Thinking of replacing my old refrigerator (15yo +), I ventured to a certain depot known to most Americans. Innocently, I expected no problem in finding one with the same footprint (depth and width) as mine. Surprise! Surprise! The manufacturers now make them deeper and narrower, rather than wider and shallower. Why? No salesman seemed to know.

On the telephone, I called several major appliance retailers to determine if what I learned was generally true. I found it is. In order to get a refrigerator of the same width as my old one, I should have to buy a much larger, taller and deeper one - far more volume than I would need, much more expensive. More demanding on energy, too!

Manufacturers seem to think that when we go to the refrigerator, what we want to do is seach longer in its depths, reach into the belly of the beast and hold the door open so that more fresh air can get into it.

How inexplicable! Or does someone have an explanation?

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Remembering Bertrand Russell

If I had to guess, I'd say that they are catering to "nicer" homes. I've been seeing a trend where counter tops are much deeper, giving the luxury of space. I figure that the refrigerator people are probably making them deeper so that they'll remain flush with counter tops and cabinets that they may be next to. Also, they are probably making them narrower to give it a sleeker look. Appliances are going crazy with the design concepts. Just look at what washers and dryers look like now.




Its all about making them look cool.

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Neither am I the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. I am not a tool for their use. I am not a servant of their needs. I am not a bandage for their wounds. I am not a sacrifice on their altars. ... I owe nothing to my brothers, nor do I gather debts from them. I ask no one to live for me, nor do I live for others. I covet no mans soul, nor is my soul theirs to covet.

Ayn Rand, Anthem.

You might as well go with the trend......wear a suit of armour, and carry a sword to the frige with you. And since the manufacturers seem to be focusing on impracticality, have them install a flame thrower inside of a dragon's head on top. Your beast would then at least have a fighting chance, and you could sell tickets to your nightly frige raids if you do that sort of thing.

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Hmmm! You have given me chilling food for thought. I think I shall warm up to my old beast that still has a cold heart. When it has a cardiac arrest and its fluid ceases to flow, a homeless beast at the used refrigerator pound may be my new friend.

Give those stylists an inch and they'll put cuffs back on trousers! On that subject, have you noticed how long men's walking shorts are!

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It's less energy efficient to expose a larger area to warm air and wall space is more useful than open floor space in the growing rooms of middle class homes. Those would be my guesses anyway. Personally, I hate having to practically unload a whole shelf just because a gallon drink is in the back.

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That does totaly suck Ya know what sucks even more......teenagers who open a package of Nathans hot dogs and just throw it back into the meat keeper then there is hot dog juice all over everything.......actually though, there are far worse horrors I can remember but thats another subject.

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