I can't imagine had I spent money on such a machine to have never consulted the Internet to learn all about it. Just astounds me.
What do you think of those class action suits?
What I like most about the front washers is that I never have to use more than ONE TABLESPOON of laundry detergent -- a frontloader soon pays for itself because it requires infintesimal amounts of otherwise expensive laundry detergents.
I researched extensively. I even subscribed to consumerreports dot org just for this reason.