Product review (1 stars): Another frustrating Maytag experience
So I'm usually smarter than this. I was one of the many poor sods who purchased a Maytag Neptune washer before it put Maytag out of business due to all of its little moldy quirks and problems (If you don't know, Whirlpool purchased Maytag-for a song, I'm guessing). Well, I limped my Neptune along for 12 years, which was quite impressive for a lemon, really. Then, when my moldy, stinky, Neptune finally blew its $400 circuit board, what did I do?? Buy another Maytag, of course. I must have watched too many Maytag commercials when I was growing up. OK, enough rambling. Here's the scoop on the Bravo washer:

Cons:

1. It grinds up your clothes. The "non" agitator has to grab your clothes to circulate them through the stingy water levels. The cool part is that you get to watch the damage happening through the nifty glass top.
2. It has stingy water levels. Did I already mention that? I usually run every load on the "bulky" setting to even come close to getting my clothes exposed to enough water. That giant drum you see through the cool, glass lid? Not sure what it's for since you can't fill it up with clothes. I've literally pulled clothes out of a complete cycle that still had dry spots on them. Now I make sure not to fill the machine more than 1/3 full so that the clothes actually get exposed to water. A hose in the backyard would work better.

Pros:

1. Did I mention the cool, glass lid?

So, here I am, 6 months later, wishing I'd read a few reviews, because it turns out that I'm not the only one who objects to having my clothes put through a grinder, and who also thinks a washing machine should actually get your clothes wet. But, hey, the repair guy who diagnosed my dead Neptune was the one who recommended the Bravo, so with my luck, it will run forever, and I'll just have to replace all of my clothes every year. But that glass lid, you gotta love it.