Product review (4 stars): Sanyo Kegerator a solid choice, beware of shipping problems
I purchased the Sanyo kegerator as a surprise gift for my husband's 40th birthday. He's wanted one of these FOREVER. He's brewed his own beer in the past and has wanted to do it again for awhile and this purchase will enable him to do that without all the bottling etc. As other reviewers have mentioned, having received and been using this product for nearly a month now, it is a great deal in this price category. It functions very well, stays cold, assembly was very straightforward. We are enjoying it.

Having said all that, I must caution the purchaser that Amazon has not figured out how to ship this without damaging it. The first attempt to ship this to us, on time BEFORE my husband's birthday, failed miserably. Apparently it was damaged so badly during shipping that UPS deemed it undeliverable. Guess what? Birthday surprise ruined because now the item wouldn't make it in time for his birthday. After contacting Amazon a replacement was ordered and shipped immediately. We were out of town to receive that shipment but it arrived on time and was put in our garage. When we got home and my husband opened it we were very disappointed to find nearly every side of the kegerator was damaged in some way... scratched, dented etc. However, it was obvious that the machine would still work, so we decided to see if Amazon would reduce the price and if so, we'd keep it damaged. I have to say that through all of this process, the Amazon customer service representatives that I dealt with were incredibly helpful and always looking for how to make this right for us.

All in all, I'd recommend this product.