Smeg FAB28 Fridge - Retro Fridge - review

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
smeg fridge fab28

Marc Townsend 's review of the July 27, 2010 6:39:49pm

Hi i bought a smeg fridge about 6 - 7 years ago worst buy that i have ever done will never buy a smeg product again the door broke the freezer door broke twice the little white pegs that hold the milk shelf in have broke the seal on the freezer has broke the worst buy ever stear clear looks great but is pants i hope this helps you if you are thinking of buying 1 overated rubbish if smeg want it back come and get it please i wont mind

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Alan Dowson's review of the June 30, 2010 4:38:38pm

Have had fab 28 last 4 years or so, usual things broken, small lugs on freezer door went about 12 months ago , have steadfastly refused to buy replacement due to outlandish cost, have now just repaired them using a length of plastic dowel out of sons KNEX toy. Just drill door through at site of hinge and push dowel through, works a treat .Thanks to the person whose idea this was. Now does anyone know how to replace crappy plastic trays at a reasonable price?

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MY WORST NIGHTMARE

joanna's review of the June 15, 2010 8:24:31pm

we bought a smeg fridge with freezer on top and from day one the food was frozen, hot and limp that was the fridge part. The glass trays have all cracked and runners broke. The light bulb went the water dripped down through the fridge and now the bloody seal has broken and we have to keep a kitchen stool up against it to keep the door closed. We were just about to look about ordering new parts for this monstrosity when I came across this site. THANK GOD its time for a new fridge and it certainly won t be SMEG.

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More of the same...........

Sarah's review of the June 4, 2010 10:15:50pm

Ours is just like everyone else''s. It looks gorgeous but every single plastic part has broken and all our food gets wet. I loved it, but now I can''t live with it any more.

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not impressed

T COLLINS 's review of the May 30, 2010 7:53:51pm

just had to buy 2 door shelfs so brittle and weak not durable inside , to suit a family kitchen looks super but could have got more for the money.

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Beautiful but not value for money

F M Baker's review of the April 23, 2010 10:00:44pm

Defrosts at the drop of a hat pools of water in bottom of fridge and salad tray you dont notice its not working as it should be until it all stops - makes all the right noises looks fantastic massive pro in the kitchen diner loved it bought allkinds to go with it in PINK now sadly I''m devasted it cant be fixed and have had to pay to have this taken away I''m completely bereft and we have now bought the cheapest fridge ever I hate it but cant take the chance of spending this kind of money again on such an unreliable product.

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Smeg by name Smeg by nature

Robert Buchan's review of the April 9, 2010 2:14:42pm

This is a comment about Smeg generally rather than this particular ''''''''fridge. Their products do not in my experience last very long. I have a Daewoo ''''''''fridge that cost just over £100 twelve years ago, it''''''''s still as good as the day it was bought. My Smeg ''''''''fridge broke down after four years and it''''''''s replacement also lasted four years. Smeg couldn''''''''t have cared less, despite my being in the construction industry and ina position to specify their products they couldn''''''''t have been less interested. Fortunately for me I came across the fridgeshop.net where they told me that it was probably just the thermostat and sold me a replacement for £26.00. Smeg didn''''''''t suggest that it might be the thermostat and when I suggested it to them thye tried to sell me a replacement for £82.00 for exactly the same part as I got for £26.00. Need I say more, nobody but a mug would buy this garbage

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stop moaning

pauline hazell's review of the March 14, 2010 7:39:00pm

cant understand what everyone is bitching about. we are on our second smeg fridge freezer and they have been great, no faults, nothing broken, cold food, freezer freezes well, cant believe you are talking about the same appliance. it looks good and performs good, wouldnt hesitate in recommending anyone to buy one!!

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gregg's review of the March 1, 2010 6:55:60pm

good looking piece of junk SMEG ( shouldn''''t make electrical goods )

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Fab?!! Is that a joke?

A GWYN's review of the December 16, 2009 6:46:50pm

I cannot stress strongly enough how much i agree with the reviews on this site. Smeg fridges look lovely but are made with very poorly constructed, brittle plastic. EVERY shelf in the darn thing has broken and it has been known to leak water from time to time. Guys, it''''s pretty, but that is it. Mine is all but redundant - every shelf broken!! Avoid,

