A few weeks ago, our old refrigerator’s water dispenser periodically stopped working, so we knew it was time for a new refrigerator.  We went to shop for one at Lowes.  Unfortunately the one we wanted was out of stock and discontinued; we ended up getting a newer model and it was not available until few weeks later.  For those 3 weeks, we were worried that the fridge would break down before the new one arrived.  Fortunately it made it and retired when the new one was hooked up on Monday.