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Costco Members: 28 cu ft LG InstaView Smart Refrigerator w/ Door-In-Door Expired

$2000
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Costco Wholesale has for Costco Members: 28 cu ft LG InstaView Smart Refrigerator w/ Door-In-Door (LFXS28596S) for $1,999.99. Shipping is free where available.

Thanks to Community Member rlrsd for posting this deal.
  • Note: Delivery, Basic Installation and Haul Away Included in Most Areas.
Features:
  • InstaView Door-in-Door refrigerators have a sleek glass panel that allows you to see inside the easy access door without letting the cold air out
  • Control key refrigerator features from anywhere, at any time with LG SmartThinQ technology
  • Door-in-Door provides quick and easy access to foods and beverages
  • Finishes are fingerprint and smudge resistant
  • Dual ice maker, 2-Tier organization freezer, Glide N' Serve drawer
  • Specs:
    • Refrigerator Capacity 18.2 cu. ft
    • Freezer Capacity: 9.3 cu. ft
    • Dimensions (WxDxH): 35.75" x 36.25" x 69.75"
    • Weight: 323 lb
    • Warranty Information
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Costco Wholesale [costco.com] has for Costco Members: 28 cu ft LG InstaView Smart Refrigerator w/ Door-In-Door (LFXS28596S) for $1,999.99.

Shipping is free where available. Note: Delivery, Basic Installation and Haul Away Included in Most Areas. Price includes $1,200 savings. Price valid through 7/24/22. While supplies last.

Matches previous frontpage deal from March. Model is marked as discontinued on LG website [lg.com].

Features:
  • InstaView Door-in-Door refrigerators have a sleek glass panel that allows you to see inside the easy access door without letting the cold air out
  • Control key refrigerator features from anywhere, at any time with LG SmartThinQ technology
  • Door-in-Door provides quick and easy access to foods and beverages
  • Finishes are fingerprint and smudge resistant
  • Dual ice maker, 2-Tier organization freezer, Glide N' Serve drawer

Specs:
  • Refrigerator Capacity 18.2 cu. ft
  • Freezer Capacity: 9.3 cu. ft
  • Dimensions (WxDxH): 35.75" x 36.25" x 69.75"
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Last Edited by GPz1100 June 23, 2022 at 06:08 AM
Anyone considering an LG fridge should read this carefully.

https://www.lgfridgesettlement.com/

tl;dr their compressor design is poor, resulting in limited lifespan of 2-5 years (if lucky).

If you still want to buy an LG, be prepared to replace it within a few years.

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nobody: refreigerators keep getting less reliable, let's add smart features!
Irrelevant to this deal - I got one of those 4-door fridges (french doors top and bottom) a couple of years ago and I can't go back.

I'm terribly unorganized and these bottom freezer drawers end up hiding a bunch of frozen foods that I forget about because it's hard to access them.

If anyone else has this problem, I highly recommend trying out the 4-door fridges (mine is Samsung).
Samsung can be had cheaper. Nobody really wants Samsung

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tougher
06-23-2022 at 05:50 PM.
06-23-2022 at 05:50 PM.
Appliances are so cheap now, are we really in a recession? Or this supplier bottle neck thing is behind us?
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06-23-2022 at 05:52 PM.
06-23-2022 at 05:52 PM.
Quote from Action101 :
my Maytag fridge from 2000 still running like a champ. it leaks water from time to time, but its working. I just place towel next the wet spot in my garage. Not a big deal.

That's a great leaking champion!!! ApplauseApplauseApplause
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SharpActivity798
06-23-2022 at 06:01 PM.
06-23-2022 at 06:01 PM.
Just be careful. The LG's have a newer style of compressor called the linear compressor and are known to fail. Although LG will probably stand behind warranty, it can be a major pain as your food might have spoiled and you'd need a place to store food waiting for the techs to come out and fix.

