We bought entire suite of Viking Appliances 4 years ago. 36" dual fuel range replaced 3 times under warranty. Built in panal ready fridge replaced once. Built in dishwasher just had a pump replaced. Only 2 people live in the home. So glad I had extended warranty. Almost forgot the convection microwave replaced once and broke twice. I have no idea how reliable the other "premium brands" are. Appliances in the old kitchen were 25 years old still running.

I have the two stores coming out this week to measure. I have missed the sale price on the Richmond, it was over today but I figure if they really want my business and the guy's question was to me,"What can I do to keep your business here?", he will still give me a good price on it. The second store where the Horizon New Sensation was, is the place that will give us the best deal on the tile we are also buying. Other guy has already told us he can't match that so even though I really liked the way Villa Way and Richmond felt (although the samples from both looked identical to the one from New Sensation), I may decide to go with the place we get the best overall deal for everything. We are even considering putting in wood looking vinyl in some of the rooms, again depending on the deal. Both places have that. I did ask for the upgraded pad from both. The one place has the Karastan gold padding, which I know will really jack up the price. On a side note, when I went to the Floorscapes store here, which is the place that has the Villa Way and Richmond, I said I was looking for the "3GT" on the label. He said, "I think you are mistaken, that's on Shaw Carpeting." I said, "I don't think so but as long as it says DuPont Sorona, we are okay. Then later when I turned the carpet over to look at the label, there was the "3GT". I asked him, "Is this a Shaw carpet here?" "No, that's Mowawk, we don't carry Shaw." Hmmm, well here's the "3GT" right on the label. The guy turned bright red and said he'd never noticed it. I told him, if he wanted to know anything more about his carpet, he should go to Carpetgirl on the Gardenweb Flooring Forum! HA! Thanks for your help. Now to make a decision!

Yes the lab report shows the "reference" scale that the lab is using. As I said the labs us different "norms". So Lab Corps has one and Quest has another and your Dr's lab in house may have another if they didn't send it off. So you do need to do a little more research with your MD. I don't know if you are seeing your GP for this or your OB-GYN as you said you have issues with pregnancy etc. I would hope that they are all working together to assist you with that issue. It is sometimes hard to find the right "tone" to take with your MD when questioning their facts . If they get defensive then you might want to consider a different MD> I am a patient advocate so I STRONGLY believe they are there to answer questions...as many as you have til you are satisfied. I will try looking up some more stuff to post to you if you would like. I am by no means a specialist but I do believe in reading and asking questions. Caroline

Hi, annab6. I don't know if it is too late for this recommendation, but we've been steered to Elm cabinets and met with a great shop on Staten Island - Independent Kitchens and Baths on Hylan Blvd that we plan to go with. Good luck.