Sad downgrade to Shoreline fridge 😕
We bought our 1st Shoreline fridge in 2001, which makes it 25yrs old. The lower hinge, which extends forward from the base rusted away after about 18-20yrs & I riveted on a replacement. The internal space/layout/design is good, with enough room in the door for 2 bottles of milk/wine, etc + cheese or butter on the small shelf. There's space under the freezer for cans, jars, etc & the temperature is easily control via a dial inside on the left. We reasoned that having lasted 25yrs & being somewhat dilapidated we should bite the bullet & buy a new one.
Sadly, Shoreline have, inexplicably, downgraded their product in numerous ways: firstly, they've moved the thermostat dials to the back of the fridge, making it a huge job to make adjustments.
Second, they've reduced the size from 47lt to 45lt. Although this doesn't sound much, it manifests in very irritating ways - only 1 tall bottle will now fit in the door, they've compensated for this by leaving gaps in the wire shelf, which means it is a very unstable surface on which to store cups, jars, etc.
Furthermore, the space under the freezer box (won't someone produce a Larder style) is too low/narrow for jars of jam, chutney, etc.
So although they claim the volume has reduced from 47 to 45lt, the effect is of a much greater reduction - it's too late for us to send it back, but I felt I had to warn people - I've seen much much cheaper equivalent fridges (unfortunately our narrowboat kitchen is all built in, so we had to spend £550 in a sale to buy a much downgraded version of what was already there 😕
5. toukokuuta 2026
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