I've got this and it isn't actually a kenwood product, it's a curry's product with the name stuck on it only found out this when there was a problem, the doors are wonky and no way of levelling them!
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Bethie93
13 Apr 164#1
I've got this and it isn't actually a kenwood product, it's a curry's product with the name stuck on it only found out this when there was a problem, the doors are wonky and no way of levelling them!
sao
13 Apr 162#2
The currys sales rep did tell me they owned Kenwood. hugely disappointing, im sure they used to be a good brand years ago. now they don't give more than 1yr warranty while their competitors offer 2-5 years. doesn't look like they have much confidence in their product. :confused:
Rob2007 to sao
13 Apr 161#3
Yup that's true; Dixons Carphone own Kenwood / JVC
Cheamon to sao
14 Apr 16#6
They legally have to give you a 2 year warranty since we are (at least for now) part of the EU. Most companies will fail to tell you this but if you push them for it they are required to give you it.
blue1971 to sao
14 Apr 16#7
Wow RIP Kenwood,didn't know that.
freakstyler
14 Apr 161#4
We have one, it's actually made by hisense. Ours also has door issues with one being lower than the other - I think they're all like that but the seals are fine. Ours also has an issue where the touch controls stop working after a few hours. We only paid £360 eight months ago, it works but I wouldn't recommend one.
Gollywood
14 Apr 165#5
Currys own Kenwood.
The SportsDirect effect :disappointed:
hcc27 to Gollywood
14 Apr 161#13
How did a brand like Kenwood end up being owned by Currys? But then one also wonders how Dunlop is owned by SportsDirect!! Few brands are what they used to be back in the day.
SpecialSteve to Gollywood
14 Apr 161#20
Sadly most decent brand names are being bought up by the likes of these companies and unaware customers think they are buying quality from the name.
I like to call it the 'Fat Ashley Effect'
Just thought I would add this relevant piccie of a total cu*t!!!! I expect the 'toon' will go down this season and lets hope for the great toon army fans get shut and rebuld the club they deserve.
Dimensions listed are the same except for the depth, which might be because of thicker door handles. Touchscreen element seems slightly bigger too. Internals look more or less identical though, except for 1 fewer pullout trays at the bottom of fridge and freezer.
For what it's worth, we've had the Bush for a couple of years and it's fine. The doors make a disconcertingly clunky noise opening and closing, as if the mechanism has somehow warped - annoying as it was smooth and silent when new, but doors close and seal fine and it looks after its contents well.
Can't really in conscience vote this hot though as people see Kenwood and expect something nearer top of the line than this is. It's a generic fridge-freezer that's evidently being rebadged by a host of different stores.
bonzobanana
14 Apr 162#9
They just license the brand as both companies have withdrawn from consumer electronics. Confusingly Kenwood is already a brand for kitchen appliances, mixers etc. Normally you wouldn't have two identical brands in near enough the same market sector. The original Japanese Kenwood was a brand for hifi and car audio and at one time was sold under the Trio brand in the UK. You wonder if you could return a Kenwood Currys white goods product at any point or seek compensation due to misleading branding. Can the Beatles license the apple brand for use on mobile phones? Just seems wrong that Currys can use a consumer electronics brand on a white goods product when there is already a competing brand of the same name in the same sector.
papasb
14 Apr 16#10
I didn't know that!
Handy to know. They were both respected brands. Kenwood for HiFi and speakers (separates as they were back in the day) and JVC for audio visual. Then again, I am person who grew up in the 80's when Marty McFly used a JVC camcorder to film Doc Brown...
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I thought this worked out to be a really good deal when I needed one :)
The reviews on reevoo are also almost universally positive https://www.reevoo.com/p/kenwood-kff2dw14 :)
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The SportsDirect effect :disappointed:
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The SportsDirect effect :disappointed:
I like to call it the 'Fat Ashley Effect'
Just thought I would add this relevant piccie of a total cu*t!!!! I expect the 'toon' will go down this season and lets hope for the great toon army fans get shut and rebuld the club they deserve.
Dimensions listed are the same except for the depth, which might be because of thicker door handles. Touchscreen element seems slightly bigger too. Internals look more or less identical though, except for 1 fewer pullout trays at the bottom of fridge and freezer.
For what it's worth, we've had the Bush for a couple of years and it's fine. The doors make a disconcertingly clunky noise opening and closing, as if the mechanism has somehow warped - annoying as it was smooth and silent when new, but doors close and seal fine and it looks after its contents well.
Can't really in conscience vote this hot though as people see Kenwood and expect something nearer top of the line than this is. It's a generic fridge-freezer that's evidently being rebadged by a host of different stores.
Handy to know. They were both respected brands. Kenwood for HiFi and speakers (separates as they were back in the day) and JVC for audio visual. Then again, I am person who grew up in the 80's when Marty McFly used a JVC camcorder to film Doc Brown...