So I'm debating between these two fridges... Does anyone have an opinion on them? Both are counter depth french door fridges. I'm leaning towards the Kitchen Aid, I can pretty much get them for roughly the same price. The only thing that concerns me is that I've heard that KitchenAid can be noisy. As for Samsung, I think they're pretty new to the fridge market, so I haven't heard too much about them.

http://www.sears.ca/product/kitchenaid-architect-22-cu-ft-counterdepth-french-door-refrigerator-br463-6/46972130?ptag=3

http://www.sears.ca/product/samsung-225-cu-ft-counter-depth-french-door-refrigerator-stainless-steel-br/46223030?ptag=3

Thanks.

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I also highly recommend looking elsewhere besides Sears because their prices are so much more than AJ Madison for the same KA model among others.
If you are interested in the KA, take a look at the sister lines, Maytag and Amana. Very similar frigs but better prices.

Good Luck!

The prices at Sears are pretty reasonble when you go in and negotiate with someone. You can get around 1/3 off whatever their list prices are.

Lowe's has an exclusive with Samsung on a 2nd ice maker in the bottom freezer. It can be turned off separately from the top in-the-door ice maker. It takes up a bit of space in the freezer (and freezer space is certainly at a premium!), but we have decided that we want the Lowe's version. People that have bought this fridge generally really like it, but the small ice container is a complaint. The Lowe's salseman told us that they should have 10% off for Presidents Day (I suppose not in Canada!) and you can get another 10% off with a coupon at the Lowe's moving website (google it, and you don't HAVE to be moving).

We are also getting a Kitchenaid dishwasher (note that Sears has higher list price on these as well, by $50 to $90) and I think the stainless on the Kitchenaid is a bit brighter than the Samsung, but I'm not going to let that change my decision. I want to get the best appliance in each category (at my budget), and the Samsung fridge gets great reviews. I plan to hang a hand towel on the dishwasher bar to hopefully hid the differences some, and my dishwasher is not that close to my fridge.

I plan to get the new Electrolux slide-in induction range and the GE Advantium over-the-range micro/speed cook, so I am all over the place with appliance brands. Oh well.

Pudgy, we're going with the Electrolux range too. I think the Electrolux range and KA dishwasher are pretty firm, but the fridge is between the KA and the Samsung. People seem to really like the Samsung so far, so I may go with that. The good thing with Sears is that if we don't like the fridge, we have 90 days to return it and get another one (no re-stocking fee if you get another fridge with them). So I guess we could go with one, try it out and if it's no good, try out the other. Don't really want to do that, so I'd like to get it right the first time.

Pudgy, up here in Toronto, Canada there aren't too many good appliances places. Sears, Tasco, The Brick, Appliance Canada are a few. Basically what I did was go to a few places and get the lowest price they would give. I took that price to Sears and they pricematched + 10% of the difference. After going back to other stores, they said they couldn't beat the Sears price, so it seems Sears is my best bet. The KA fridge that I'm looking at is listed from 3700 to 3900 at sears. I can get it for around 2600 plus change which other places couldn't match. The Samsung is a bit less. Maybe around $2400-2500 down from a list price of high 3k's.

Also with Sears I get all these Sears points which add up to $300+ dollars which I can use on those overpriced pedestals for my W&D, it seems like Sears is the way to go.

Samsung makes a great frig, especially if you want an outside dispenser. Samsung has won the best fridge in J.d. Power ratings for a few years in a row, they claim.