A good word for Lowe's

Frank Fusco

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Too often we have bad experiences at the BORGs.
Today I had a satisfactory outcome with Lowe's.
Six months ago we bought a new refrigerator. It has an internal filter. When the filter ran out it's life I could no longer use the door dispenser. When we purchased this frig the salesman said we could continue to use the water dispenser. Wrong. And removing the old filter will not let us use the dispenser. I was not happy. New filters cost $45.00 and I have a whole house filter so don't need it in the frig. Without argument Lowe's offered a $100.00 discount to us, or an even exchange for an equally priced model or full credit against an upgrade. Wifey did not want the hassle of trading out refrigerators. I asked for just two free replacement filters and the manager agreed with a smile. Next time one needs replacing I'm going to try gutting the used one and plastic welding a cap on the empty tube to see if the water will still run and save me hassle for all time. If not we will have to spend about $100.00 a year on replacement filters. That doesn't make me happy. But the prompt, no hassle, offer to make us happy did make us happy.
 
Good solution to your problem, but still temporary. You didn't mention the brand, but Frigidaire, Amana, GE, and probably all the others, too, have a 'bypass' filter for situations like yours. My Frigidaire dealer gave me one for mine when I told him we already had filtration. The adapter looks just like a filter, but has straight-through piping instead of a filter element. Check with a local parts place.
 
Good solution to your problem, but still temporary. You didn't mention the brand, but Frigidaire, Amana, GE, and probably all the others, too, have a 'bypass' filter for situations like yours. My Frigidaire dealer gave me one for mine when I told him we already had filtration. The adapter looks just like a filter, but has straight-through piping instead of a filter element. Check with a local parts place.

Thanks, I will.
 
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