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Shaddapa ya Fridge

RJH's review of the October 28, 2009 11:08:59pm

As a piece of visual fluff it is fantastic. In a museum with a no touching sign and guarded by a student listening to an ipod reading a book it would last a hundred years. In a family setting with two boys and a heavy handed pair of grown ups it is simply ridiculous. Visitors coo over it like a puppy but then laugh as I serve them warm beer and go outside to the cheap but effective freezer in the garage for ice... The freezer door broke within weeks of purchase and has never been used since. The majority of the interior plastic has cracks and flaws and I wonder if it was all dipped in dry ice before assembly because it is so remarkably fragile. Lets be honest here though every SMEG fridge purchase is a vanity buy and all such purchases eventually haunt you. Perhaps SMEG fridges have some sort of deeper meaning and do reflect a wider malaise where good looks, curves and a flirtatious exterior trump lasting commitment and integrity. If our fridge were a person it would be an x factor rather than krypton factor winner. Look deep into your soul and you will see that the fridge fills a void or emptiness... SMEG/SMUG I’m not so sure anymore. My only consolation is that we paid about 400 quid for ours because it was reconditioned and its previous lover had got out early in the relationship after the thermostat had blown. In spite of all the failings I can''t be certain I would not buy another one because vanity just gets you again and again. If anyone knows where you can get a cheap freezer door from I would be very grateful - I’m off for a warm beer.

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Don''t buy Smeg

Liz Burton's review of the October 23, 2009 3:14:16pm

Having to replace ice box door plus two long door shelves. Have already replaced ice box door and salad box. Would definitely not recommend Smeg to anyone quality of the inside is definitely poor standard. The only thing going for it is the look of it from the outside.

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Never, ever invest in s smeg fridge!!

Hayley's review of the September 15, 2009 5:11:16pm

Similar to most people who have written on this site, I found it whilst... yes you guessed it... looking for spare parts for the stupid, rubbish

that consistantly falls apart!! I thought maybe it was just me but having read the reviews I have exactly the same complaints as everyone else - the

door hinge and handle are broken, the rather pathetic plastic nodules that hold the shelves on the inside of the door have all snapped and broken too. I wrote to smeg saying that I was very unimpressed with the quality (or lack of it) and they they basically wrote back and washed their hands of the situation. It is really bad quality, really expensive and really shoddy customer service. If I can give anyone a piece of good advice do not buy a smeg fridge!!

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Diana's review of the July 21, 2009 12:36:90pm

The seal on mine has finally given out - seem I''ve been lucky, its nearly 10 years old. Have been very happy with mine, nothing has broken and it''s kept to the correct temperature. However am now concerned about buying another - am I the only happy customer?

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SMEG YUK!

Tony Carpenter's review of the July 19, 2009 3:36:50pm

Could not agree more with all the reviews - what one has to remember is that style does not necessarily eqaute to the design integrity of the product. The build quality of an original Alex Issigonis Mini was a long way from the design. The SMEG fridges are the most expensive paint jobs that you can buy anywhere - you could probably have a Bentley re-sprayed for less money. As you all say the rest is rubbish and we have been royally conned. But then again if you listen to Mr Berlosconi, it is hardly surprising. Main thing is also to avoid buying an AEG Dual Fuel Cooker - that''s known as a double whammy!!

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Cold war!

Mavis's review of the July 1, 2009 9:00:90pm

My Smeg has finally packed up today. It is 6 years old and has being a disaster from day one with things breaking/falling off, not being cold enough/freezing up, leaking water, faults with the freezer box seal and handle etc. Phone calls and letters to Smeg UK proved futile and clearly demonstrated their state of denial. I love the visual aspect of the Smeg though and almost ordered a new one, thinking Smeg would by now have ''ironed out'' all the problems . . . then I found this helpful selection of reviews and decided I was making a big mistake! I am taking delivery of a Gorenje, mentioned here by another reviewer, on Monday. Maybe in the future I will re evaluate the Smeg fridge but it would take a great deal of improvement by the manufacturer. As currently produced it is, basically, an expensive ornament!

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Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
Beautiful but rubbish

Ian & Mildred's review of the July 1, 2009 3:21:52pm

Having persisted with this beautiful aberration for far too long - it is finally on it''''s way to join the ever growing mountain of sub-standard, poorly performing, badly manufactured and frustration inducing rubbish that is the Smeg refrigerator range. Why an appliance costing this much has so many very basic faults is beyond logic. It is the very epitome of "style over substance". Be warned - sometimes it really is better to pay a little less and get something that perform infinitely better!

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Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
Fab 28 - rubbish fridge - totally disappointing

Ed Gold's review of the June 26, 2009 5:49:28pm

We purchased a Smeg fridge/freezer 18 months ago. One would expect when you are paying almost 1K for an applicance you would get a decent lifespan from it. Not so! Like everyone else we never thought to check for reveiws before buying. Of course it looks great but really is rubbish. Thermostat already gone, fridge is warm inside, door shelves broken. Smeg aftersales is non-existent. They are totally unhelpful. Dont want to know. Avoid this fridge and these people! We also noticed people like John Lewis no longer have this fridge for sale.

