Waited nearly 2 years to write this review because I see no point in writing one when it's new. Nobody wants to find out it's a piece of crap a year down the line. I've had mine 19 months now and I still love it. I use this as my only fridge since my roommates have left me no space in our kitchen fridge, so I keep all my food in this little Igloo.
It's heavy. I couldn't lift it and had to have a neighbor do it and even he struggled. It's very good quality so I'm not even going to complain on that.
A lot of space. The fridge runs deep, so if you position your bottles right and use stackable containers, you can fit A LOT in this fridge. It's insane. You can fit about 8 soda cans inside the door. Me personally, I keep sodas stacked, with vegetables in the bottom tray, lay my condiment bottles down on the 2nd row above that, keep food stored on the 2nd row and use the top 3rd row for keeping stuff extra cold since it's near the freezer.
Not really a true "freezer". The freezer works very good but it's only to keep small things frozen. It does not get cold enough to keep food that's suppose to be frozen, frozen, so do not put stuff like ice cream, large packs of meat or any thick frozen dinners in it, they will melt and spoil and you'll think of my review and I'll be like I told you so. I use it to keep small things like butter, hotdog packs, wingettes and vegetables on ice, but do not try to put anything thick in here for long-term storage except butter, small packs of meat and condiments. I had put a 12 pack of chicken legs in there for a week thinking it would be ok and they went bad, I had to throw out the whole pack. It's also useful to get drinks cold fast. And no you can't remove the freezer tray to make more space. I but found it's welded to the back of the fridge and the thermostat wiring is welded into it.
Swappable doors. The door comes off so can switch it to the other side if you want.
Easy to clean. All the inside shelves and doors easily pop out for easy cleaning; just be careful when popping out the freezer flap because it only has plastic hinges that could break and you'd need a new flap. I had a soda explode in there and it took me 4 months before I decided to clean it. Surprisingly, all I had to do was wipe it down with water and dish soap and it came right off. Easy peasy.
Adjustable feet. The front has two plastic adjustable feet while the back has no feet, just a metal bar. I have raggedy wooden floors so I don't care, but if you have nice floors you'll want to put a rubber mat under it so it doesn't scratch your good floors.
A few tips:
Use the bottom row for condiments and lay them down rather than standing them up so you can have more vertical space for another tray or just to place extra stuff
If you use a tray in the very top slot, it will get like 80% benefit of the freezer and will keep things frozen. Found this out the hard way when I put some cucumbers on my top shelf only to find them frozen bricks the next day
Although I love my Igloo, I took away a star because over time it has gotten LOUD. All of a sudden, every time the thermostat kicks on there's a very loud *POP* that is nerve-racking. I don't know if something is breaking or if it's normal but it still seems to run fine and it's been doing that popping gig for about a year now. It's probably ok but just really annoying.
Perfect for my office. The pens work, dip the tips in water the make a bunch of polk-a-dots 😜
Love it. It was the perfect size for what we needed. Shipping was really quick. Just make sure you keep it on a surge protector and on an outlet by itself. I had it on the same one as my tv, microwave and a few other small electronics and every time the fridge would kick off it would trip the surge protector and reboot everything. I have since placed it on its own outlet and have gotten rid of the problem.
Make sure you know, this is not one of those little cube fridges. Surprisingly, this thing actually has quite a bit of space (it's about one-fourth or one third the size of a regular standard no-frills fridge). The "can holder" on the door allows more than a six-pack to be slotted into that clever contraption, leaving even more room in the actual fridge. Easy set up. Shelve trays are highly adjustable so you can customize shelving for different sized goods. Freezer actually keeps things frozen including an ice tray that comes along with purchase. It is a very small freezer, though. But still, it's a freezer. This is solid and since it's only about $10 or $20 more than those little cube fridges (which I used to own) this is worth it. Also note, this fridge COMES WITH two of the markers with which you can use to write on the door. It's a nice concept and kind of fun for the kids, but you really can't read it all that clearly. Ink is kind of faint. But since the thing comes with those markers, don't be fooled into ordering an extra set that Amazon pushes as soon as you order this fridge. Good product. Works and is great for the man cave. Well priced.
I had to send the first one we got back because the box was all banged up and the fridge got a dent. Overall worth the wait! It's quieter than most little fridges (pretty much silent). You have to shake the markers- they aren't defective! Freezer is cold enough to make ice cubes and keep ice cream. We have it in our bedroom for waters/ drinks and it's great- lots of space- can hold over a case of water and a few packs of Gatorade.
Feature Product
- Easily Write and Erase right on the Fridge. The Front Door is a Dry Erase Board!
- 3.2 Cubic Foot Fridge and Freezer
- Reversible Door. Door basket for 2 Litre bottles
- Adjustable Thermostat
- Slide Out Glass Shelves and Ice Cube Tray
Description
When you hear the IGLOO name, immediately you think of quality built, affordable refrigerators. Introducing the new, 3.2 CU FT Eraser Board Refrigerator from IGLOO! How cool will it be to put a note for the kids right on the door of fridge they use each day? Or a note for your spouse to not forget the eggs at the store? Well now you can with this very cool fridge + freezer combo by IGLOO. The front door acts a dry erase board. The door is reversible and it comes with an adjustable thermostat, slide out glass shelves for easy clean up and a flush back space saving design so it's perfect for any small office, kitchen, dorm or play room! IGLOO even provided an ice cube tray. IGLOO, the leader in refrigerators.
This is cool. Remember the instructions will not tell you but you need to wet the tip under water for a Minuit to get the pens to start working. It is a dry toner type marker.
Outside of the strong manufacturing odor (which cleared out after about an hour of plugging in the fridge and leaving the door open,) we are very happy with this purchase. I don't understand why people can't figure out how the markers work, it's about as obvious as could be.
I broke my parents mini fridge cleaning it oops! So I quickly ordered a new one and it is better than before! The erase board is an extra bonus - comes with pens even! The fridge is perfect size for them and fits all their drinks and has small freezer compartment at top. The design is very nice. It is so quiet.
Nice Refrigerator. Able a decent amount of drinks. Not able to stack two layers of topo chico bottles because you run out of space, but still its good. Markers were a little bit hard to use at first. Had to coax them to work by pushing the felt tips in and then pulling them out and flipping them around. Not the most intuitive for most people.
I also store frozen fish food in here. I think after the fridge runs for a while, the top get cold enough to keep things frozen. til then, its a bit of a gamble. I was able to refreeze frozen food that i had thawed to add medicine. Turned back in to a nice solid block( i have the Fridge on the coldest setting, i thinkg)
I always have a hard time figuring out which way is coldest. I think for this fridge 5 is the coldest setting. It could be a little bit more intuitive.
Only small complaint is the freezer. It is too small, can not even fit a pint of ice cream. It is also too cold on any setting and will freeze the top shelf items or whole fridge contents if high enough. I would advise taking the little door off the freezer otherwise the ice will freeze it shut and you'll break the plastic trying to get into it.
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