Sears Hasn’t Fared Better After Bankruptcy

Re:Sears Hasn’t Fared Better After Bankruptcy by shiftpgdn on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:15AM (#21259301)

I'm not sure where you live but the payback on a modern refrigerator is likely within a year due to electricity consumption costs. Old refrigerators are crazy inefficient.

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Re:Sears Hasn’t Fared Better After Bankruptcy by wrycoder on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @01:22PM (#21261079)

My 30 year old refrigerator uses about $9 worth of electricity per month. If I bought one which was twice as efficient, I’d save about $55 a year. That’s a 20 year payback (neglecting lost investment opportunity) for a $1100 model, plus the replacement hassle. So, I expect to run it until it breaks.

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Re:Sears Hasn’t Fared Better After Bankruptcy by triceratops on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:53AM (#21259799)

A year sounds crazy optimistic. The new fridge would have to lower the power bill by $1000. That's as much as some households spend on all electricity in a year.

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