Mrs ERJ strode into battle like a hero.
Troy walked over and started working through his list of questions.
Mrs ERJ had all the answers:
- Gas
- LP
- Nothing with a mother-board
- White enamel
- He (she said as she jabbed her thumb in my direction as I stood behind her) can install it
- He needs the conversion kit and any hoses and all the other miscellaneous doo-dads
I could tell Troy was impressed. He got more out of her in 3 minutes than he could wring out of most customers in 30.
35 minutes later we were parked behind the building and two young fellows loaded the box into the back of Mrs ERJ's minivan.
The stove and LP conversion kit came to $384 before sales tax.
For the record, we found Troy at the West Lansing Menard's to be a very professional and helpful sales-person.
Great find! Friends just spent about triple that...sigh
ReplyDeleteThe middle-of-the-market seems to be about $1300.
DeleteNo mother-board is desirable from our standpoint but most buyers want "feature rich products".
I would offer to loan out Mrs ERJ but she might not take kindly to my presuming I could do that.
The risk that she might not come back is low, but not zero.
DeleteThis is my ideal shopping trip: short, efficient, and to the point.
ReplyDeleteCommando-strike shopping.
DeleteThat is definitely amazing and a blessing.
ReplyDeleteI could wish for one with fewer controls.
You all be safe and God bless.
Mrs ERJ picked out Amana® 30" 5.0 cu.ft. White Gas Range Model Number: AGR4203MNW
DeleteSome percentages of dead mother-boards is due to voltage surges, often from lightning striking power lines. Gas stoves typically have a 110V plug and you can insert a surge-protector between the outlet and the plug for the stove/range. Electric stoves run on 220V and I have no knowledge of surge protectors in that voltage.
Code now requires surge suppressor at the electrical panel for whole house protection. Maybe that would help with the household electronics is retrofitted.
DeleteI wish I could find a gas range that cheap. The least expensive I have found is one like you described, but in natural gas, for $600.
ReplyDeleteFred - Look for a 'damaged' one. Needed a dryer and Lowe's always had a small row of damaged appliances. Found a dryer without all the pretty stuff and it had a small dent at the back of the panel on the side. I'll never see it and it won't interfere with the function. So they wanted $299 but when we finished I bought it for $175. I was happy, him not so much. We took it with us and installed it our self. That was 16 years ago. Still working.
ReplyDeleteWinner Winner Chicken Dinner!
ReplyDeleteFor the lovely Mrs ERJ, of course!