Miele is niche?!
Having grown up in 90s & 00s Germany, it's one of the household names for me...
Having grown up in 90s & 00s Germany, it's one of the household names for me...
The sales guy couldn't understand why we would pay extra for an appliance that no one would see the name on. He was all about impressing any visitors to the house.
It was the most energy efficient unit I could find according to Which magazine.
Should recover the difference in price to the no-name unit they were offering with 2 years. (Actually probably quicker now given changes in the energy market).
I expect to keep it for at least 10 years and as well as better performance it has other useful features not on a bottom of the range unit.
E.g. It's really quiet and if you go away on holiday you can switch the fridge part separately to the freezer to save more energy.
Compared to the US high end competition they are vastly superior. It's a shame really. There are two reasons I suspect: 1) not available in big box stores where most people make appliance purchases, 2) simply name recognition