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42L Bar Fridge $49 at Kmart in Store

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42L Bar Fridge $49 at Kmart in Store
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skinner on 17/10/2014 - 13:54 kmart.com.au (5028 clicks)
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42L bar fridge from Kmart, marked as clearance $49.

Had about half a dozen on the floor at Hyperdome QLD and apparently more out the back. Should be nation wide where there's stock. Looks pretty much the same as any of the 47L ones that can be found online (Hisense, Haier etc) but the cheapest I could find elsewhere was $150.

More information (thanks to awoff1):

Pics of the 42L fridge, box, box again, inside and price tag.

Details
Homemaker 42 Litre Bar Fridge
Product dimensions: 510(H) x 440(W) x 470(D)mm
Compressor cooling
Thermostat Control
Adjustable levelling legs
Reversible door opening
Removable wire shelf
Freezer Compartment

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  • Twisty on 17/10/2014 - 13:56

    Any more details?

    Brand
    Power consumption
    Light inside

    Any photos?

    • ItsMeAgro on 18/10/2014 - 10:01

      Fantastic price, but yeah the power consumption is probably going to cost you, just keep that in mind.

  • 2stroksmokr on 17/10/2014 - 14:15

    More details please?

  • na8an on 17/10/2014 - 16:13

    http://www.haier.com.au/products/bar-fridges/?productuid=122…

    something like this one I guess

  • zacsg1 on 17/10/2014 - 16:21

    They also had one selling at $79 that was about twice the size of the bar fridge. This was at northland in Vic.

    • Steptoe on 17/10/2014 - 18:24
      +3

      You'll find that was a Freezer.

  • awoff1 on 17/10/2014 - 17:31
    +9

    None at Smithfield but found 4 at Cairns Central. Pics of the 42L fridge, box, box again, inside and price tag.

    Details
    Homemaker 42 Litre Bar Fridge
    Product dimensions: 510(H) x 440(W) x 470(D)mm
    Compressor cooling
    Thermostat Control
    Adjustable levelling legs
    Reversible door opening
    Removable wire shelf
    Freezer Compartment

    There also is a 115L variant at $179. Pics of box, fridge, inside, and price tag. Only 4 of the 115L here at Central.

    • cheezal on 17/10/2014 - 21:21

      thank you fellow cairnsman

    • King Tightarse on 18/10/2014 - 17:54

      Thanks for the pics.

  • llama on 17/10/2014 - 17:31
    +2

    Most of these have horrendously low energy efficiency. And are only "frost free" if you never switch them on. LOL

    • Joxer on 17/10/2014 - 19:00
      +1

      True but that's due to size, economies of scale dictate larger ones are more efficient.

      FYI spotted these last night at Morley WA $49 for the fridge, $79 for the freezer, after I bought all the finish tabs lol.

      Last night about 10 fridges, 6 freezers were left.

  • rockinrors on 17/10/2014 - 18:08
    +2

    I'm really interested to know how loud these are? I'd love one in my room, but not if it whirrs.

    • Utopian on 17/10/2014 - 20:54

      Fridges have a compressor that's gonna quietly chug-away. Student accom, hotels etc don't have a problem with them in tight quarters. There are other rattles & clunks you might hear when it starts/stops… and a poorly made one will run more-often… but it should all be 100% fine.

      My laptop fans at 100%… now THAT will wake me!

    • AMLagonda on 18/10/2014 - 17:01

      The motor is tiny, Im sure it should be fairly quiet.

  • nightowl79 on 17/10/2014 - 18:26
    +1

    3 left at Moonee Ponds, VIC and 2 of the $79 freezers

  • Windows98 on 17/10/2014 - 19:21

    great for the garage. cheers

  • whichtyler on 17/10/2014 - 22:15

    Wow 249 kWh per year - the electricity costs to run this thing would end up costing more than the fridge after only 9 months or so.

    • ongrudy on 17/10/2014 - 22:46
      +2

      Less than 1kWh per day to run. Less than 20cents per day to run. Cheap.

    • jjcf on 18/10/2014 - 00:14
      +5

      one kWh is 24c. Therefore, in nine months, it costs $37.35

      $37.35 is less than $49.

      You should pick up one of those free math ebooks. Free is $0, by the way, since you seem to struggle with numbers.

      • Diji1 on 18/10/2014 - 10:18
        +2

        Oooh, snarky :p

    • Diji1 on 18/10/2014 - 10:23

      Aside from the maths being correct or not I'm not really sure why you're bringing the purchase price into an examination of how much the thing costs to run.

      If it was priced at $200 would be it be a better deal now that it (to use your maths) ends up costing more than the fridge after 36 months now?

