GE FCM7SUWW 7.0 Cu. Ft. White Chest Freezer

The delivery person was very helpful, He brought the freezer inside and finagled it into place. Once I opened the packaging I was pleased to note that there weren't any noticeable blemishes from transport. The freezer had great and detailed care instructions for set up (clean before use, ascertain proper temperature, etc.). When everything was set up I was very happy that it was so big on the inside when it didn't seem so large on the outside. (Kind of like the Tardis) Today my partner and I bought about forty pounds of meat and there is still tons of space! We haven't had any problems with it, I'd say the only not so great thing is that I'm short and it is a little difficult to grab food from the bottom. Love the baskets and the lock. Additional not about the lock, it wouldn't be difficult break if someone wanted but for just keeping little hands out of the ice-cream sandwiches it works fine. It's for the lock that I'm taking away one star, wish I could take away half a star. Good buy. I'd recommend it to a friend.

It’s lasted several years. We keep it in the garage in south Texas and it works great.

I’ve owned one of these GE FCM7 (7 cu.ft.) freezers for 14 months. I like the compact size, BUT - It had to be replaced once under warranty because the temperature would swing between 30ºF and -20ºF even with the thermostat set near the coldest setting. Once, the compressor didn’t start as the temperature increased and this set off a high-temperature alarm I had installed. Good thing I was around to hear the alarm. I was able to get the freezer to start again by unplugging the power and re-plugging again.After numerous repair visits to no avail GE replaced the unit, and the replacement also goes through the same huge temperature swings – this new one between 14ºF and -22ºF, but now it is out of warranty. This poor temperature control behavior points to something faulty about the design. I just hope it doesn’t quit again while I’m away!

The delivery company called to tell us there was a slight dent & gave us the option to wait for a new one or get a credit from GE. The credit covered the shipping cost. After the delivery company explained that the dent was about the size of a dime & not very noticeable we decided to take the credit. The freezer was delivered on a Saturday which was great since we both work and would not have been available to sign for it during the week. We may not have noticed defect w/o the deliverer pointing it out. The freezer itself is bigger than I thought it would be & has baskets that come out so you can put things on top that you don't want to get buried or crushed by heavier things. The freezer is working great so far in our basement. I went to the store the next day and stocked up on meat that was on sale at our local grocer. I was not able to do this before we had this freezer. Overall great experience with the product & the delivery.

Yup...same issue here as the other reviewers had, except mine started shutting down randomly after 8 months. I too thought it was a fluke, but now I am having to turn it off and on again every day to get the compressor to start up again and keep things frozen. Called GE, and the only GE service rep is 1 hr away, and wouldn't come out to check it out, and so GE is issuing us a rebate since it is under the 1 yr warranty. I have to go buy the new freezer, then send the receipt with their rebate voucher back to GE, and then they send me back 239.00, the going retail price( which is significantly less then the going price here right now). This would be fine, if I could find the thing in stock anywhere for that price! We originally bought it from Sam's club for $199.00, but it is not available right now. We are 1 1/2 from any of the big box stores, and so nobody will deliver it to us, and they are not carrying it in store for pick up either. Ugh. What a hassle. I'm just hoping to get this thing replaced before I lose the rest of my local grass fed beef that I have in there(we bought 1/2 cow back in Nov 2013, which is why we bought the freezer)! Of course, once I do have the thing replaced, I am going to be constantly worried that the same thing will happen again. If I had a choice I would replace it with a different brand, but then I won't get the rebate, so I will give it a try and hope that this one is better. Time will tell.....and I will update!

We save A TON of money just by stocking this thing with frozen lunch meals instead of going out to eat. I calculated that we will save $2300 in the first year (that includes calculating the cost of freezer itself AND the cost of electricity to run it - the meals are about $2.50 each, so you could save even more if you can stomach cheaper meals). We also bought a bunch of "freeze your own meals" cookbooks, but haven't been able to use them yet. I've heard that you save even more money freezing your own meals instead of buying them. This thing pays for itself and fits inside our tiny residence. It runs great - we've had no problems with it making a lot of noise or leaking or anything. Just keep the frost build-up scraped off with the included scraper and you should never have to defrost it.

this is a must!!! Even if you are only one person, this freezer is great! You can take advantage of any "value pack" items, break them down, and freeze! It fits so nicely in a corner of my garage and is out of the way of parking! I haven't shopped for groceries in a month, now that I can take advantage of the "value size" items. I used to bake, and pretty much quit as I can't eat a dozen muffins before they go bad, or six loaves of bread. But now with my new freezer, I can't wait to start my holiday baking! I now have a place to put the extras. Thank you!!!