tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29569768.post7296152654369541643..comments2024-03-12T00:53:33.194-07:00Comments on THE DUST WILL WAIT: An Old Cold SpotPamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29569768.post-38364733662458698852019-10-27T08:21:10.332-07:002019-10-27T08:21:10.332-07:00My mother purchased a coldspot chest freezer in th...My mother purchased a coldspot chest freezer in the early 1950's. In the 1970's she gave it to me and if we hadn't had flooding of our basement I would still have it. It was over 50 years old when it died due to water flooding basement. I loved that freezer, the baskets were made of metal (no breakage like with todays plastic ones). It had a quick freeze area down one end BUT the greatest thing was that the floor of it raised and lowered as you took out or added stuff. The walls were very thick and it weighed a ton; more movers cursed over it than anything else they moved. When the kid closed you knew it was closed. <br />My mother paid a lot for it at the time but it more than paid for itself. You'd like to say we've come a long way baby but todays appliances have nothing on the old ones. Never been able to figure out why no other manufacturer hasn't copied the raising and lowering of the floors of freezers. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414124374334264381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29569768.post-77196060435333218612014-01-29T13:51:32.229-08:002014-01-29T13:51:32.229-08:00I googled 'how long will a Sears Coldspot free...I googled 'how long will a Sears Coldspot freezer' last and found this. Reason was I was curious if other Coldspot's last as long as my parents Coldspot has. It was purchased in the early 1960's, was moved four times, and is still going strong over 50 years later. When it does go, it will be sad since the replacement probably won't even last ten years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29569768.post-14570169023570430352013-12-04T17:15:40.859-08:002013-12-04T17:15:40.859-08:00Wow! Today we replaced our 1960s Sears Coldspot Ti...Wow! Today we replaced our 1960s Sears Coldspot Time Bank upright freezer with a Kenmore. Only reason we did is because, for the first time ever, it started shutting off on us randomnly. 50 years. That is what I call a durable good. Here's hoping this Kenmore lasts at least 50 years, too! GJ in Seattlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29569768.post-91858009331138357102013-11-23T05:31:14.960-08:002013-11-23T05:31:14.960-08:00I had a small Sears freezer, bought in 1971 and ga...I had a small Sears freezer, bought in 1971 and gave up on in 2007 because I was afraid it would die on me when it was full. How I miss that little freezer.Moms Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214139613579501417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29569768.post-42866204701922053572013-11-22T14:28:05.363-08:002013-11-22T14:28:05.363-08:00Not long after we moved to this house the chest fr...Not long after we moved to this house the chest freezer we'd had for 16 yrs decided it didn't like the move and being put in the garage. We replaced it and that one is still going but that's only 27 yrs so a mere baby compared to this one LOLChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958330170295676200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29569768.post-72287263446464782762013-11-22T09:29:16.751-08:002013-11-22T09:29:16.751-08:00A great post!
As Far Side stated, everything is ...A great post! <br /><br />As Far Side stated, everything is disposable and is manufactured that way. It is far less expensive to purchase a new appliance than to repair the old one. How on earth did we get to that point? Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296050573667055406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29569768.post-26075330838081049652013-11-22T08:37:19.912-08:002013-11-22T08:37:19.912-08:00Believe it or not - some people will buy these old...Believe it or not - some people will buy these old relics and use them to make other things - like egg incubators.karmyn Rhttp://karmynsdreamings.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29569768.post-23863527775986495902013-11-22T07:48:54.781-08:002013-11-22T07:48:54.781-08:00Everything is disposable now, so sad that we are a...Everything is disposable now, so sad that we are a throw away society instead of a build it the best we can society:(Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29569768.post-85146396328836186882013-11-22T06:50:11.734-08:002013-11-22T06:50:11.734-08:00My parents had a freezer like this one - it lasted...My parents had a freezer like this one - it lasted years and years and only died when it was moved to a new home (something knocked the internal rust around or something)- they've been through 4 "new" freezers since then in about 2/3ds the number of years. Today's stuff is junque.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29569768.post-2195363520223650202013-11-22T01:31:30.347-08:002013-11-22T01:31:30.347-08:00love our freezer(s). actually we had one you had t...love our freezer(s). actually we had one you had to bend over to get into. we got it for Christmas about 12 years ago from my parents. not super pricey. but it was hurting too much on a nearly constantly pregnant belly... so we got something different and my parents got the little freezer for overflow. they had given their old big one to one of my brothers that had a bigger family. i think it still works, too.<br /><br />what we really like is our machine which is an upright and it's typically used by health depts and such, it can be either a fridge OR a freezer. with the flip of a switch and some time. nice when you buy half a cow and have it processed and tucked away to use up! then if your cow is gone you can store extra sodas, etc.. also no one hits their head on a 'standard' fridge/freezer combo. win/win!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474928571871603804noreply@blogger.com