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So sorry for late response (back from ski trip): kitchenguys.com 416 Roosevelt Avenue Central Falls, RI 02863 (401) 723-0500 Ian I also got my GE Monogram Advantium there also. (I recommend the 240 model; the 120 is not powerful enough.) Warning: they're not a showroom, more like where almost brand-new/scratch-dents go, instead of back to manufacturer. So I saw this Miele deal on ebay listed by kitchenguys on Thursday night. I called Friday morning about it. Problem was that I couldn't get there until Monday morning (I was in VT that weekend). So chicken/egg: should I make an ebay bid, or risk losing it auction to someone else? Ian offered to take down the auction, hold it for me until Monday when I showed up to test the cooktop with my pans (which turned out doesn't work w/ induction). Then he proceeded to hold it for me again until Tuesday while I talk it over with DH, before he'd re-list it on ebay. But I bought my new baby! Thank you Ian!

I have a Bachelor's degree in Interior Design. While this is pretty consistent with some of the technical information we learned, I would say that a great deal of our education was more about building concepts and ideas and then expressing them in an interior. This is important to learn and is one of the biggest differences between being an Interior Designer and being an Interior Decorator. A Decorator is trained more in the way of surface decoration (pillows, trim, carpet, paint colors) but an Interior Designer is designing the space under a centralized idea where all decisions are made. This can include a change in floor plan and the removal and addition of walls. It's important to know the rules above because Interior Designers alter floor plans, will work closely with architects and many go to work for Contract firms. This post was edited by htnspz on Thu, May 23, 13 at 4:36

In my opinion the best way to choose is which ever company makes you feel the most comfortable and the equipment they offer (the features of the equipment suit your needs.) If you've never used any of these companies before there is a gamble involved. The thing you have to realize is that no equipment is perfect, they all break sooner or later and the company you choose is most likely who you will rely on to fix the system when it breaks. The number of reviews one company gets versus another is not always a red flag, unless those reviews are all negative. People rarely post positive reviews, even when prodded. Most people only post reviews when they have nothing but problems or they feel cheated one way or the other. A lot of this falls on the company you use. I've had situations just recently where a repair was made to a system some problems again developed when I was contacted I went back out to check it promptly. Not more than a day later after that repair another problem developed. I dropped everything to go back out there and fix it yet again. (this was a retro fit repair, replacing just one piece of a system) This business is a service business. Without service not to mention technical expertise the road is fraught with hazards. Now imagine what would have happened if I blew this customer off above?