Frigidaire - 4.5 Cu. Ft. Mini Fridge - Silver Mist

I purchased this compact fridge for my office. I needed to change the direction the door opened. To do so, I needed to remove the two plastic plugs from the top of the fridge to able to screw in the hinge bolts. The plugs, of course, broke when I pried them out. Changing the direction the door opened was easy. It required the removal and re installation of three bolts. I was surprised there were no replacement plugs packaged with the unit, but no worries, I'd just call Frigidaire for replacements. I called Customer Service at Frigidaire, a/k/a Electrolux. When I explained what I needed, the CS Rep was at first confused. She then told me that Frigidaire did not supply replacement parts for this fridge. She suggested I take the broken plugs to a hardware store and try to match them up. I was able to find the plugs on Amazon. I filled the fridge with soda. The shelf easily accommodated three 12-packs. I couldn't fit a full 12-pack in the door soda rack because it can only holds 8 or 9 cans. But no worries, the second shelf would hold the overflow. During the next week, I noticed a 'chirping' noise emitting from the fridge. It was intermittent and I diagnosed it as a problem with the compressor. I called Customer Service and after hanging on the phone for ten minutes or so, I explained the problem to a CS Rep. She asked me if I had unplugged it, and then plugged it back in. No, this was a refrigerator, not a computer. Regardless, that was the recommended fix. So I unplugged the fridge, waited a few minutes, and then plugged it back in. As I mentioned, the problem was intermittent so I had to wait until the compressor started before determining if the 'reset' had any effect. It didn't, the noise was still there. I called Customer Service back and after verifying that I had unplugged and plugged the fridge back in, the CS Rep told me that Frigidaire did not repair compact refrigerators. Instead, she started to explain this complicated process where I was supposed to remove the serial number plate, send it in, and they would make an offer to repurchase the fridge. If I accepted their offer, they would mail me a Visa check card. I guess I would also need to ship the fridge back to them, but at this point in the conversation, I interrupted the CS Rep and told her that was way too complicated. The fridge was brand new and I didn't want to sell it back to Frigidaire, I wanted a working fridge. I said I would just take it back to Best Buy. She said thank you and wished me a good day. Best Buy was great. I purchased the fridge using BestBuy.com. There are three Best Buy stores where I live and I selected the nearest store to my office as the pick up location. I returned the fridge on Saturday at a different Best Buy store. I had already disposed of the box, so I was a little bit apprehensive when I wheeled the fridge into the store. The only questions the Best Buy CS Rep asked was: Is there anything wrong with it? Yes, it has a bad compressor. And did I want to exchange it or get a refund? I decided to exchange it. I like the fridge. It's a good size for my office and because I purchased it while it was on sale, ($70 off), the price couldn't be beat. My fingers are crossed that this one will work well.

We researched a spare mini fridge for a long time, always getting close to pulling the trigger but then putting it off. It was one of those purchases that we didn't really need but liked the idea of and figured it'd make life easier and more convenient and all that, but every time, before we'd buy one, we were always like, "oh, it's just lazy". So we pulled the trigger - or I wouldn't be writing this review - and the thing's frigging awesome. We looked at Danby, Kenmore and some other brands and flip flopped between the 2.4 cubic feet models and the 4.5 like this one and couldn't be happier with the decision to go with this fridge. The separate freezer with a real door that opens and closes is a huge plus. I did a big batch of chili recently and ran out of room in our regular fridge and backup freezer and it was awesome to have this space as a failover where I thought it would never be used. So that was great. The fridge keeps beers and water bottles at just a hair above freezing. It's perfect. If I want something ice cold I find myself going to this fridge instead of the regular fridge since I don't have to take into consideration other foods that would be in a normal kitchen fridge when setting the temperature control. I just set it to max when we took it out of the box and went with it. I've actually dialed it back a little bit cause the waters were a little bit too cold believe it or not. Perfect size and capacity for our application and the lock is just an added bonus. Don't love that it's at the bottom but when you see the design, it makes sense. The finish is more of a frosted matte metal than a traditional stainless steel so if you're trying to match some existing stainless you might want to see it in person at a store before making a decision. Personally I like it. Price is awesome - especially if you catch it around this time of year (august/september) and apply any student discounts or coupons you might have. Only negative was the packaging. I opted to pick this up in store and I'm glad I did. There's about half inch styrofoam at the corners and on top and the bottom and that's all that's protecting you from getting a banged up unit upon arrival. Definitely pick it up locally at a best buy instead of ordering somewhere online, and look at the box before you load it into your vehicle and you should be all set. I'm really glad we didn't go lazier and get it delivered. If it costs a couple bucks more and it saves you the hassle of scheduling and repackaging a damaged item for a return, it's worth the drive. Runs almost completely silent and the only time I'm reminded I have it is when the compressor kicks on and that's an almost imperceptible click/thud that lets you know it's on and doing it's thing. Really couldn't be happier and we're glad we finally broke down and got it.

