lowes. Plan on selling the DW on CL for $50. It works, but needs some TLC,. And its 13 years old, loud and top rack wheel axels are broken and would require a completely new rack.

30 day Free returns online, free shipping back. Assuming manufac warranty takes over after that, even if I bought at HD/lowes.

Didnt think about sales tax... looks like none at Amazon but $28 locally.

Im trying to decide what the "local" impact really is? HD prob got it from the same place as Amazon, right? Prob came from China on the same boat. Im not visiting the store, so Im not making a worker there "work" for the sale. They are both being delivered, so the delivery guys get paid, be it from one place or the other.

Id buy it from a "local" appliance place, but theres only one on the manufac site, and they actually dont sell it, said they could order it, but it would be MSRP, which is $250(!) more than Amazon or HD/Lowes

Thanks David, did look at Sears outlet, they have one, but description said "scratch on front". And its 3 hours away. Discount was about $75 off list, and delivery was $75... so...

We are looking for a specific brand to "match" our fridge and microwave color, so I have that limitation as well.

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Personally, I won't buy from Lowes again. I bought a dishwasher there a few years ago and they had a deal to get it installed. They had some independent contractor install it. A few months later it was having problems. The MFG sent out a repairman. It was apparently damaged during installation. He asked who installed it. He said technically that voids the warranty and that I would have to go back through Lowes to see if they'll do anything about it. But he said he couldn't rule out that it was damaged in shipping to the store, so he went ahead and repaired it. He said it was a common transport issue that occurs after the dishwasher was removed from its original packaging.

Although Amazon is a "local company" for me, and they have their brick & motor store, I'd still want to buy... hmm, I don't know what better service I would get from Lowes or HD than I would get from Amazon :/

I recently had to return another appliance to Lowes and that was painful. It required multiple trips to the store and multiple phone calls.

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Another vote for local on appliances.

Well, we don't have an American flag...

This is the "patriot" smiley.

But Oz is just fine too.... G'day !

Bought all my appliances at Sears...much closer. No sears brands for me however.

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I buy quite a few appliances, and so far almost always from Lowes and HD. Once from Best Buy. Experience is mixed, sometimes they just piss me off with incompetence. But mostly its smooth. I buy a lot of stuff from Amazon but somehow I'm skeptical of appliances. Please report back to the forum if you buy from them.

90 day returns on appliances at HD, I think, not totally sure. Lowe's is only 30. Does Amazon delivery unbox the thing and carry it to the kitchen? maybe not a big deal with a dishwasher but a huge deal with a fridge.

Lots of Lowe's coupon codes floating around, mostly 10% but there are some $50 off $250. Its also pretty easy to price match lowes vs. home depot. You walk into whatever store has it for MORE, then they take 10% off the price of the other guy's lower price. This happens at the appliance desk, but usually you can pay at customer service and then use 10% off coupon in addition. Ymmv.

Thanks. Ive used those 10% off coupons before, but they dont apply to other discounts, and the unit is on sale...

The lowest chain price is HD. Lowes isnt that close, so the idea of driving over to see the they price match + 10% to save $35 doesnt really sound like a good use of my time.

I may go with HD after all, I would like to get it delivered on a specific day, which they offer, as opposed to online where it just comes in 2-5 days.

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When I ordered an appliance from AJMadison online the delivery company they used called ahead and let me choose a specific date (within reason) for it to be delivered. It doesn't just arrive on your doorstep all of a sudden.

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Im trying to decide what the "local" impact really is? HD prob got it from the same place as Amazon, right? Prob came from China on the same boat. Im not visiting the store, so Im not making a worker there "work" for the sale. They are both being delivered, so the delivery guys get paid, be it from one place or the other.

When buying an appliance I wouldn't worry too much about the "BUY LOCAL" rhetoric. There's one "local" non-chain appliance store in my area and I seriously doubt the fat cat that actually owns the appliance store lives in my community anyway. The sales guy working at Home Depot works just as hard as the sales guy at the local store. Same goes for the warehouse and delivery guys.

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When buying an appliance I wouldn't worry too much about the "BUY LOCAL" rhetoric. There's one "local" non-chain appliance store in my area and I seriously doubt the fat cat that actually owns the appliance store lives in my community anyway. The sales guy working at Home Depot works just as hard as the sales guy at the local store. Same goes for the warehouse and delivery guys.

yeah. The local appliance place is beautiful inside, nothing by $10,000 appliances, prob a quarter mil on the showroom floor.

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If Frys has the model, they are supposed to local/internet price match. Make sure you get it priced with delivery/removal.

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When buying an appliance I wouldn't worry too much about the "BUY LOCAL" rhetoric. There's one "local" non-chain appliance store in my area and I seriously doubt the fat cat that actually owns the appliance store lives in my community anyway. The sales guy working at Home Depot works just as hard as the sales guy at the local store. Same goes for the warehouse and delivery guys.

yeah. The local appliance place is beautiful inside, nothing by $10,000 appliances, prob a quarter mil on the showroom floor.

Same here. If you're dropping a few hundred thousand on a kitchen model, that's where you go. Well, that's where you send your head maintenance guy with the list from your private chef.

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ask HD/Lowes or even better a smaller business to price match Amazon, and buy local.

Can you wait for black friday? last year we bought a $699 whirlpool dishwasher for $399 at Home Depot. Just happened to be the model we wanted was in their Black Friday promotion.

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Can you wait for black friday? last year we bought a $699 whirlpool dishwasher for $399 at Home Depot. Just happened to be the model we wanted was in their Black Friday promotion.

Its already 35% off.

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