We got a Kenmore-branded LG French door (bottom freezer) in 2010, and it is great.... relatively silent (just a pleasing white whir from the blower fan if the rest of the house was dead silent), and reliable thus far. Only noise was the icemaker. Only defect was the "door open" alarm would actually not work because the switch trigger was too big (so a cracked open door could still shut the switch), but that was an easy fix. One time I moved it and caused a fairing to contact the blower fan, but again, an easy fix.

The only thing I did not like about that fridge was the french doors have friction seals, which are almost designed to fail, though they haven't yet. Oh, and the white plastic turned to yellow in like two years. Only on the top of the freezer door, but still - not happy about that.

When we moved 18 mos ago we bought a Kenmore-branded Electrolux french, similar to the LG. It works as a fridge and is very queit, but seems cheaply made. The icemaker is stupidly designed and spills ice all over the freezer bay when you pull the drawer. The door seals use a proper center flap, but the bins are are a flimsy plastic I don't expect to last long. That was the first and will be the last appliance we ever buy "sight unseen" online, but the price was pretty good so I can't be too mad about it.

I've had good luck with appliances, but I tend to fix minor things that bug most people. Samurai Appliance Repair Man is your friend! So is cleaning your fridge coils.

Our 2015 LG washer is an absolute POS though. That is the first and last time I will buy something soley based on Consumer Reports recommendations. Hate it!

A-fucking-men! That's the thing I hate the most about the LG topload washer: the stupidass computer selector, and timer, and load detection. You wash anything heavier than a load of napkins and it constantly thinks it's off balance, and quits. Load up and get it started and turn around to find a sock that fell out of the basket? Just hit the button.... wait for the fill cycle to stop.... wait for the door to unlock... add your sock... then wait for the cycle to reset. Oh, and forget about "high efficiency": its auto load detection can't ever seem to figure out the difference between a couple dirty rags or a dozen towels, so it just fills the tub regardless to be safe. The "HE" part comes from simulating a Nuclear Centrifuge, whereby all your clothes will be fused into one laminate mass you have to peel from the drum.

You know what appliance never gave two f*cks about what I put in it? My 2002 Whirlpool washer. It was loud, it got clunky, the agitator was always in the way and came to require an annual $10 parts replacement, but all you had to do was throw stuff in, set the water level, set the cycle type, and walk away. It always finished the job. Can't even count how many times I've come back to that POS LG to find an "unbalanced" error that made it quit, and have to start all over again. I have a family, we do 5 loads a week... that time adds up quick!

I finally defeated its damn door lock though. That thing drove me crazy.