Customer Reviews

Igloo FR834a 3.2-Cu-Ft Refrigerator

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I bought this for my office after my original fridge was flooded (thanks Hurricane Ike!). It is now the community fridge. Very nice for office spaces since it has a freezer. No complaints! Exactly what I was looking for.

I purchased this unit over a year ago for my office. I particularly wanted 2 door so my frozen food stayed that way until I microwaved them. I just moved to another state and gave this wonderful, reliable refrigerator to a friend whose son is in a dorm at school and wants to keep ice cream in the freezer. I waited almost a year from the price to come down. I was completely satisfied with the performance of this unit. The freezer kept everything frozen. The unit kept food cold. Now I need a fridge at my new job. I wish I had know that before I moved. Now I'll need another one.
Recommend this refrigerator.

Upon delivery the box was torn and open, the delivery man marked it as opened item, in case of damage.
Not to my surprise the fridge had multiple dents on the bottom door. Before returning it for an exchange, I tested the fridge to at least make sure if i should get a refund or just exchange it. I waited 24 hours before plugging it in, because in case the fridge was not upright during shipping it should be put upright for at least 17 hours before plugging it in. So, I had the fridge for about a week, and it worked really well. I was happy with the fridge, except for the three dents, so I requested an even exchange for the same fridge. Delivery was easy, Amazon delivered the fridge in about two days and at the same time picked up the damaged one. Unfortunately, the new fridge i didn't even bother with because it was even worst than the first one. The shelf was completely broken and the fridge had broken pieces. Immediately I called Amazon, and they said I couldn't exchange it for the same fridge because too many customers were having problems and it was under investigation of whether it is the fridge problem or shipping problem.

Overall the first fridge worked really well, except for the dents it came with. I love how it has a separate freezer from the fridge. You can fit a lot of things inside and it did keep ice cream frozen. The fridge was kept in my room, and it was super quiet. I couldn't even tell it was on, which was one of my concerns when I was shopping around for fridges, many other fridges were reviewed to be too noisy. I wish the first one did not come with dents.

The first time we received this item, it was damaged on the right side and back like it had been dropped. Called Amazon who replaced it and refunded our shipping charges. The second one was received and is working great.

When I ordered this fridge I was skeptical because it was dent and ding. Well it all turned out alright. There is quite a dent in the top of it, right in the back left hand corner which doesn't appear to hinder any function of the fridge, and is barely visible. The drip pan was broken off and the screw holes where completely ripped out. Still doesn't affect the way it functions, since I just slid the screws in and it still holds it in place just not tight and secure. The Fridge keeps things refrigerated and the separate freezer keeps things mostly frozen. By mostly frozen I mean if it is in the freezer it freezes fine, but if you put it in the door it may only keep it partially frozen as I learned with some ice cream sandwiches. Over all I am happy with my purchase and the cosmetic damage saved me lots of money which is always good.

We purchaced this refriderator to use while camping. It was used outside and still kept food mostly cool and frozen. We had issues with items stored in the door not being cool enough. When we turned the thermostat down it would freeze items in the back of the refrigerator but when turned up items in the door got warm. But this could have been from the unit being ouside in 95+ weather. Refrigerator was packaged poorly. The box was damaged on most corners. The unit had several dents on the sides and one corner but did not effect its use.

NOTE: If the refrigerator/freezer has been place in a horizontal or tilted position for any period of time wait 24 hours before plugging the unit in.

NOTE: At first, set the dial to 4 and allow 24 hours to pass before adjusting the temperature to your needs.

I received the box in poor shape, looked badly beaten up, sometimes I wonder if the people who deliver the stuff have any ethics, or maybe the warehouse noticed the damage and wanted to get rid of it first, who knows... Well, the refrigerator had damage on the top right back corner, looks like it was dropped, and a small dent on the back middle right corner. Everything else seemed fine until I tried to level it, there's only two knobs to level with on the front, and the one on the right seemed like it was cut, broken, or maybe they install the wrong piece because it doesn't give much room to level with like the one on the right.

I'll update later when I put some ice cream in there and some beverages to see if it keeps it cold.

Came on time and fits nicely in the dorm room. Freezing compartment is the selling point.

If you need a good-sized freezer, then this is the model for you. The freezer is separate from the refrigerator and keeps meat, ice cubes, ice cream, and orange juice concentrate FROZEN SOLID with minimal frost accumulation. On the "7" setting some of my groceries that were in the back of the refrigerator started to freeze, so I lowered the setting to "6" and now it's just the right temperature. I suggest you experiment to find your perfect setting.

It's a very quiet unit that has never woken me up at night even though it's in my bedroom/dorm room. It sits flush to the ground, so if you have plush carpeting the bottom of the door may drag against the carpet. I had this issue and resolved it by propping the refrigerator up a bit on flattened cardboard boxes.

I've had the Igloo for a month now and I'm very pleased. It arrived intact with no cosmetic damage.

Unlike other reviews, my fridge arrived in perfect condition. However in just a few minutes of operation, it developed a high pitched whine that was unbearable. I ordered mine just hours after they became unavailable. Too bad.