Comments on: Refrigerators, Usable Space, and the Art of Overstatement http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/07/28/refrigerators-usable-space-and-the-art-of-overstatement/ personal finance tips, tricks, and commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:35:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: dePriest http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/07/28/refrigerators-usable-space-and-the-art-of-overstatement/comment-page-1/#comment-15152 dePriest Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:12:46 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/07/16/refrigerators-usable-space-and-the-art-of-overstatement/#comment-15152 In addition to not making sense, I read years ago that fridges with the freezer on the bottom use more electricity than the the ones with the freezer on the top of the same size. I don't know how they compare with side by sides. In addition to not making sense, I read years ago that fridges with the freezer on the bottom use more electricity than the the ones with the freezer on the top of the same size. I don’t know how they compare with side by sides.

]]> By: S/100/30 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/07/28/refrigerators-usable-space-and-the-art-of-overstatement/comment-page-1/#comment-15003 S/100/30 Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:06:37 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2006/07/16/refrigerators-usable-space-and-the-art-of-overstatement/#comment-15003 <i>I set that off in quotes because I frankly don’t get the appeal of the side-by-side configuration even though many swear by them.</i> Well, I'm not evangelical about them or anything, but I prefer them because with top mount freezers, you have to pack and stack everything to use all the space. It might hold more, but getting something from the bottom left corner is a huge pain. I prefer the multiple-shelf freezer, even if there is slightly less space. I set that off in quotes because I frankly don’t get the appeal of the side-by-side configuration even though many swear by them.

Well, I’m not evangelical about them or anything, but I prefer them because with top mount freezers, you have to pack and stack everything to use all the space. It might hold more, but getting something from the bottom left corner is a huge pain. I prefer the multiple-shelf freezer, even if there is slightly less space.

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