Our washer died last week and I elected to buy a new Fridaire unit at Juanflaco's suggestion (thanks!). I just ordered the washer and the pedestal. After thinking about it, I'm not sure that was $180 ...

Laundry pedestals are nothing new. The space-saving device acts as a storage unit that goes underneath front-load washers. Instead of using the pedestal as a place to stash detergent and fabric ...