I've been looking at a new fridge, and I'd consider a Chinese Haier over a Sears Kenmore, ceteris paribus. We've been buying most of our appliances from Sears.

I've been looking at a new fridge, and I'd consider a Chinese Haier over a Sears Kenmore, ceteris paribus. We've been buying most of our appliances from Sears. We purchased a Kenmore refrigerator about a year ago. The thing to remember is that Sears doesn't build refrigerators, it simply puts the Kenmore name on them. Our refrigerator had a "made in USA" sticker on it. It was built either by Whirlpool or by Amana (same thing). I like the new fridge better than the previous GE we had, but of course the book is yet to be written on its long-term dependability. With Sears you must buy only when they are having a periodic sale. They often discount specific appliances as much as 30% or 40% during those sales. In comparison, at the time Costco was selling a down-featured version of our refrigerator for considerably more money than the Sears sale price. Also Sears will give you extras during these sales, e.g. free 1-year financing, free delivery, etc. YMMV