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OMG! Smeg Fab 28 Agh NEVER AGAIN!

Clare Livermore's review of the April 22, 2009 12:09:26pm

I am really shocked and sad that I found this site AFTER buying our Smeg. As with the other reviews we have a lovely looking fridge that is just not up to the job. Plastic trays breaking, freezer door split at handle,clips to hold trays on the door snapped (milk explosion!) temperature changes throughot fridge, AND THATS NOT ALL THE FAULTS . Wont be buying the spares now, ill stick to the hard as nails and glue for our repairs! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON A SMEG FRIDGE. wish i had thought to look for a site like this before i wasted our money.

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N Clive's review of the April 20, 2009 7:35:55pm

In a NUTSHELL "SHIT SHIT SHIT" they are a pile of junk, poorly made, overpriced parts, DO NOT BUY ONE !!!!!

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Smeg Not Fab28

Sally Bossom's review of the April 20, 2009 12:08:18pm

Well I best just join the queue! I pride myself on taking a lot of care with all my appliances and I have managed to get to 3 years ownership out of this fridge, but now everything that can break has done; the ice box door, the plastic shelf protectors which hold up the glass shelves, the salad box, and now the final insult, all the plastic retainers moulded inside the door which hold the plastic shelves in place. (Have just had a very nasty accident with broken milk bottles and leaking juice cartons all over the kitchen floor). This fridge is very beautiful but totally useless. The only thing that has made me smile is some of the reviews about it on this website!. I also purchased a smeg dishwasher that is near impossible to stack without a phd in design and which required a callout from a smeg engineer to retrieve the on/off switch which fell inside the machine within 3months due to use of shoddy connection materials. Like an idiot I thought Smeg was a name you could trust. Will be contacting trading standards as this fridge is just not fit for purpose.

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Colin Whitworth's review of the April 11, 2009 0:35:37am

This fridge is crap - everything that can break has broken - it is unfortunate its not a bit smaller as it would then fit in a wheelie bin.

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Kate's review of the April 3, 2009 7:31:21pm

Just had to include a review on this. I bought one of these fridges because of the name SMEG and how beautiful it was. I have been so very disappointed, the ice box door fell off, it leaks water constantly from the base, the retainers for the shelves in the door all snapped off. I wish I had never spent the money on it. It is a case of style over content and I would advise anyone to stay away. Wish I had known how poorly made they were and I would never have bought it. You have been warned ..........

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fab28 fridge with ice box

jean clark's review of the March 23, 2009 8:34:00pm

i have had this lovely looking fridge for six years all the containers have split and the door retainers have all broken plus the ice box door has been replaced now i have noise like small explosion coming from around the compressor area will this mean a new compressor unit in the very near future

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OMG Yet another crap review

Deirdre's review of the March 19, 2009 11:01:27am

We have Smeg Fab28AZ maybe a slightly smaller model but it too has broken icebox door,and fragile shelves. I would class us as very light fridge users (no children). Shelf slid down and smashed after decamping food to coldest room while waiting for Comet engineers to fix. Yes it had broken down! Now I know Smeg are crap however the Comet extended warranty engineers and customer service are able to match it in the "it doesn''t do what it says on the can stakes. 5 weeks and still no fridge! Aaaaargh!

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Terrible Smeg Fridges! BEWARE

Paul Roberts's review of the March 12, 2009 9:41:29pm

I cant believe these Fridges are still on Sale! what a con. As a family of five we treated ourselves to this fridge to complete the look of our new Kitchen. I have to clean this fridge out more than we clean the car. Any food left on the top shelf is coated in water the next morning. In the summer months its even worse. The seals on the main fridge collapsed within 3 months when we phoned Smeg (under warranty) the Service Engineer arrived and told my wife to heat the seals with a hair dryer to stretch them -he wouldnt do it himself. The top freezer box ices up once a month fully and seals the door shut. The flippin thing snapped off last week and we are now on the look out for another - just seen one for £69.99!!! For a bit of plastic. The british consumer has been well and truely stiched up by SMEG Fridges - NEVER BUY ONE!! EVER!

