Where To Buy A Wine Fridge?

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Written By Roseanne

Charlie's been a wine enthusiast for 20+ years. He and Roseanne have a vast amount of experience and expertise in wine refrigerators.

 

 

 

 

We’ll talk about where to buy a wine fridge in this article.

It’s critical to buy a wine cooler from a reputable supplier, and we’ll discuss how to find one.

Why should you buy a wine cooler, you may wonder.

So, before we get into where to buy one, let’s talk about why they’re important.

The importance of a wine cooler

A wine refrigerator is an appliance used to keep wine at the proper temperature. Wine refrigerators are ideal for storing your wine collection for an extended period of time. A unit like this is useful whether you are a casual wine drinker, a wine enthusiast, or a wine collector.

A wine fridge is typically used to store a variety of rose, red, and white wines. These units are typically found in a kitchen, bar, or wine cellar.

This is critical because wines that are not properly stored can spoil quickly and lose quality. Wine can lose quality in a variety of ways, including oxidation, excessive heat, and light exposure.

Wine coolers keep wines in perfect condition, preserving their condition and flavor.

Choosing a Wine Fridge Supplier – The Criteria

There are several criteria to consider before deciding on a company from which to purchase a wine cooler.

We’ve included the main criteria and our reasoning for why each one is important to consider below.

 

Reputation & Customer Reviews

The wine fridge supplier’s reputation is critical because it determines how the company treats its customers and stakeholders.

Simply reading customer reviews on websites such as Trustpilot, Feefo, and even others such as Yotpo and Trustist can help you determine whether a brand is reputable and whether they respect and assist their existing customers with post-purchase queries and issues.

Additionally, forums and video sites such as YouTube are great places to find customer experience reviews and feedback.

Examining all of these sources should provide you with a well-rounded aggregated overview of the brand and whether or not they are trustworthy.

 

Warranty

Examine the supplier’s product warranty policy. This entails scanning their documents for fingerprints and determining whether there are any potential or unexpected clauses that could result in your warranty being voided.

Most companies will also have a FAQ section on their website that discusses things like their warranty, so you can simply refer to this and, if necessary, contact the company for more details.

We’re looking for companies that offer the longest warranties.

 

Ease of Returns/Refunds

Most businesses will have a returns policy/returns page on their website.

You should look at this to see how easy or difficult it is to return a wine fridge if there are flaws or you simply don’t like it.

Similarly to the warranty, this may be discussed in fine print, and if you don’t want to read it, you can simply send an email to a brand’s customer service team and wait for a response.

This email response serves two purposes: it informs you and serves as backup/insurance in the event that another member of staff disputes previously told information, so you are not left in the dark.

We want to work with companies that have simple, quick return policies, with little friction and resistance to you getting your money back.

Type of Wine Fridges

Not every company will sell the same brands, models, and types of wine coolers that you want to buy. Some retailers, for example, may sell thermoelectric wine coolers but not dual zone wine coolers or commercial wine coolers.

This is entirely dependent on your specific needs from a wine fridge, which include physical size, bottle capacity, usage, and storage requirements.

 

Company Lifespan

This is the last criterion mentioned in the article, but it is far from the least important.

Simply put, the longer a wine fridge supplier has been in business, the more likely they will be in business for a long time. This is because statistics show that:

“20% of small businesses fail in their first year, 30% of small business fail in their second year, and 50% of small businesses fail after five years in business. Finally, 70% of small business owners fail in their 10th year in business.”

As a result, you’ll want to go with a company that has been in business for a longer period of time because it shows they’ve been able to withstand the test of time and will most likely still be in business to handle any potential issues with your wine fridge (if you have any).

Where to Buy a Wine Fridge?

When it comes to where to buy a wine refrigerator, we recommend Amazon, Home Depot, Wayfair, and BestBuy based on the criteria listed above.

 

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