Ken, You bring up a good point about spending in those days and spending now. I know my parents never went into debt to buy anything but our home. They saved for things and bought frugally. All of our appliances came from a store that sold new appliances that were scratched or dented. Our refridgerator had a scratch on the side that was against the counter so no one saw it. The washer and dryer were both scratched but they were in the basement laundry room and no one ever saw them. I remember the day we got our first color TV in 1970. It was an RCA floor model with a chunk out of the cabinet in front. We didn't care, it was $200 cheaper than an undamaged one. I was reminded of those times about 4 years ago when my wife and I wanted a refridgerator to put in our basement. We went to a used appliance store but they didn't have any that suited our needs. The owner told us he had a scratch and dent store in the next town over that sold new appliances. We bought a brand new name brand fridge for about $400 less than an undamaged one. It had just a small dent near the bottom. It runs great and so far we haven't had to call "The Man". Harry in Salem, VA _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