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Now I know why the previous occupants left the

Mala 's review of the February 9, 2009 10:23:32pm

I stumbled across this sight when looking for a spare - yes you guessed it - ice box door. The person I bought my flat from left the fridge - which was pretty unbelievable - since then it has NEVER worked properly - constantly frosting and defrosting - and has actually caused damage to my kitchen since I didnt realise it was defrosting at the back of the fridge and onto the floor - seaping beneath the tiles - I realised this when water started coming up from under the tiles. I dont know what to do now - if I could - I would like to get rid of it and find a reliable smaller cheaper fridge. Advice is the same as everyone elses - Dont buy SMEG - I dont think I will ever trust the brand again - shame because they look great.

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Smeg fridge door v poor

Chris Orr's review of the January 9, 2009 9:45:18pm

As with many others it would appear - I was searching for spare parts... specifically freezer door thats broken and found this website! Same experience as everyone else.. thought it was cool (!) and looked nice but soon found out its a pile of crap that breaks regularly. Dont think I will bother searching now for spare parts, b''''cos it will only break again... will live with it glued and taped as is.

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STRP\32 (FAB32) - It''s really Smegma

Glen Whelan's review of the December 14, 2008 1:22:42pm

This pile of junk has wasted a lot of my time and money:- door seals went, most of the shelves broke, iceburgs appeared in fridge and freezer. Fridge door bottle tray broke after 3 weeks, replacement lasted 8 weeks, then we just didnt bother replacing it again, glass shevles inside broke, pull out plastic trays broke, etc. All of this within 4 years. replacment parts, what a joke, to get a new door seal costs 300 pounds, but that''s for a new door as its not sold seperately. I am going to make a smeg site called Smegma - dont buy a Smeg!!

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Nothing good!

Earl Webb's review of the December 10, 2008 5:59:80pm

I really thought I had a one off with my Smeg28, just thought I''d bought a bad one! But I can''t believe all these other bad reviews, all the same as mine although I can add that the lining to my fridge is cracked all over. How can they get away with this, I won''t pay a penny to replace anything - can''t we collectively do something?

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had to make shelvesSmeg plastic brittle when cold!!!

ken johnson's review of the October 10, 2008 11:01:20pm

How long can we go on reading the reviews..they are all very true.Total rubbish fridge.when I ordered a new door compartment shelf ,was told they have been "beefed up"just a lie.As I have a lathe and milling machine I made several shelf fittings from thick plastic,but why should I?!!Now I have to think about a new catch for the freezer door.By the way has anyone found the door seal/magnet so strong the fridge needs bolting to the floor,otherwise you end up dancing with the thing around the kitchen.SOMEONE GET ON TO THE MEDIA WATCHDOG PLEASE.

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Fab looking fridge with frightful, fragile fitttings

Marie-Louise's review of the October 6, 2008 5:56:70pm

I bought this fridge because it looked good - and I failed to research it because Smeg has a good name and I thought that nowadays all fridges - especially expensive ones would be of serviceable quality. Wrong! Within days the first bit of plastic failed - a lid for one of the small door compartments. I should have sent the fridge back then but I was still in love with its looks and assumed the break was a one off. Since then, one by one bits have broken - all the door shelves, several of the lugs that hold the glass shelves in place, the salad drawer and the door seal which was designed with huge gaps at the corners that you could feel cold air escaping through. I padded them out with wedges from artists canvasses and that has helped - the wedges are about 5mm thick! The price of spare parts is iniquitous (£44 for a salad box!) - all in all this has been my worst domestic buy ever.

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SMEG _ NICE STYLE _ NICE CRAP!

John McCallum's review of the September 26, 2008 7:13:20pm

Our SMEG FAB RETRO 28 looks great. The price was also great! Unfortunately the shelves, the ice box door, the fittings are all ''CRAP'' - they break, they crack, they are almost more expensive than the fridge itslef to replace! and we are fed up with replacing parts. Nice style SMEG - absolutely crap plastic! WE WILL NEVER RECOMMEND THIS STYLISH RUBBISH!

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Smeg has nearly finished my marriage!

jane tugwell's review of the September 17, 2008 9:56:43pm

Why did I do it! Because it looked so beautiful! My husband hates it so much its just a pile of crap which he cant wait to run over! The seal has gone the lugs that hold the door bottle racks has gone so everything falls out of the fridge and smashes on the floor ice box door snapped plastic lugs on shelves broken)(I have written toSMEG TWICE COMPLAINING BUT THEY SAY THEIR PLASTIC INTERNAL FITTINGS ARE UP TO THE SAME STANDARD AS ALL OTHER MANUFACTURERES. WHAT RUBBISH )

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Im not alone!! My SMEG Is DEAD!!!

