Americans are spending an ungodly amount of money on appliances, and it makes no sense to Clark. Stove tops, washers, dryers and dishwashers are selling for thousands of dollars. For instance, GE is going to offer a $14,000 refrigerator/freezer, and people are standing in line to buy it. How nuts is that? Consumer Reports has said repeatedly that an $800 fridge and freezer works just as well as – and usually better than – the expensive ones. How about ranges and stoves? A range that costs $4,000 won’t do any better than a regular stove top that costs half of that. Apparently, people care more about how they look to their neighbors than they do about having money to buy food. It’s all about your kitchen looks to others, and that is just sad. Keep in mind that kitchens that look hip and happening today will be hideous down the road. Huge fridges that are as big as an SUV are going to be an anomaly someday. So why spend that much today?