What rooms in your house need refrigerators?

"sock drawers"?

Hmmm.

One's enough, thankee.

either decadent or small. My brother almost bought a tiny fridge to fit under the counter in his itty-bitty kitchen.

Noddy- My grandmother's favorite expression was:

"So what do you need it for?"

When I had a black and white TV, and color came out, it reminded me of grandma. Then I got a color TV, and my level of enjoyment was heightened.

When I bought the first house that I ever had that sported a dishwasher, again I thought of grandma. Who needed a machine that washed dishes, when I was perfectly capable of doing them myself? Now I don't know what I would do without a dishwasher.

You say:

I do not see it as decadence, but progress. Progress is what makes the USA great. Sure, I could live with a B&W TV, or no TV at all, and could do the dishes myself. But why would I want to?

One of the greatest things about this country is that people are able to "build a better mousetrap", and people willl come flocking. It is this progress that creates jobs, and enables all people in the country ultimately, to benefit!

(Phoenix has three refrigerators besides the one in the kitchen and about twelve 'puters so she can a2k anywhere in the house...)

I've had secondary refrigerators in the garage and/or the basement for backup and overflow. I've known of granny flats/mother-in-law apartments with a teeny-tiny fridge nestled under a electric kettle and microwave.

I have a step grandson with a refrigerator and a microwave in his bedroom. I understand the Very Best Rec Rooms have a fridge as part of the built-in wet bar.

Someone has to walk back and forth stocking the Icebox of Status. Someone has to clean them (and in the case of the teen ager, inspect them).

Personally, I'd rather have a bedroom with a fireplace than a fridge.

Of course, I'm puritan, lazy and old fashioned.

Noddy- I only have one frig, but I would never begrudge a few if that was what someone wanted.

SealPoet- Don't you DARE tell about the one in my bedroom!

One thing I've always loved about hotel rooms is the mini-bar, not so much for the drink, but because they are just so darn cute.

As usual, I'm with Phoenix on this one. Additional convenience products benefit everyone. I rewired my condo with X-10 switches, outlets and use wireless motion detectors to control them. Entry, closets and bathrooms light up automatically upon entry. A touch of a button on the remote control triggers a series of events that extinguish, light and/or dim the lights for various "moods" (Like a glare free Green Bay Packer watching environment!). My AV rack is hidden in the wall behind a hinged picture with only one hidden IR sensor to receive commands for all components (lights are radio and require no line-of-sight). All can be controlled by remote control… or the computer I'm sitting at now. A schedule on the computer can feign occupancy for vacations. A motion-detecting camera shows me who's at the door, records visitors in my absence and doubles as a hands free doorbell. An "all off" button on my alarm clock extinguishes every light in the house at bedtime. Yes, this is all silly, unnecessary and just a byproduct of my obsessive-compulsive shopping habits. It nevertheless benefits everyone by providing manufacturing, distribution and sales jobs.
Conclusion: Extra refrigerators for everyone!

I'm fine with my one refrigerator, which is rather centrally located, but I'd kind of like an extra freezer, about the size of those under counter refrigerators.

Cross-stitched on a pillow (on my hypothetical chaise lounge):

The world is so full of a number of things,
I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings.

Pass the bon-bons--and the ice water, s'il vous plait.

one in the kitchen and one in the garage for those sunday get togethers