madz's review of the September 17, 2008 3:42:50pm

I can not believe that so many people have had the same problem as me. My SMEG s28 STRP is a monster. It looks beautiful but this is something you should definatley not judge by its cover! How come it hasnt been on watch dog yet? The fridge consumes any food thats dumb enough to stray near the back of the shelves, in 3 inches of ice. It freezes eveything that isnt in the door, the stuff in the door is warm because the seal has gone. Once its decided it doesnt want to be a giant iceburg anymore it suddenly switches itself off (usually when im asleep) and promptly defrosts itself all over the floor! The light broke within a week. The shelve bracket thingys snapped one by one over the first few months (the only thing that hold the shelves up now are carefully placed bottles and jars!). I was searching on the net to look for spare parts etc but im not going to bother now. YOU CANT POLISH A TURD!!!! Maybe we should all get together and sue those SMEG people!

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Smug Smeg

Adrian's review of the September 11, 2008 9:24:42pm

This is great!! What a relief!! I can share my pain about this really, really bad fridge! Ice box door has snapped several times, door shelves cracked to pieces ( a fortune to replace) the weakest fittings known to man, dripping ice box and now...well, it just stays nice and warm!!! These are really, really, bad fridges. Don''t get me wrong they look fantastic (I''m amazed at how few other companies have cottoned on that people are really into design!) but they are simply not worth the money, DON''T DO IT!! I KNOW YOU WANT IT, BUT DON''T!!! Lec and Gorenje do retro fridges now but a lot cheaper, can''t vouch for them but may have to go down that route myself now. I just don''t want a big white box thing, but don''t go for the SMEG, the quality is really shocking

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Pile of crap

Joanna's review of the September 2, 2008 3:33:40pm

Not even 3 years old and sitting with door open smelling like old mans pants! Freezer door came off in hand. Light bulb gone more than i care to remember. Now it has stopped working all together. Why and how are SMEG getting away with this. Contact Watchdog. Looks great and loved the pink. Pile of crap, DO NOT GET ONE, or any thing else to do with SMEG.

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Smeg buyers I feel your pain

Li Williams's review of the July 21, 2008 6:28:47pm

I was overjoyed with my Christmas fridge bought for me Xmas 2006. One of the plastic container coverings died in the first week, but I put that down to our clumsiness. However, it was shortly followed by the other container cover a month later. On closer inspection I realised the makeup of the interior was, well, cheap plastic tat and have been treating it gingerly ever since. The wretched thing cost more than my car, and is disguised as a robust tough take-any-knocks appliance. 6 months ago I noticed that the contents of the top shelf appeared to be unusually wet, and discovered the icebox was dripping. Defrosting it seemed to make little difference as it silted up with ice again rapidly and continued to dampen my food on a daily basis. Today, whilst attempting to put something in the freezer, the freezer door came off in my hand. I checked the hinges and found they had snapped off and were ridiculously puny in the first place and not suitable for a door of this size. I''ve stumbled across this site whilst looking up freezer door replacements and now find that the ailments my fridge suffers from seem to be built in as standard. I''m not impressed, had I seen this site first I might have thought twice about this purchase. Smeg are having a laugh with us! And all those style mags that park a groovily coloured Smeg fridge in their lifestyle shots, as the epitome of style should be ashamed too.

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total crap

Ian's review of the July 20, 2008 4:35:43pm

Had a smeg for a few years and everything has broke on it, the icebox door all the door shelves, the thermostat has just gone, the light doesn''t work and the icebox is permantly dripping water onto the top shelf absolute crap do not buy!!

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Smeg FAB28 fridge

Carole's review of the July 18, 2008 7:37:13pm

Overpriced rubbish!!! I am so disappointed with this fridge. Bought it for the style and the make as I thought Smeg made reliable and well built appliances. I am having to buy a replacement door seal and new icebox door on a fridge that is a couple of years old (totalling £170+) having already had a new thermostat. I wish I had replaced my old fridge (which had lasted over 10 years) with a new Frigidaire. DON''T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS is my advice

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Absolute Rubbish

John F's review of the July 7, 2008 10:30:39am

Ever since we bought this fridge its been falling apart, the freezer door, the shelf brackets and the bottle shelves all sub standard and extremely expensive to replace. If SMEG have any decency they would at least set up a site to sell the parts cheaper, but I''m afraid until they sort the problems out you should avoid this product like the plague!!

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Do not touch

Susan's review of the April 10, 2008 2:48:39pm

Have gone through so many shelf runners have lost will to fight it any more. Do not touch with a bargepole as is not fit for purpose it is meant for.

