I wanted to buy a refrigerator that was like the one that died. It had the Freezer section at the bottom, and the fridge part was easy to access w/o bending down.  BUT, the salesman said they no longer make that kind of refrigerator, unless I wanted to get a very much larger one. Well, I only had a limited space to work with, so I had to get what was available. Many years ago I had a Hotpoint and was happy with it. But putting the freezer on top only makes it harder for me to access the fridge part, which is what I mostly use, of course.