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integrated fridge freezer under £500
katejo
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I am currently looking for an integrated 50/50 fridge freezer and have read lots of online reviews. Is it really not possible to find a decent one under £500? My current freestanding one only cost me about £250 and is perfectly adequate though not frost free. All the reviews I have read give drawbacks.
Do i really have to pay over £500, often over £6-700. Any recommendations of specific models?
I have found one or two on online only sites but I am reluctant to buy one which I haven't actually seen.
Do i really have to pay over £500, often over £6-700. Any recommendations of specific models?
I have found one or two on online only sites but I am reluctant to buy one which I haven't actually seen.
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I am currently looking for an integrated 50/50 fridge freezer and have read lots of online reviews. Is it really not possible to find a decent one under £500? My current freestanding one only cost me about £250 and is perfectly adequate though not frost free. All the reviews I have read give drawbacks.
Do i really have to pay over £500, often over £6-700. Any recommendations of specific models?
I have found one or two on online only sites but I am reluctant to buy one which I haven't actually seen.
We're in the process of getting a brand new kitchen, and did lots of reviews on Which and elesewhere on the internet. We found a Hotpoint integrated fridge freezer which got a decent rating from Which - the only negative comment was that it starts to defrost in 13 hours after a power cut (apparently 24+ is normal) - we can cope with that! It's the HOTPOINT HM315FF and we got it delivered from a company called whitebox.co.uk for £317
We were able to see it (well, the frost free version) in either Currys or Comet (can't remember, but I'm sure you can check online) so knew what we were getting. Had absolutely no problems with the delivery.
Unfortunately, it hasn't been installed yet, so I can't tell you how good it works! Indesit Hotpoint aren't the best company in the world, by all accounts, but I wasn't going to pay £600+ for a better make for no discernable advantage. We decided to spend our money elsewhere in the kitchen.
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That one works fine - I bought it myself from Appliances Direct only 2 months ago! I have no problems with it.
I got a 7% discount code off white box deals but I ordered it via cashback website whcih brought the discount up to 10% (the discount code still works if you enter it via another search engine).0 -
We're in the process of getting a brand new kitchen, and did lots of reviews on Which and elesewhere on the internet. We found a Hotpoint integrated fridge freezer which got a decent rating from Which - the only negative comment was that it starts to defrost in 13 hours after a power cut (apparently 24+ is normal) - we can cope with that! It's the HOTPOINT HM315FF and we got it delivered from a company called whitebox.co.uk for £317
We were able to see it (well, the frost free version) in either Currys or Comet (can't remember, but I'm sure you can check online) so knew what we were getting. Had absolutely no problems with the delivery.
Unfortunately, it hasn't been installed yet, so I can't tell you how good it works! Indesit Hotpoint aren't the best company in the world, by all accounts, but I wasn't going to pay £600+ for a better make for no discernable advantage. We decided to spend our money elsewhere in the kitchen.
Thanks. I have seen this one online and on Which but my local Currys/Comet were hopeless for ones in store. Curry's had none and Comet ones were so poorly labelled that I gave up. Asked someone but he couldn't help. I will try another branch and then risk ordering just online if I can't find it.
All my appliances so far have been Hotpoint and I have done pretty well out of them so I am happy to have another for a reasonable price.
I am spending more on the oven and hob.
Are there any problems with faults occurringif you order from an online only supplier like Whitebox0 -
Are there any problems with faults occurringif you order from an online only supplier like Whitebox
Other than paying them the money, I haven't had any dealings with whitebox. Indesit contacted me directly to arrange the delivery, and they delivered it themselves. I inspected it while the bloke waited and, as it seemed fine, I was happy to sign it off.
I assume my warranty will also be direct with the manufacturer, should there be any issues in the first 12 months.
Regardless, I made sure I read enough reviews of whitebox to know that they were a proper company, checked they had a physical address and I paid by credit card - so I don't foresee any problems.0
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