I just can't imagine having all those problems with new appliances. I really feel sorry for you. In regards to your Thermador, you have the GE extended warranty. If they can't fix it, they will have to replace it. No question about that. In regards to your U-Lines...The law did not say that refrigerators with freon could not be sold. It said after the effective date, they could no longer be manufactured. No one broke any law selling you those U-Lines. Warranties are from manufacturers not stores. A store can not strip away a manufacturer's warranty. The warranty starts on your date of purchase. The fact that the store is now claiming that they were sold without warranty is a nonissue. Don't waste your time on that one. You do have manufacturer's warranties. What needs to be researched, is if the problem relates to needing more freon. I didn't think anyone could obtain freon anymore for refrigerators. And how does this affect the manufacture's warranty. I would obtain some paperwork and supply it to the manufacturer and put in a claim under the manufacturer's warranty. You do have one. If the issue is freon, wait until you hear from the manufacturer how they intend to handle this. Can they get freon or do they have to give you a new one? Was part of the law that manufacturer's are exempt from their warranties in regards to freon? This was so long ago, I don't recall the details but the manufacturer will tell you. I would not panic until you get a final word from them. Write them a formal letter demanding specific performance on their warranty. Send it certified mail return receipt requested. Either they will change their tune or at least you have locked them in as to the exact reason for their refusal which will be most useful if you pursue legal action. It will also speed up the time required by a lawyer to research it versus you telling him this blow by blow story. It looks like the problems with the other items have been resolved. This is the strange part. It makes no sense why you purchased these items so far in advance and kept them in a garage. I wonder if the prolonged storage has anything to do with some of these problems. How is it possible that you shopped at different places and all these places sold you such old appliances? Something doesn't make sense there. There is nothing wrong with stores selling old appliances. And stores do not have to tell you when appliances were manufactured. Some people were actually requesting to purchase refrigerators with freon because they didn't trust the new method. You could have easily looked up the model numbers and found out how old these appliances were. How can a 14 year old refrigerator look like the new ones. It generally is pretty obvious based on the styling. The same goes for other older appliances. I find it hard to believe that you were totally clueless that these appliances were old...not saying that you thought they were that old. You said the sales person said they were year end models or whatever. They did tell you that they were not current. You must have thought you were getting a deal on the price. That should have alerted you. Maybe your husband or father knew the scoop and you didn't. Some people think it is good to purchase out dated appliances because of the reduced cost. In any event, when spending a lot of money like that, people should do their research first before purchasing. Its that old buyer beware thing. Good luck.

I am considering the induction cooktop with my kitchen remodel. I am reading above about airflow under the unit. Under my cooktop are 2 pull out shelves for pot storage. Is that going to cause a problem? I ask because of what was said above and quoted just below here: Posted by blt_in_nm (My Page) on Sat, Oct 20, 07 at 12:31 "The install instructions for the GE also say to not have a shelf wider than 18" from the back of the cabinet, and it seems like a built-in oven would violate that. The airflow is from vents in the front (beneath the counter surface) to two small muffin fans on the bottom surface. Without a place to draw in fresh air, it seems like you would just be recirculating the hot air beneath the unit (in the 12" space or whatever you get with an oven)" Am I going to have a problem storing pots and pans under the cooktop and I truly do NOT understand the 18 inch shelf comment? Is the 18 inches meant back to front or? Thanks in advance to anyone who can clear this up for me. Asking some of the salesman is like asking the little boy next door. So many really have no clue beyond the price.

I hope it's totally normal to feel anxious and sick when ordering cabinets because I know I did!!! I felt that way on every major decision I had to make. This stuff is hard!!! You're plunking down a huge amount of cash on something that it's not easy to change your mind about later (at least not without another huge chunk of cash and having to live through it all over again). So no wonder it makes us anxious! That said - your kitchen's going to be beautiful! Whatever decision you make, whichever door style you choose, it's going to be gorgeous and a big improvement over what you had before. So really, there's no downside here. :-) Just take a lot of deep breaths. (And feel free to come back to us for emotional support!)

Thanks, everyone, for sharing your similar stories. Baligirl, I agree that it feels somehow "wrong" to be worried about all of these silly details. A friend of mine just returned from a mission trip to Haiti. Her pictures certainly put all of these ultimately meaningless little decisions into perspective. Nontheless, we started down this road, we're in the middle of the project and so we must continue. Here's an update. The cabinets arrived yesterday and are all in place, although the trim and a few tweaks and adjustments need to be completed. They're coming back Thursday to finish because they need to remake a beadboard section that they had measured incorrectly. Yes, the cabinets are darker and redder than I would have selected, but they really are beautiful. They are SUCH an upgrade over our previous cabinets. The drawers don't make an awful creaking sound when you pull them out! The doors and drawers close softly; there's more storage; the wood finish is beautiful; the magic corner (which I think we're going to refer to as "the contraption") looks wonderful. I love how the glass inserts above the hutch area look. I guess you could say I'm feeling more optimistic about this whole thing. Jillsee, how is your install going? Did I see on another post that you're in PA? We are too. My kitchen floor isn't hardwood like yours, but it sounds like our cabinet choices are similar. There is hardwood adjacent to our kitchen--that's what you see in the photo. Our kitchen floor is currently plywood subfloor. I still haven't selected the flooring for the kitchen. I had a whole other thread about that subject. At this point, we're leaning toward Duraceramic Tile or Marmoleum Click. Since we were so close to getting the cabinets I decided to wait and see the samples with the cabinets before making the final choice. Either choice doesn't need to go under the cabinets anyway.