March 28th, 2013 by Richie Black

The Office Kitchen is a place of anger and rivalry, of shifting territories and battle-lines drawn. Can you think of another space that inspires such antagonism, outrage and the violent use of passive-aggressive hand-written signage? These problems apply to ALL office-spaces. They are not unique to mine or yours. However, brothers and sisters, I’m telling you: they need not be. Let us acknowledge the universal truth of ... Read more

March 27th, 2013 by Louise Carter

Pictured: David 'Hoddo' Hodgson and Dugald MacLeod – Customer Support Consultants, Appliances Online. With over twenty years of appliance industry experience between them, Hoddo and Dugald are the first point of contact for anyone seeking advice about buying appliances. Over the phone, Hoddo and Dugald provide product information so that our customers can get the right products to suit their needs and their budget. They also help ... Read more

March 25th, 2013 by Louise Carter

Unfortunately, this morning we were made aware of an issue where Australians were receiving an email containing a purchase receipt which appeared to be coming from Appliances Online. This email contains a virus and should not be opened. We have determined that these emails are coming from another country. The Appliances Online email database has not been compromised. The email asks the customer to print out the purchase ... Read more

March 25th, 2013 by Krissy Davis

After several long months of renovating, a $100,000 refurbishment of the Sydney Children's Hospital ICU Parent Hostel was officially unveiled last week (March 18) - and Appliances Online was there to help. The mammoth makeover was the brainchild of Brooke Hulsman and her husband Lee, who wanted to honour the memory of this 10-month-old son Lachlan. Brooke and Lee sadly lost their son in August 2011 after he ... Read more

March 22nd, 2013 by Mark Bristow

Last week, we blogged about a washing machine being destroyed to the music of Autechre.  And as promised at the end of that blog, this week we're continuing our exploration of the world of appliance-based music with a look at Norwegian band, Hurra Torpedo. Left to right - Aslag Guttormsgaard, Kristopher Schau, and Egil Hegerberg According to their site at label Duplex Records (Google-translated from Norwegian – native ... Read more

March 22nd, 2013 by Louise Carter

Pictured: Kate Turner & Jordan Turner – Order Fulfilment Manager and Customer Support Consultant (Email & Live Chat), Winning Group. Always cheerful, this brother and sister team works together to make sure our customers are looked after. Jordan's role is to provide product information and assistance via the live chat function of our website – which enables people to talk to our customer support team in real time. ... Read more

March 21st, 2013 by Mark Bristow

As the room of the house where the most work tends to get done (or at least where it’s SUPPOSED to get done), the kitchen really benefits from being well-organised. However, not all of us have the organising gene (I know I don’t), and as a result, many of our kitchens eventually start to resemble the ground zero of some kind of mess and clutter explosion. If you’re ... Read more

March 21st, 2013 by Louise Carter

Pictured: Jay Coleing and Sally Boileau – Customer Experience Consultant and Customer Experience Manager. The Customer Experience Team at Appliances Online is dedicated to listening and responding to customer feedback. Sally and Jay – who also happen to be aunt and niece, are responsible for fixing up problems for our customers, and making sure everything runs smoothly.    "If an Appliances Online customer ever experiences a problem, my ... Read more

March 20th, 2013 by Louise Carter

Pictured: Peter Harris and John Winning – General Manager and CEO of Appliances Online. Friends since childhood (they grew up two doors down the road from each other), John Winning and Peter Harris have seen Appliances Online grow from a small start-up located in the back of a warehouse, to a thriving company with warehouses located all over Australia.   "Back in the early days it was a ... Read more

March 20th, 2013 by Krissy Davis

Falcon - Europe's number one manufacturer of range cookers - is offering a bonus gift with a selected number of their models for a limited time. Whether you are designing a modern kitchen or opting for a classic look, there is a Falcon iconic freestanding oven for you. From the Professional range of ovens - which aim to bring the same technology found in restaurants into the home ... Read more

March 19th, 2013 by Louise Carter

Friday 22nd March is World Water Day! Unlike World Nutella Day or National Bacon Week, World Water Day is totes legit – it was established by the United Nations, in fact. Everyone in the world deserves access to safe drinking water, and World Water Day provides an opportunity for us all to be thankful for what we've got. It's also as good a time as any to look ... Read more

March 15th, 2013 by Louise Carter

When you've been in the appliance biz as long as I have, you reach a point where it takes a lot to impress you. A replica of Stonehenge made out of fridges? Yawn. A washing machine that launders your brain? That was SO three weeks ago. Snakes... on a dishwasher? THAT'S SO BORING I'M SO BORED PLEASE BE QUIET OMG ZZZZZZ Truly, I thought I'd seen just about everything that ... Read more

March 12th, 2013 by Krissy Davis

Washing dishwashers is one of those household chores that always seem to generate debate. Whether it's the difference between using dishwasher tablets or powder, or the various ways you can try to make the job easier, this humble appliance can be the cause of many arguments. But according to consumer advice website Choice, it is how a dishwasher is stacked that is creating issues for households. The results ... Read more

March 8th, 2013 by Mark Bristow

Here at Appliances Online, we're no strangers to seeing appliances used in unusual ways.  From cooking sausages in the kettle to fish in the dishwasher, we've found a wide range of warranty-voiding ways that appliances really aren't meant to be used. But one of our favourite creative uses for appliances is in the creation of art from what most of us think of as garbage.  We've looked ... Read more

March 8th, 2013 by Louise Carter

Got an appliance question? Well darling, you have come to the right place. Here, in no particular order, are some of our most frequently asked questions. And remember, if you need to speak to an appliance expert, you can contact us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: 1300 000 500! What size fridge should I buy? Here is a loose guide to choosing the right size fridge ... Read more