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I am so tired of waiting for my GE cafe matte while appliances.

2 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

Does anyone have suggestions for another matte white appliance line instead of GE cafe? My kitchen design was based around these appliances. Thank you!

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M Riz

2 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

Ive been waiting just short of an entire year for the delivery of the top of their line Thermador appliances. I do not have a cooktop, my tower refrigerator, dishwasher or built in coffee maker. I got a shipment update for next week for most, and april for the cooktop. Just so you know, I had shipment alerts in November, December and January for everything. The tower freezer did get delivered in December. I tell you this because no matter what decent appliances you order, i it’s ts going to be a long time for delivery. I dont know about GE but Thermador is just pushing their appliances just telling people there is a 6-8 month covid delay. Its closer to a year. They also have a problem sourcing parts for the induction cooktops from China. The sourcing problems are probably the same throughout all brands. Good luck

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Lisa Brody
Original Author
2 years ago
Good luck getting your appliances!
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M Riz
2 years ago
Ugh, We moved into our new build, im using a single induction burner for now we have a white garage refrigerator sitting in the huge cutout for our Thermador, so im pretty patiently waiting. I love those matte white appliances, Its just so diffucult to wait not knowing a real delivery time. Good luck finding a replacement. Maybe consider panel ready appliances to match your cabinets. My non existent appliances are panel ready just so we could blend them into the rest of the kitchen. Im not a fan of a ton of stainless.
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A D
2 years ago
We ordered new Monogram double ovens at the end of December and they only took about 5 weeks to come! I was shocked!
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M Riz
2 years ago
My steam and convection ovens were delivered very early into the process also.
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wdccruise
2 years ago
This Cafe matt white appliance is readily available at Best Buy.
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Stacey
2 years ago
I think it will be worth the wait, at least I hope! They are gorgeous appliances.
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Another reason to not get all your appliances form one maker and in a color that will disappear just about the time you need something replaced .There is no appliance maker that makes everything well and IMO plain old simple stainless is still the best choice for appliances and kitchen sinks .
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