A little low tech

First of all, this is the only affordable product with stainless steel door that I can find. I've researched online and so far the only color available that is very affordable for a small upright freezer is WHITE.

I decided to buy this small freezer, because the 2-door GE refrigerator that came with our house has a very narrow freezer. It has a very small capacity and I always end up cramming everything in it or buy limited frozen food.

Anyway, this Sunpentown 3.0 cu. ft. Upright Freezer, Stainless Steel Door is just what I was looking for to store meat. I like that it has 4 pull out drawers. It features a lock which is also great for people who place their freezers in the garage. The price is not bad either for a stainless steel. The only draw back is it's a self defrost freezer. Surprisingly with our high technology, this freezer is so low tech!

As for Walmart's site-to-store pick-up, I find it very convenient. It will save you a lot on shipping cost.

However, when we picked up this freezer, my husband and I were both shocked to see that the staff brought it out sideways. That is not a good sign especially for a freezer with a compressor. So, we asked why it was sideways? The staff said that it was stored that way in their shelves. A big disappointment on our part to discover that they stored it sideways (an upright freezer???).

We went ahead and took it home. We opened the box and sure enough, there were scratches and a dent at the bottom. For a brand new freezer that's in a box and to see there are scratches on the top and sides plus a dent....it was very disappointing. We didn't bother returning it as it was a pain to carry such a heavy load back to our car and the store. For a small freezer, this one is heavy.

We hauled the small freezer to the second floor (we have a tri-level home) and gave it a few hours before plugging it, because they stored it sideways (what were they thinking?).

After a few hours, we plugged it. It works alright. Every few minutes we can hear a "pop" coming from where the compressor is. I again researched this and I found out it's a 'Normal' occurrence for freezers. Something to do with the heating and cooling system.

So far so good. No problems "yet". But, I do not recommend this kind of freezer due to its manual defrosting system.