Dire Straits had it right; sometimes you can get money for nothing.
You may remember the Money Pit came sans oven. It did, however, come equipped with this lovely refrigerator.
Why anyone would need a camo colored fridge is beyond me, but hey, it was the 70’s. Of course we needed a new one, something modern, energy efficient, and that actually kept food cold.
As we comparison shopped online, we noticed that most places offer free haul-away for your old appliances. Not having to drag a fridge out to the curb, and call the city to pick it up, not bad, right?
Wrong. Many states have clean energy programs and offer rebates and incentives for getting rid of your old, energy hog appliances. To see if your state offers this program just Google your state + refrigerator rebate, and voila.
So, we scheduled an appointment online, two very nice men showed up in a truck to take our “working” refrigerator away, and now the Garden State is sending us a check for $50!
It’s like the old owners left us $50!
Now, finding a new fridge to fit our incredibly awkward-shaped kitchen? I’ll leave that story for another day.
Yes, and you can also get another $50 - $75 rebate if you buy a qualifying energy efficient refrigerator under the NJ clean energy program I believe it's called... Looks like you may have to go with a counter-depth fridge to fit that space which unfortunately tacks on a few extra dollars to the price... Hopefully, with a little bit of searching, you'll be able to find a great deal though!
ReplyDeleteGreat point Andy! We did find a fridge that fit but it was such a challenge. We found a counter-depth fridge that fits but because of the door it has some minor opening issues... But I don't want to spoil a future blog post.
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