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
Cheap build, expensive, unreliable.

Duncan's review of the April 3, 2008 5:48:50pm

Under 2 years old, Clear plastic cover on egg box broken (not bothered to fix) Ice box door catch has broken (£60 to replace myself) Compressor has failed (£350 VAT for engineer to replace) Looks lovely, but its cheaper than the cheapest supermarket special on the inside. It makes a mockery of Smeg''''s so called upmarket credentials. A textbook example of style over substance. If this thing retailed for £300 it might be a reasonable disposable confection. It is expensive to buy, but cheap, cheap cheap. Parts are extortionate. Don''''t buy it.

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Look great but well!!!!!!

tricia britzman's review of the March 14, 2008 4:28:13pm

Delivered on Monday - freezers gone by Wednesday - fridge goes on Thursday wonder how long I''''ll wait for an engineer after reading the reviews think is there any point cost a fortune! I must have been a fool!!

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Peter Killops's review of the March 12, 2008 2:53:33pm

Great looking but after only 17 months the compressor failed, word of waarning take no rubbish from sellers regarding 12 month warranty, I have just had the manufacturer pay for a new compressor and the retailer I bought it from pay for the installation, would not buy another one.

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Smeggy Smeg

Sarah Phillips's review of the March 7, 2008 4:33:53pm

Cant beleive everybody feels the same as me about their crap smeg. We recieved one from my in laws as a wedding present. (not bad eh I thought at the time) £900 but they look great and I presumed would last a lifetime. Not so 2 and a half years on we have had to call out an engineer due to the fact the seal had broken, we also drew to his attention that the door had a random dint when it has not even been knocked. He said it could be something to do with the door sucking inwards and a fault in the product however there is no way to prove this and a new door is £300!!! two of the cheapo trays in the fridge have also broken and IU dread to think how much they will cost to replace. Smegs are rubbish, the company relies on middle men to do their dirty work, you are playing for the name while some fat cat sits there sunning himself on a beach somewhere spending your money. DONT BUY IT!

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SMEG FAB28

JHTurner's review of the March 3, 2008 7:01:30pm

Bought this due to design of the SMEG fridges as I knew it would fit into my country kitchen decor. It definitely looks good and it is easy to clean both inside and out. Comes with under handy under shelf wine storage. Take off the nice plastic covering and you have a basic fridge inside. The freezer door broke after 4 months of use. The freezer compartment constantly needs to be defrosted. Lamp has failed twice in a year. Looks good on the outside - disappointed about the build quality. Lot of money for what is essentially a basic fridge.

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SMEG Fridge

Ulrike's review of the January 30, 2008 5:31:16pm

18 months and I can throw the fridge away. Compressor is dead and cannot be fixed. According to engineer this happens a lot with this type of product. B******s!

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FAB28...not all bad is it?

Lesley's review of the January 28, 2008 10:08:12pm

I bought my black Smeg FAB28 on looks alone 4 years ago shallow I know and have had no real problems till now when the freezer box door has broken Yes its costing £60 plus to replace with a 2 week wait as servevast dont have it in stock but it is beautiful and has been the envy of all visitors to our kitchen I showed my husband this site and suddenly Well I never really wanted it in the first place you chose it etc etc At least now I have the benefit of this sites reviews and the first freezer door replacement will be the only one Forewarned and all that Actually come to think of it I thought our frozen lettuce was more to do with GM food Yyou live and learn

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DONT BUY!! Smeg fridge

Keeno's review of the January 26, 2008 4:14:46pm

- we have had the engineer out several times, to repair door seal, replace switch and control unit - basically Smeg has put a funky curved door onto an out of date, NON frost free fridge and charged the earth for it....the door doesnt close properly, the light broke, the temp isnt constant, contents gets sopping wet if it touches the back.....do yourself a favour and get a decent american fridge freezer, perhaps not as attractive but might actually work!!! THis isnt just a one off, do a google search on reviews and see lots of others.....

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I agree!

Nicola's review of the January 10, 2008 1:10:58pm

I too have a FAB28 Fride, I thought it was just mine until I came across this site, whilst looking for a broken icebox. I agree, looks fantastic doesnt it from the outside, but totally falls apart in the inside. So far the ice box door - the hinge attached as broken off, the inside freezes us like an iceberg, the shelves have all snapped an broken and are being held together with tape. The water bottle shelf in the door has broken off - the bit where you put the wire holder in, it broken just there. What a bl...dy nightmare. Oh and it started to rust at the bottom after a year. I called Smeg and guess what - they didnt want to know! I would never buy one of these fridges again. I''ve just found that the icebox door costs over £50! Bl..dy rip off!

