GizatiStudio t1_izc959j wrote on December 8, 2022 at 1:15 AM

Ftw Sub-Zero or Gaggenau

cherlin t1_izedzxt wrote on December 8, 2022 at 2:30 PM

I don't think too many people there are going to be in the market for $15-25k fridges.

Also, while subzero makes great stuff, it is expensive to maintain. A fridge may very well be BIFL, but expect to spend the cost of a typical consumer grade fridge on repairs and maintenance every 5 years.

GizatiStudio t1_izejflt wrote on December 8, 2022 at 3:10 PM

Idk where you are you getting prices over $20k, maybe a wide built-in with every option, my full size side-by-side was under $10k not so long ago and the only thing I have replaced is a $65 water filter every six months or so. However there are plenty of folk paying much higher than this where I live, so there certainly is demand for Sub Zero refrigerators in the range you mention.

cherlin t1_izemex4 wrote on December 8, 2022 at 3:30 PM

Unless you wheel and deal their line starts around $13k for their smaller model, and goes up from there.

My experience admittedly is just my uncle who has one for as long as I could remember and my dad being a corporate pilot worked for a lot of Uber wealthy people and when he wasn't flying they always had him doing random shit, trying to fix their sub zeros in their various houses ended up being a big part of his job. Condensers/fans/compressors went out on them, no more often (probably less often) then on a consumer fridge, but the repair costs were much much higher. $2k repair calls weren't out of the question from what I recall. It's been probably 5+ years though so maybe things have changed.