It's not an easy job, and the tech's have got to be pretty good to do the job. There is a new compressor and related parts, and the software has to be updated. Not impossible, but a lot of tech's don't have the skills. A number of stories where the repaired compressor lasts for a year and then fails again. Just a lot to deal with for a family who depends on the fridge.

Yes, Samsung has it's share of problems too, but doesn't tend to be compressor failures and the repairs are generally simpler. A really good appliance retailer might be able to give you some advice on the warranty support people in the area since they deal with this all the time. You might want to check with them (and perhaps they'll meet the price of Costco).
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ashrock
06-23-2022 at 06:29 PM.
06-23-2022 at 06:29 PM.
Is this a good price or should wait till next BF? Not it a rush
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06-23-2022 at 08:18 PM.
06-23-2022 at 08:18 PM.
Take the tip from the repair guys. Don't get a fridge where the ice maker and water maker are in the refrigerator section.

https://youtu.be/cRgbfxJ8MTQ?t=908

We did have a side-by-side samsung where the ice/water was on the freezer side and that it still running for the last 10 years.
I'm not going to waste my time with LG. Bad compressor and they make bad batteries for EVs. I know, different products but it tells you about the culture at LG. Their cell phones were good but bad software. When our LG died under Costco warranty we called them but we had to pay to have somebody give us a quote for the work, submit that, then have to wait for the authorization then have the work done. That's like 2 weeks you are without the fridge. Our LG fridge suddenly worked after a week so we didn't pursue it. A year later and out of costco warranty it is now working intermittently so we replaced it with a Bosch 800 series.

LG's compressor may have a 10 year warranty but labor costs way more than the compressor now days. It'd kind of like Apple saying your iphone battery may die and we can replace it with a free battery but it's $100 in labor. Apple eventually replaced their batteries free of charge. If LG fixed the compressor issue and you get your LG to last 10 years I applaud you. The rest of us were just fools. Fool me once shame on LG, Fool me twice shame on me.
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06-23-2022 at 08:28 PM.
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06-23-2022 at 09:22 PM.
06-23-2022 at 09:22 PM.
I bought this fridge back in april or may and it was on sale for the current price, i can honestly say i havent seen a lower price in fact this was 3k to $3500 until now.
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nissin
06-23-2022 at 10:10 PM.
06-23-2022 at 10:10 PM.
it feels like consumer appliances like fridges and electronics like TV break down so easily nowadays.

I had a 2007 Sony xbr tv that broke after 10 years of use or should I expect 10 years to be general lifetime nowadays? A Samsung which we got for about 3 years now has connection or sound issues which could be buggy? dunno

A GE fridge that was pretty expensive for us (like $2000+) lost its ability to control temperature after 7 years.

I guess the more fancy they are the more easily or the fast they break.

Also, Korean brands do not seem that great either...

I have a Samsung dishwasher and gas range. The knobs are failing and falling off, never experienced that with other ranges I used in the last 30 years. Even their logos are falling off the range. after a few years. The dishwasher doesn't clean well. I tried prerinse which everywhere says I shouldn'ts, but I tried NOT prerinsing and the stains from sauces are baked onto the diningware....
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greenorange
06-23-2022 at 11:25 PM.
06-23-2022 at 11:25 PM.
Does anyone know how is the installation from Costco? Can they remove the refrigerator door to move the refrigerator into the house? All of our entrance doors are very narrow. Thanks!
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06-24-2022 at 05:17 AM.
06-24-2022 at 05:17 AM.
Quote from greenorange :
Does anyone know how is the installation from Costco? Can they remove the refrigerator door to move the refrigerator into the house? All of our entrance doors are very narrow. Thanks!
In my experience (Dallas-Fort Worth area), Costco sent thugs to install my refrigerator and to save themselves 5 minutes, they pre-installed the door handles and then proceeded to damage the door frame on the entrance to my house. When I pointed it out to them, they said that happens sometimes. When I reached out to Costco they did absolutely nothing. I literally look at my damaged door frame at least once a day, and it makes me sad that the delivery person behaved that way and that Costco took zero accountability. Be careful out there!
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06-24-2022 at 06:49 AM.
06-24-2022 at 06:49 AM.
Quote from GPz1100 :
If it says LG on the front, neither.
Consumer Reports has LG making the best rated French Door Refrigerators
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06-24-2022 at 06:54 AM.
06-24-2022 at 06:54 AM.
Quote from nbansal1999 :
Consumer Reports has LG making the best rated French Door Refrigerators
They're all great while they work and/or under warranty. Does CR look at models past a certain age? Unlikely.

