Energy Star kitchen appliances can help save money on your monthly energy and water bills. In a time where every penny counts, with rising gas costs and food costs, as well as rising energy bills, any way to help shave dollars of the budget will help. Many people don’t realize that the kitchen is one place where a high percentage of a home’s energy is consumed. Refrigerators and freezers consume energy to keep them running at all times to chill food. Dishwashers are used on a daily basis for washing dishes. Think how often you use the kitchen and burn energy using lights and light fixtures. What about blenders? Energy Star kitchen appliances reduce the amount of energy that is used to run the appliance. To be deemed an Energy Star appliance, the appliance must meet certain standards. You can visit the Energy Star website listed in the resources to find out more about Energy Star appliances in general. Energy Star kitchen appliances can be found at many different home improvement stores. You can find refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, lights and light fixtures at many different local stores. An Energy Star appliance will be notated as such somewhere on the sales tag and/or on the Energy Star label on the appliance itself. This article will explore six home improvement stores with Energy Star kitchen appliances.
1. Sear’s. Sear’s is probably the first place I would check for Energy Star kitchen appliances. Sears usually carries many different options for each type of major appliance. For instance, if you’re looking for a refrigerator, you’ll find about 20 different refrigerators to choose from, in all price ranges. Sears is an excellent place to find popular Energy Star appliances that are harder to find.
Sears carries Kenmore appliances, and Kenmore often offers sales on their appliances. Currently at Sears, you can save 20% off of Kenmore and Kenmore Elite small kitchen appliances, such as blenders.
If you visit the Sears website and browse through the pages, you’ll find all sorts of ways to save on Energy Star kitchen appliances. For example, there is a ten percent off open-box coupon if you visit the store and find an open-box appliance (usually this means it was a display model.) If you sign up for Sears emails through the website, you can get $10 worth of coupons. Sears seems to always be having some type of sale. There is the back to school sale, and sales for most holidays, like a Labor Day sale and Memorial Day sale. Sears prices are always competitive, and beat most other appliance store prices.
In addition to sales and discounts, you can usually apply for and/or use your Sears credit card and get 12 months no interest on a payment plan. Sometimes, this is extended to 24 months. The Sears credit card periodically also offers additional percentages off of certain appliances.
What I find really nice and helpful about the Sears website is the link to the ‘Energy Star home.’ If you do a search on the Sears website for energy star kitchen appliances, the page it takes you to has a link for Energy Star @ home. When you follow this, you’ll come to a drawing of a home. Click on the kitchen, and it will show you different Energy Star appliances for the kitchen. These include range hoods and ranges, light fixtures, and more. Sears has also won the Energy Star Excellence in Appliance Retailing for seven of the past eight years.
2. Lowe’s. Lowe’s has won awards for the past six years for their Energy Star products. Lowe’s carries a variety of kitchen appliances as well. You can find refrigerators and dishwashers, as well as smaller kitchen appliances like light fixtures and blenders. Lowe’s is a great place to find popular Energy Star appliances that are harder to find. If you buy an appliance that costs over $397, Lowe’s will give you free local delivery and also haul away your old appliance. The Lowe’s website also has a link to Energy Star products, that can be found by typing in Energy Star appliances into the website’s search engine.
Lowe’s features weekly ads, that can be found on the website. Currently, Lowe’s has a promotion where you can get rebates back up to $750 for purchasing Electrolux appliances. Purchasing Whirlpool appliances also is currently giving rebates of up to $400 for buying four appliances. Periodically, you will find special promotions on the Lowe’s credit card. For example, sometimes they offer free financing for up to a year. In general, you will always find no annual fees for the credit card and low monthly payments. Lowe’s prices are not as inexpensive as Sears, so you’ll want to use their special promotions and sales if you choose to purchase your Energy Star kitchen appliances here.
3. Bed Bath and Beyond. Bed Bath and Beyond is the best choice for finding Energy Star lightbulbs that could be used for appliances in your kitchen. Although not officially an Energy Star product, Bed Bath and Beyond sells an electricity usage monitor for $40 that will help you see how much electricity you are using and when.
You won’t find major kitchen appliances that are Energy Star approved at Bed Bath and Beyond, but it’s worth checking out the smaller kitchen appliances. You can sign up for their email on the website and be sent notice of appliance sales and special promotions.
Bed Bath and Beyond is great about sending out mass mailings of coupons to everyone in the community. Every month, I get a coupon for $10 off a purchase of $25 or something similar. If you ask your neighbor, you may be able to get her coupon as well if she’s not using it.
Bed Bath and Beyond has seasonal sales, and sales on major holidays such as Labor Day and Memorial Day. The store does not have its own credit card, but you can purchase gift cards. The prices at Bed Bath and Beyond are reasonable, but not always as low as Walmart.
4. Walmart. If Walmart sold everything there is, I wouldn’t ever shop anywhere else. Walmart is hands down going to be the best place to find low prices for Energy Star kitchen appliances. Walmart features the brands Danby and Heier, so you will find Energy Star dishwashers and refrigerators at Walmart. Walmart also sells Energy Star lightbulbs and small kitchen appliances such as blenders. Walmart has weekly store ads with sales on specific items, as well as seasonal sales like back to school and summer savings. Each holiday, there are also holiday sales to be found.
Walmart did away with their layaways, which were a great way to put an appliance on hold and pay for it later. The Hagerstown, MD store where I live did away with layaways, so this option is no longer available. However, there is a Walmart credit card that offers periodic savings.
5. Kmart. Kmart is a good place to find small kitchen appliances that are Energy Star approved, as well as lightbulbs and light fixtures. In some states, Kmart has a tax free day once per year where you can purchase certain items without having to pay taxes on them. Currently, Kmart is having a 20% off sale on home clearance items. Kmart has a credit card that is offered through Sears, as the two companies have merged. You will often find specials and promotions on the website, and you can be sent notice of specials if you sign up to receive emails through Kmart. Kmart has excellent prices, almost as good as Walmart’s prices. They tend to have more sales, so if you catch a sale you may find prices that even beat Walmart! The Kmart credit card is now featuring $10 back if you spend $200.
6. Home Depot. Home Depot is somewhere you can find almost anything. You’ll find the full range of Energy Star kitchen appliances at Home Depot, from ranges to refrigerators to light bulbs. You can get the Home Depot credit card and often be able to purchase an appliance with no interest for a year or more. Other specials are often found on the website, or by visiting the store. Home Depot always has sales around every major holiday, as well as seasonal sales like back to school specials. The prices are not as low as Walmart or Sears, but if you find specials and sales, you can still get a similar price. The Home Depot team seems to be helpful in helping you find the products you are looking for.
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