Counter Depth Fridge Worth it?

Pic of wife will help in the decision making process

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Is it wider or do you get less fridge for that extra $500?

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most are standard width, some can be smaller Like apartment size and some can be 48" wide.

Fridges are a waste of money. Got rid of mine weeks ago, and never have I looked back.

I had to buy a counter depth for my new house for the same reasons. But I also kept my old fridge and put it in the garage. That's where the beer is.

I think the best combo one can get is the stand alone Frigidaire fridge and freezer. They are actually priced really well and end up cheaper than many french door fridges for the set. Also they are based on the classic Frigidaire design. At worst the $125 control board will pop. Much better that the problems you can get with a GE or LG and Samsung. Hell LG now uses a new compressor technology they are not sharing with non certified techs. So very few will be able to work on new LG fridges with the linear compressors.

Stand alone fridge is a smart buy, but you lose your icemaker.
(unless the stand alone freezer is next to it)

We bought a counter-depth when we moved into our new house. I too was worried about space. We are a family of four and think our fridge is well stocked and have never felt like I needed a bigger fridge.

My fridge is near the island too. The few extra inches definitely make a difference (TWSS)

Dude when you stick the regular sized one in there and look at how ridiculous it looks you'll be embarrassed that you started this thread.

We built new in 2013 and after our closing went to Lowe's and picked out a stainless double door. On sale, with an extra 15% off, we had a deal on our hands. Then we realized we had counter depth cabinets. Went back, measured to confirm and then went back to Lowe's.

The EXACT same model (only smaller) was $1,000 more. So what did we do? What could we do...we left, went to HH Greg and I bargained them down on a Stainless Samsung Counter Depth almost the same amount.

But bottom line, do NOT try and jam a regular fridge in there. It's going to look ridiculous. Also, re: size...yes there is a difference but our Samsung is actually way bigger than we realized. The doors can hold multiple gallon jugs and liter bottles. Size concern is overblown.

Just my $0.02. Spend the $500 and don't be so damn cheap....

I'm the wife and personally I go for function rather than look. With a family of 5, I can't afford to give up space in the fridge. That said, ours is NOT counter depth but it's against a wall so the "sticking out" doesn't look bad and nothing else would have fit there width wise to make up for the depth.

I sort of wanted a French door fridge with freezer at the bottom but I wanted other new things as well in our home so we opted for side by side and saved a pretty nice chunk of money for elsewhere.