Product review (5 stars): They Still Make 'Em Like They Used To
This is my first appliance rating ever, and I had to post on it, so that I might spare other folks the anguish of buying an expensive, overblown product that doesnt live up to its promise.

Speed Queen lives up to its promise and more. Its flat-out terrific. This washer is a classic throwback, throwback in that its built to be long-lasting. Its made in the USA, its very sturdy and crafted well.  My Speed Queen is a workhorse. It gets the clothes clean  my whites smell so fresh after they come out of the dryer!  and its not a show-off machine with lots of technical gizmo buttons or digital readouts. I don't want pretentious, I prefer bona fide performance and excellence.

When we moved into our home, there was a 25-year-old Maytag that I managed to hold onto for another 20 years  a great washer. The appliance serviceman even marveled about the old Maytag: Dont ever get rid of this washer. . . they don't make em like this anymore. Finally, though, the poor washer was so old that it went kaput, and we replaced it with a new name brand machine, (famous American company, not Maytag).  The horrid new machine literally shredded our towels and put holes in our clothes.  After two years of our clothes being put through torture  literally, LOL!  we had to buy a new washer and dryer. We were losing money on our clothes being torn up  it was ridiculous.

Determined not to buy another lemon appliance, I scoured the Internet for information. I watched HGTV, oooh-ed and ahhhed over the fancy front-loaders. I considered buying one, but our washer and dryer space is tight. We couldn't fit one of the big front-loaders into our laundry space.

Additionally, I researched consumer websites and scanned the product reviews. One professional reviewer didn't exactly recommend the Speed Queen, then I scrolled to the bottom, to read multiple five-star reviews from actual purchasers. They loved their Speed Queens and disagreed vehemently with the lackluster review. That helped convince me.

The big box stores usually don't stock Speed Queens. So off we went, my husband and I, to a family-owned appliance store a half hour from our house.  We purchased the AWN432 washer and the ADE3SRG dryer. At the store, and after the machines were installed, I could tell that both appliances were made well  they didn't have that flimsy-parts look about them. They have old-fashioned controls, too, not the electronic one, which made me love them even more. (Ive had to replace two electronic / digital control panels on my other appliances, and Im not enamored with electronic read-outs. When I need a technology fix, I have a laptop and smart phone.)

A heads-up  this is an appliance and doesnt wear a cape. You cant overstuff it and expect miracles. What it does do, when used properly, is really clean clothes.

Trust me, someday when we retire and move elsewhere, that set of Speed Queens is going with us.

Im a heavy-duty Amazon customer and I had to write about this wonderful Speed Queen.