Growing up we moved around a lot. This gave me plenty of opportunities to move big, heavy, bulky objects. Yesterday I had the pleasure of moving a front loading washing machine up the stairs of our house.
Our washing machine has seen better days and we have been looking to find a better washer for when the baby comes since I am sure our laundry will double for adding one tiny person. After doing a bit of research we came to the conclusion that we wanted to get a front loading washer for not only their load capacity but the water and energy savings as well. We had looked at a few but they were all a bit on the pricey side so we figured we would wait until our existing washer died. I was at Lowes with my brother getting some pressure treated lumber for our deck railing (completely different story) when I saw a few open box washing machines and decided to take a look. I saw a Whirlpool Duet Sport HT washer marked down from $799 to $400. The drawer where you load the detergent was damaged, but had since been replaced and it was in working order. I spoke to the manager and got them to lower the price to $300. This was too good of a deal to pass up, so I bought it and they brought it out front for us and my brother and I said we would load it into his minivan and take it today.
Having moved washers and dryers before, I didn't think this was going to be a problem. Just pick it up and drop it in the back of the van... yea, not so much. When we first "tried" to pick it up, it felt like it was bolted to the ground. After an embarassing first attempt we were able to get it up into the van and back to our house and we got it up the stairs with the help of a hand truck. I have to thank my brother for helping with this since there was no way I would have been able to do it without him.
Now we have a new washer all set up ready for a multitude of soiled baby clothes and blankets and the old one is in the garage ready for Craigslist.
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