If you are looking at french door refridgerators and planning on keeping the original as a second you might want to consider a counter depth model. It definitely holds less food, but you'll have a backup. I did that when I renovated my kitchen (I chose a freezer bottom) and the fridge now blends in with the cabinetry around it rather than sticking out. The extra fridge is useful when I have company, at holidays and to hold my bucket of frozen daquiries.
I'm not sure if all french door refridgerators have the same problem, but I found that it was very easy to not close the doors completely. Luckily mine has an alarm that sounds if a door is left open more than 2 (or maybe 3) minutes.
You are right - Lowe's or Home Depot will usually give you a good deal if you are buying more than one item - try negotiating.
If you don't want the appliances, do you get a credit?
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