Product review (5 stars): Love This Washer!!!
My husband and I purchased this washer after our Kenmore top-loader bit the dust.....never did like it and wasn't sorry to see it go after only five years. We got the best deal on the Maytag Bravos XL and since it's made by Whirlpool and made either in the US or Canada, it made it even more appealing to purchase.

Before it was delivered I got online to read reviews. This was the first site I had hit and after reading the very long-winded review from the engineer I was upset to say the least. Normally, I look at reviews before purchasing anything but this time I didn't and thought I was going to pay the price. I had my husband who is also an engineer read it. In his usual manner he shrugged it off and said, "We'll see."

However, I kept reading other reviews on other sites and some were starting to be positive and claiming that most of the negative reviews came from people who didn't follow directions so I decided to calm down, wait, and decide for myself.

Well, it's been one week and I've washed everything you can imagine, such as towels, sheets, comforter, delicates, jeans, etc. and every one of these loads came out perfect......no twisting of clothes, dry spots, or excessive wrinkling.

I don't have small children or a husband that gets extremely dirty so I can only go by what I'm used to washing but everything has been cleaned thoroughly.

Maybe it's because I'm married to an engineer and I know what they can be like but I've been laughing at the extent this person has gone through to get more water instead of reading the directions and following them. Maybe they just got a lemon...who knows.

At this point, I would highly recommend this product.