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
Smeg not so Fab

Andreas's review of the December 31, 2007 2:18:35am

In short, it looks GREAT but you pay for that style with a very poor quality product. The shelves smash so easily, it leaks, the automatic defrost facility goes into overdrive, it s impractical...AVOID! It looks like a 50''s relic for a reason...the technology is also retro.

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
DO NOT BUY THIS FRIDGE

clare duckworth's review of the November 19, 2007 9:45:80pm

style over substance doesnt come close. This is the most expensive product I''ve ever bought and it packed up after 15 months. The customer service from Smeg was absolutely appalling and they are totally trading on the glossy magazine image of this product. Nasty people on the end of the phone who just don''t care that I might as well have thrown £700 on the fire.It is now going to the tip.

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
b****cks

Antonia Maguire's review of the November 14, 2007 9:15:27pm

Yes! Yes! Yes! I''''''''m not alone! Not that it feels good.... Yes, I''''''''m one of those trawing the internet for some spare parts for my beautiful but totally shite SMEG fridge. i''''''''m now down to just one shelf inside. Everything else has broken or deteriorated. And I have to remember every time I open it to go gently - the inside door is so broken that milk and orange juice just go flying everywhere... it''''''''s all true - stylish, but total tat inside. Don''''''''t buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
Fab ? ....more like all fur coat & no knickers!

Bev C.'s review of the November 10, 2007 7:19:57pm

I came across this site while trying to find spare parts for the beast that resides in my kitchen, the Smeg Fab28 fridge. To date, the light won''t work despite numerous bulb changes, shelves crack and splinter, door shelves implode taking my milk and juice with it..usually all over my feet and kitchen floor, the freezer door has broken at both the hinge and handle ends so it''s producing enough ice to sink the Titanic and it dribbles like a bloke who''s had too much Tetley''s. While it looks great in my kitchen I have to say it is the worst and most expensive purchase of my life and I''m astonished that Smeg continue to get away with this nonsense.To add further insult, the spare parts are rediculously expensive and on a par with the national debt...and it freezes my lettuce ! This fridge is like herpes...best avoided.

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
Fab Fridge

S Rycroft's review of the October 7, 2007 7:20:36pm

Just happened to be surfing the web to find if I could buy a replacement ice box door ,when I stubbled on this website and fom all the comments it apears I am not alone. I have been struggling with a broken door for over a year (even my two young children have grasped the art of opening and closing it). Even with the enormous icebergs it creates. I will not be replacing it now I have evidence of this being a common fault. In addition I have already had several replacements for the bottle shelves etc ,fortunately these came under the guarantee but showed that parts were failing within the first few months of purchase. My dream fridge became a nightmare.

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
Looks good but that''s about it!

Diana Mohamed's review of the October 3, 2007 0:13:45am

Bought my Fab 28 4 years ago, shamelessly seduced by its endless inclusion in every glossy interiors magazine I would have sold my grandmother to get one. I''m on to the 3rd ice box door thingie (at £75 a pop), it actually freezes my eggs and any other foodstuff stupid enough to find its way to the back of the fridge. Most of the plasitc interior shelving has cracked, chipped, or snapped and yesterday the contraption just up and died. It is as we speak blowing out hot air. I was just about to put the bugger on ebay and it must of cottoned on I was up to something giving it an extra special clean and defrosting its sorry excuse for a freezer... Long story short, this fridge is sooooooo rubbish, it looks good from afar but that''s about it. I can''t believe Smeg are getting away with churning these hunks of scrap out and charging us nearly a grand for the pleasure. If you really want one of these fridges I suggest you take up fly fishing, listen to a Paul Mckenna cd or get accupuncture until the urge has passed. If you still feel the need, you can have mine for two quid.

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
LUCKY ESCAPE!!!

SSW's review of the December 19, 2006 4:44:42pm

Thank you for all of your reviews on SMEG retro fridges.I too wanted it badly mainly because of its style.However,I just could not let myself to buy one after reading all these scary reviews!In the end,I bought a Gorenje RF6325OC (retro two door fridge/freezer).I hadn not seen it in real life before it was delivered,but what a lovely piece of appliance.Everything is in proportion.I can honestly say it is more stylish&spacious(inside)than Smeg and the price is much more affordable.The model I bought was £664 incl delivery.The most important thing to me is the doors shut tightly, eg the freezer door,once you shut it,you cannot force it open the very next second as the "auto suction" kicks it.That is how strong the design is.You can be sure the food would not get defrosted accidentally.This brand is not well known in UK and it was only by chance I learnt about it by reading the reviews(Kate Warwick) on this website.