I needed a smaller fridge for my office. While this refrigerator had more features than needed in an office environment, I was able to get it on sale to bring it to a price point close to others. The refrigerator was delivered and after removing it from the unwieldy box and packaging it was noted that there was a large dent on the top corner. Not enough to cause it to malfunction, but enough that it is noticeable. But at 75lbs for me to get it into my car and haul it back to a Best Buy was not worth it. The sound level I would say is average. I thought it would be more quiet but there is a constant gurgling noise that that book says is normal when the coolant is trying to run through. I thought it would go away once it cooled down but it hasn't. There was also a lot of condensation on the back on the inside which has since frozen. The freezer section is spacious and works or us to put some frozen meals in it. Not a lot of room in the door - great space for cans but trying to put bottles in is difficult. And while there is a ton of room inside, the shelves and vegetable drawer make it awkward. I removed the vegetable drawer. Overall it is pretty deep though. In addition to keys that lock the door (on the bottom on the front), and ice scraper and mini ice cube tray is also included. The freezer cold fit a regular size ice cube tray, though. It is a little large for an office but would make a great second refrigerator for a studio-apartment or for a garage, playroom, etc.

Purchased this fridge as a temp-to-perm solution when our main kitchen fridge went out. Wanted something a big bigger than some of the smallest units in order to hold enough for our small family of 3. While obviously not large, there is enough space for leftovers and basic necessities like milk, butter, fruits & vegetables, and more. The fridge is also surprisingly quiet, which is nice. The one critique I have is that, as you might expect, the temperature within the fridge is not uniform. It is noticeably colder at the rear of the fridge. If you have it set to the coldest or near coldest setting, the back of the fridge is almost frozen. Ice will form and anything back there gets very hard. We set it cold because we wanted to make sure things in the freezer stayed frozen. Other than that this is a good unit. Now that our main fridge is working again, this will move to the garage, where it will be a surplus and drink fridge.

I actually picked this one out because it was the only small model I could find with a lock (which works fine). The freezer compartment is small, barely wide and deep enough to hold a Pizza, and not tall enough to hold most 2 qt ice cream containers. The thermostat had to be turned down over halfway to freeze ice cubes. One third of the door is taken up with a wire rack to hold 12 oz cans, and the bottom of the door has a wire loop to hold big bottles. These work OK, but limit what you can put in the door. The main shelves are adjustable for height, but are all full-size. No cutouts for putting milk or 2 liter bottles upright on the shelves. The light takes up a little room from the top shelf, but lights up the whole fridge very well. Overall, it's a nice fridge. I would recommend looking at one in person, and giving a little thought as to what you'll be putting in it. The interior layout is not as flexible as some other small fridges.

Pros - Price - Looks good - Spacious Cons - Damaged on arrival (as expected based on other reviews) due to poor packaging. Two corners had dents and a foot was bent over. I needed a hammer to straighten it. - Not balanced on a flat floor. The refrigerator still wobbles with the adjustable foot fully extended. I had to put a board under it to keep it straight. - The can dispenser in the door is a waste of space. - Useless lock. It would have been better if the refrigerator had come with brackets that supported a padlock. - Not cold enough. With the temperature set at maximum, the refrigerator only goes down to 47 degrees - not cold enough for "keep refrigerated" foods. I removed the freezer door and the temperature went down to 40 degrees, but the freezer no longer freezes ice. Overall, I'm disappointed with this product and don't recommend purchasing it.

I purchased this compact refrigerator because my regular refrigerator needed parts and it would take a week for them to arrive. I researched online and went to Costco and Fry's. Best Buys had the best price and this compact refrigerator had a freezer. I was able to fit it in my C Max Ford. A friend helped me unloaded and it was easy to install. The instructions didn't say what a white long part was for, but I looked online and found out it was for unclogging the drain. I still didn't find out how to empty the pan that collects water. Yesterday I bought at Amazon a stand with rollers to keep it off the floor since I am leaving it now and I spare bedroom.

I was tired of sharing a fridge with my family, but now I have this small personal fridge for myself! What's awesome is that if I ever want this to be in the kitchen, it would actually have a lock and keys built right in. So how is it? It keeps everything as it should be, and it works. Though I originally had ice cream not freezing entirely on max setting - all I did was increase it over the max setting as there is a variation above it. Maybe this is just for efficiency purposes to their settings but the ice cream became fine after. The back of the fridge under the freezer tends to get stuff partially frozen as well, but I believe its due to the higher max settings I have it at. As far as everything goes within it, it is kept cold indeed! I like getting a cold beer from the door part where the drink slides down, its really neat and best purchase for my room!