In less than 12 hours from the moment that I am typing this, the house should be legally ours. I don't see how my husband is sleeping right now, because sleep is the last thing I am interested in. That commercial about Disney World just flashed in my head of those two kids being told to go to sleep and saying "We're too excited to sleep."
Friday night we went to Sears to purchase the two appliances we are missing in the house. I couldn't find a picture of the refrigerator online, but this is the model of stove that we went with. We did select a black color instead of white because the house already has a microwave vent in it that is black and functions. Plus I am hopeful that perhaps black will not show dirt as much as white. (I have never had black appliances before, so this will be a new thing.) We did go with the smooth glass top, and this stove has a warming burner on top which is nice. It also has a warming rack in the bottom to keep food warm. It has the hidden heating element on the bottom of the oven which makes it easier to clean. Anything that is really easier, and especially when it comes to something like a back-breaking job like cleaning an oven, has certainly got my attention. (Getting that heating coil out of the way has got to be an improvement!) Actually my husband had more input on the selection of this appliance than I did, and I really intend on reminding him of that on a regular basis.
Big Ticket Purchases
With all homes, appliances can play a very large role. Whether selling or buying, the presence or absence of the appliances will certainly be noticed by the other party since they are an absolute necessity and a large expense. If the home is offered for sell without appliances and you do not own your own, perhaps you can negotiate with the seller to purchase theirs in the price of the home. If this is not an option, then you are generally left with only two choices. Either buy the appliances you need used, for at least now, or purchase them new. Used appliances can be purchased via newspaper ads from private individuals or in local stores that specialized in used furniture and appliances. We purchased a washer and dryer from a local store that was used. To keep the story short, we still have the washer, which I think is fine but my husband thinks doesn't work well, and after two dryers, we got our money back from the store and ended up buying a new one. I have to tell you that because of a house fire in 1994 cause by a dryer, I am extremely learly of misbehaving clothes dryers. (That dryer caused approx. $60,000 property damage and 4 months to repair the home)
For this new home, we just purchased a new refrigerator and stove. The choices out there today are mind boggling and can really give you a headache! Personally I think many of these new designer things really are just ill thought out fads and definitely won't last and I pity the poor fools that spend their money on them. (Note the word fool...and there is one born every day)
*POINT --> That "Bowl sink" sitting on top of a counter... Uh huh. I bet it was the son of the guy who invented ladies pointy shoes that came up with that one. Yeah it looks good, but it is just not practical at all for real people. (Unless of course it comes with lifetime maid service, in which I might reconsider my opinion. If the price was right of course.)
One thing that I was not aware of was that appliances seem to have what I like to refer to as a prime buying season just as do cars. As a matter of fact, according to the info I found on the Internet, this prime season or what is really a model changing time of year for manufacturers, occurs around the same time that the prime buying season for cars occurs which of course is when the new models are due to arrive and clearance sales are going.