You'll sing a different tune when you have $$$$ worth of food spoiled because the compressor failed and a) they can't be out for at least a week or longer, b), parts unavailable or delayed, or c) unit is older than 5 years and you have to pay hundreds of dollars for labor or d) there is no warranty and your $2-3K unit is worthless and no one wants to touch it.

I think a reasonable life expectation from a fridge's sealed system (compressor and other associated parts) should be at least 10-15 years.
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06-24-2022 at 06:57 AM.
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Quote from CostcoFanBoy :
In my experience (Dallas-Fort Worth area), Costco sent thugs to install my refrigerator and to save themselves 5 minutes, they pre-installed the door handles and then proceeded to damage the door frame on the entrance to my house. When I pointed it out to them, they said that happens sometimes. When I reached out to Costco they did absolutely nothing. I literally look at my damaged door frame at least once a day, and it makes me sad that the delivery person behaved that way and that Costco took zero accountability. Be careful out there!
I would of thought costco held their 3rd party services to a higher standard? Maybe time to reach out to some higher ups at costco?

Our last delivery involved removing the front door and both doors of the side by side fridge to get it in. Installers were careful and professional. If they seemed like thugs, I would have declined the delivery and demanded they send someone else.

We deal with a local appliance store here in the chicago suburbs - abt electronics. Been dealing with them for almost 3 decades between several properties. They do their own deliveries/installs and will make things right if there's a problem.
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06-24-2022 at 08:22 AM.
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Worst design when it comes to fridges. Get the side by side models and stick with GE or whirlpool.
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Quote from GPz1100 :
I would of thought costco held their 3rd party services to a higher standard? Maybe time to reach out to some higher ups at costco?

Our last delivery involved removing the front door and both doors of the side by side fridge to get it in. Installers were careful and professional. If they seemed like thugs, I would have declined the delivery and demanded they send someone else.

We deal with a local appliance store here in the chicago suburbs - abt electronics. Been dealing with them for almost 3 decades between several properties. They do their own deliveries/installs and will make things right if there's a problem.
There's ups and downs to Costco. The plus side of Costco is that they're frequently cheaper, delivery includes install, and if you purchase the appliance with the Citi Costco credit card you can end up with a warranty that lasts 2-3 years longer than buying it from a different store. Without doing anything else you'll have a 4 year warranty on an appliance.

The downside is that they don't have all the same services in house as Abt does. In the Chicagoland area, Costco has basically contracted or acquired what was formerly the Sears Appliances Delivery services. They get a flat fee for ALL appliance deliveries regardless of whether it's a TV, a washing machine, or a fridge. It's not a lot of money that the delivery guys get paid for lugging big, heavy objects around a house. The guys that have visited have generally been pretty professional about things and were very careful about moving a washer and dryer up and out of the basement + bringing the new ones in but I can definitely see how a delivery team might be worn out and make mistakes after trying to make as many deliveries as possible as fast as possible during the course of a work day (especially in the summer).

Abt doesn't have the same problem because you pay an install and delivery fee, so they have their own guys and manage their own delivery processes. They are great since they are like a high end appliance Toys-R-Us for adults (especially wealthy ones), but you do pay a price for it. You can find some awesome scratch-and-dent/Open Box stuff there but it's also a crapshoot - they don't list it online so you just gotta get lucky.
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