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I was able to find a print ad for this thing[0], and it has 9.5 cubic feet of storage. Modern "full size" fridges have 2-3x as much storage (20-30 Cubic feet!),
by joshuamorton 3y ago
I was able to find a print ad for this thing[0], and it has 9.5 cubic feet of storage. Modern "full size" fridges have 2-3x as much storage (20-30 Cubic feet!), are going to be vastly cheaper to run/use, and have built in ice and water makers.
And you get can similar sized, simple fridges (that are still probably vastly cheaper) for like the same price as that one, but minimum wage is like 8x higher today.
[0]: https://www.ebay.com/itm/256058911098 https://www.ebay.com/itm/256058911098
[1]: https://www.thekitchn.com/refrigerators-under-500-23525115 https://www.thekitchn.com/refrigerators-under-500-23525115
- Spooky23 3y agoIn those days you went to a small market nearby and bought a meal sized portion of food. They didn’t have Costco.
- joshuamorton 3y agoThe people purchasing the top of the line, best in class Imperial refrigerator marketed toward postwar suburban families were not going to the small market nearby, they were going to a supermarket in their car to live the American Dream. See the difference between the normal[1] and top of the line[2] friges. [1]: https://www.automatice.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi?showdoc~1275~Frigidaire~ https://www.automatice.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi?showdoc~1275~Fr... [2]: https://www.automatice.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi?showdoc~1595~Frigidaire~ https://www.automatice.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi?showdoc~1595~Fr...