Product review (2 stars): An honest review from a mom of 3 boys
Man, they just don't make appliances the way they use to when they would last an easy 20 years!  I thought I wanted a front loader and had heard that Samsung was the way to go.  I would say the "plus" with Samsung over all of our other appliances "Maytag, Whirlpool" is that it lasted several years longer than the others.  I have the Steam VRT Samsung and it was expensive and top of the line when I bought it.
The downside to my front loader is this:
1.) I have had to have several parts replaced over the 5 years I've had it... pump & bearings (only cause it sounds like a 757 coming in for a landing during the spin cycle) My son just asked me if it would blow up?  "I don't know...maybe?"
2.) It collects an awful lot of water around the drain line; therefore, I have to drain it often and it smells like a porta-potty at a Kid Rock concert
3.) Front loaders......if you miss a week or two of cleaning out the rubber rim or forget to wash it out with bleach, it gets slimy black gradoo all around that front seal.  Yummy  (What are you not sold on front loaders yet?)
4.) Unless you have the pedestal that is offered for extra, I'd say adopt a short kid, otherwise your back will give out.
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