  • Izzyhop on 17/10/2014 - 22:20

    Picked one up at Bondi Junction, 5 bar fridges left, 4 $79 freezers. Nice fridge for beer, but can't fit too much in it. Bottom shelf not long or tall enough for a bottle of beer and the freezer compartment really gets in the way for the top shelf.

    • AMLagonda on 18/10/2014 - 16:58

      Calling it a Freezer is a joke in itself… :p

  • Steptoe on 17/10/2014 - 23:35

    Any clue on the Wattage, to see if a small inverter could handle it?

  • CraftVault on 18/10/2014 - 00:51

    Carousel, WA have 4-5 42L left and 2-3 70L left. Bought 42L fridge, not to much space as mentioned by Izzyhop but good to keep few beers and coke.

  • mubd1234 on 18/10/2014 - 10:01

    Plenty of stock at Kmart Sylvania.

  • Diji1 on 18/10/2014 - 10:19

    With the proviso that you don't give a toss if the fridge packs it in within 24 hours how viable would it be to use this as a heat exchanger in a computer water cooling system?

    • morpheu on 18/10/2014 - 16:30

      got a spare $49 burning a hole in your pocket?
      not the best way to cool pc, well you could always try installing the radiator inside fridge…

  • azzman372 on 18/10/2014 - 18:37

    Just went to Parra Kmart and they had 3 at the front of the store on a pallet. Didn't check inside if they had anymore

  • Steptoe on 18/10/2014 - 19:33

    3 Fridges and 3 Freezers today at Shellharbour Square

  • Cluster on 18/10/2014 - 21:49
    +2

    Note: these tiny 42L fridges use 249kWh of power per year. That's extremely power hungry. For comparison, my 510L Samsung fridge uses 500kWh per annum. 12x larger capacity for 2x the power draw.

    At my local power prices (averaging 30c/kWh across the entire year), this $49 fridge will cost you $74.70 in power. Every year.

    • King Tightarse on 18/10/2014 - 23:24

      yeah but its a bar fridge so we will only need it over summer.
      For $49 its virtually disposable.

  • Candour on 19/10/2014 - 11:37

    http://www.kmart.com.au/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDi…

    no 42l fridge on searching the website.
    gone?

  • mr kindface on 19/10/2014 - 13:21

    Jesus, I just saw one in store. Could probably fit about half a beer in there

  • [Deactivated] on 19/10/2014 - 14:42

    Even if contemplating (bargain-price or no) one of the larger versions of these bar fridges - be it the slightly larger 70L ones, or the 110/120L ones where the freezer-section runs all the way across the top - lower your expectations before you buy any of them.

    These little fridges (for an obvious reason) all have flat backs. The heat-exchange piping lies sandwiched under the side panels - along with the insulation that is trying to keep the interior of the fridge cool. Side panels can get very toasty.
    As a result, these 'bar' fridges - as a group - are all horribly inefficient, power-usage-wise. They also struggle, otherwise.

    I was silly enough to buy a little 120Litre bastard, thinking (off the back of a 'bargain' purchase price) that it would work just great as an everyday adjunct to the main fridge.
    Reasonably regular opening and closing of the door and expecting it maintain a proper fridge temperature? No dice - but lots of ice.
    Even mild temperatures (let alone hot) + any significant amount of food or drinks onboard, meant running it on maximum setting (barely a compressor pause) with the main outcome being the absolute necessity for the bloody freezer-section to be defrosted every fortnight.

    Also noticed that on warmer days the pitch of the (LG) compressor in the thing would shift noticeably higher as each (long) cycle went on. Bad sign. Very, very, hot little compressor.
    Enough.

    We still use the fridge - as a mini-pantry…
    Minimum thermostat setting. Maintains about 15°. Great for chocolatey stuff and as a stepping-stone for some other stuff, before that stuff, goes into the main fridge…

    So…
    As mentioned above my mr.k, the smaller-sized ones are really small (the 70L ones, practically, won't be much better), but be circumspect about buying even one of the larger bar fridges.
    If you buy one, best idea (other than my magnificent 'mini-cooled-pantry' one) is to only turn it on when you need to, and give it plenty of time to cool your drinks down when you do.

    For parties - IF you don't want to go down the 'ice-bath' route (so as to keep the bath free for somebody to fall asleep in), IF you can afford it (huge difference in price), NOTHING cools drinks down faster than a proper, compressor-cooled, camping fridge.

    If you've never owned one, you will be amazed.

  • 9TR on 20/10/2014 - 11:20
    +1

    I bought the demo 42L so they gave it to me for $24.50! Super ozbargain

  • King Tightarse on 25/11/2014 - 14:29

    Does anybody know the wattage these draw?
    It will be on the silver electrical compliance sticker on the back.

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