Why to NOT buy a Whirlpool appliance

This is the ongoing, rather irritating saga of having made the mistake of purchasing a major KitchenAid appliance - or rather, a Whirlpool appliance. KitchenAid is one of their brands. Here is the chronology of events.

Conclusions

Whirlpool does not actually care about its customers, based upon the implementation of its "support".

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