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
Don't waste your money

Mrs Kim Wilson's review of the November 27, 2006 9:33:53pm

We've had two fridges in one year, both write off's. Build quality crap.

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
A possible alternative.....

Kate Warwick's review of the October 1, 2006 6:21:28pm

I badly wanted one of these Smeg fridges because they look so lovely but after reading these reviews and seeing the scratched paintwork on the demo model in John Lewis, I decided against it. Instead I've got a Gorenje RB62850C, same retro looks but so far no problems. K

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
Smegging SMEG

Jay Kay's review of the September 21, 2006 1:33:27pm

Everything you have ever read about this fridge is true – IT’S ABSOLUTE RUBBISH. Sold on style rather than function, the inside freezer door cracks and breaks after only a few months and the seals are so poor that water drips constantly from the freezer compartment onto the food in the fridge. The shelf inside the fridge door also broke after a couple of months. I contacted Smeg who told me that the freezer door will break with heavy use and they directed me to their website where replacements can be bought for an extortionate price - is it me? More Smug than Smeg. Take my advice DO NOT BUY THIS FRIDGE.

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
Great looker, shame about the performance!

John Forrest's review of the September 11, 2006 4:00:25pm

Although we've had this fridge for 4 years we've had constant problems with the freezer door. which keeps breaking, the replacement costs are extremely expensive almost the cost of a standard fridge, for a piece of plastic that lasts a few weeks. If you are thinking about buying this fridge my advice is don't bother!

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
Smeg FAB28 review - disappointed

lynn's review of the July 12, 2006 6:32:38pm

I brought this fridge in 2004. 6 months on and the thermostat stopped working properly - one day the fridge would be cold the next it would be so warm that even the milk would go off. I had 3 thermostat changes and then tried to get a refund. The retailer failed to provide one, but Smeg agreed to replace the fridge with a new one. 6 months later the exact same problem reoccured. I requested a refund. I have yet to get a refund, but have since had 2 new thermostats, a new door and a new compressor. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT.

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
Fridge and shower all in one!

Sarah Heywood's review of the May 22, 2006 8:35:40am

Whilst my Smeg Fab28 looks fab, it's only 18 months old and it's already on it's last legs. It's drips from the top constantly, dripping all over the food on the top shelf. The door no longer shuts as the seal is kaput. The tempurature is either way too hot or so cold everything is frozen. I bought purely for the looks and I've paid the price for being shallow with my buying criterea. Avoid at all cost, unless you've got money to burn and an hour a day spare to be turning the thermostat up and down. How we've avoiding food poisening this far I do not know.

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
nasty smeg

shabeer hassim's review of the February 1, 2006 10:28:49pm

my beautiful smeg fab28 stopped working after 14 months,called smeg/servelast the servicing company checks fridge says its unrepairable and will submit report contact smeg they say the fridge has been tampered with according to engineer smeg say for this reason they cannot repair or replace i am shocked as well as mortified £800 fridge now needs to be discarded

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
fab28 fridge

rebecca hoddinott's review of the January 23, 2006 10:45:13am

Thought we were buying a quality product that would last, unfortunately we were mistaken

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Paul W's review of the November 1, 2005 10:45:13am

Once you get over yourself for buying a stylish fridge, thus avoiding having to face up to the essential emptiness of your life (and mine, no-one gets out of here alive), have a really good look at the seals on the freezer door and on the fridge door itself. Are they up to much? Look a bit flimsy? A bit -what- UNSEALY? Exactly. If SMEG could sort this out, then Id happily buy their fridges forever, but they havent and now my perishables get a shower of water from the freezers inadequate seals. Even worse, the freezer door works on a sprung plastic hinge/handle contraption. Thats broken and I cant find a replacement (the original is a combination of plastic, superglue and household matches). Id bet my house that the break wouldnt have happened if the sodding SEALS were doing their job. As it is, the fridge is a thousand pound rebuke to me for deciding on looks over quality.

Smeg FAB28 Fridge With Ice Box :
SMEG FAB BROKEN DOOR

JOHN's review of the August 18, 2005 10:45:13am

I LOVE THIS MACHINE. BUT I HAVE HAD 3 FREEZER DOORS ITS A NIGHTMARE. I HAVE NOW TAKEN TO OPENING MY FREEZER LIKE I WOULD HANDLE A NEW BORN BABY. GREAT FRIDGE SHAME ABOUT THE FREEZERD DOOR.