Customer Reviews

Haier HBCN05EBB 96-Can/46-Bottle Wine and Beverage Center, Black

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I have antoher one of these i purchased locally and it works great. The problem is that the one I received from AMAZON had been traumatized in shipping and had some dents. It was clearly a returnable item, but when I went to return it the Amazon site said something like..."cannot return items with toxic liquids, contact manufacturer for returns"...I contacted Hair and they NEVER RESPONDED. I WOULD NOT BUY THIS FROM AMAZON IF I WERE YOU, CAUSE YOU ARE STUCK WITH WHATEVER ARRIVES IN THE BOX.

This Haier model is the super-economy solution for people who want to keep 40 bottles of wine at a constant temperature. Positve features: inexpensive, relatively light to move, quiet operations, attractive exterior. Negative features: does not hold 46 bottles as advertised, no temperature gauge, inexpensive parts.

This fridge is way too loud to make up for price and stylishness. I could hear it from a floor below mine. Do not purchase.

I do not usually do this, but I thought I'd take some time out to warn all of you out there. DO NOT purchase this item through Amazon.com. They sent me a USED item that looked like it had been opened and tampered with before. There were screws falling off inside the refrigerator that didn't look like they were supposed to be falling off. The door hinge was bent up. The bottom was glued up like it had been repaired before. The outside had scuff marks all over it like it had been tossed around.

I was expecting to pay for a NEW item and got someone elses USED old Refrigerator! I did not expect this buying from Amazon.com!

According to Haier Customer Service, this thing is only designed to "cool" to 45 degrees F. That is completely inadequate in my mind for a "beverage center." This fact is not in the user manual and it is not documented anywhere in the detailed specs here or at Haier's website. If I had known this fact, I would NOT have purchased this machine. As it is, I will probably donate it to a charity organization and buy a product that is designed for use in the real world....and it won't be a Haier product.

The beverage center is just that...a refrigerator that holds bottles and cans. Unfortunately, even at the lowest settings...the temp is still WAY too low for fine wines...I'm guessing it's around 42-45 degrees. It also vibrates like a refrigerator...not the best environment for wine. I'll probably use it for my whites and keep my finer reds elsewhere.

The price was right but the delivery box was beat up. The unit arrived with three dings on the side. No phone numbers for the company that was purchased from. Overall experience was not great. Will not purchase something like this online again. For the 40.00 I saved, the aggravation was not worth it.