Nice Fridge, Poorly Boxed by Sanyo, September 9, 2007

I’ve used this fridge for nearly a month and it works great. Beverages are ice cold and there’s no frost; exactly what I wanted. I have to give Sanyo a “ding” for the poor packaging – they placed styrofoam only on the four corners (top and bottom) rather than all the way down the length of all edges, and nothing on the flat sides. Result? Right out of the box the coil on the back had been knocked off it’s bracket during shipping and there were dents all the way up and down all four sides on the edges. I remounted the coil, fixed the bracket and tested it. It worked fine so I decided I could live with the dents rather than deal with the hassle because I needed a fridge “now” and it went under a desk rather than in the open anyway.

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Good mini fridge, but it arrived damaged, January 6, 2011

I ordered this fridge from amazon. It arrived in a perfectly undamaged box. However when I opened it it looked like it was a refurbished unit. There were scratches on one side of it and a sizable dent in the other. The rather large radiator assembly on the back also was falling off because the screws holding it on were stripped.

Amazon is taking care of the problem and shipping me a new unit at no charge, and having UPS pick up the old one. I am a little disappointed by Sanyo that it passed any quality control check though.

Besides that it is a great little fridge. I turned it on anyway for a couple of hours and it is very quiet, just a almost silent hum and that’s all. I would have given it a 5 star review if I had not received a beat up unit.

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A little pricey, but worth the convenience, August 13, 2009

I just installed this refrigerator in my office, and it is very quiet… in fact can’t even hear it. My office neighbor’s AC is way louder. I paid the extra for an “all refrigerator” so that I don’t need to be concerned about defrosting every 3 months. It fits perfectly where I pictured it in the corner of my small office space, and I hope lives up to what the reviews say about keeping things refrigerator cold as opposed to cooler only cold. The black color also blends in well with my office furniture/decor. I ordered it on Sunday night, received it on Wednesday afternoon, and I live on a neighbor island in the state of Hawaii. I was impressed that shipping rate was really reasonable as well. If it lasts as long as my other mini fridge at home, I’ll be very happy camper.

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