jeez, now you got me wondering about our LG fridge.
we replaced our fridge, stove and dishwasher about 2 yrs ago. dishwasher really needed replacing, it was a Kenmore from the '90's and wasn't dish washing so good, and it was LOUD. sounded like it was trying to get to the other side of the kitchen when running. new one is a LG, super quiet, can barely hear it, and the dang thing plays a tune to let you know when it's done...
forget what make the stove was, but the last couple yrs i had to keep replacing the oven element. ended up with a GE cause it was only one of a couple we could find with elements, neither me or wife are into them glass top things(convection oven??)
the fridge was also a '90's model kenmore, belive we bought in '98 or '99, still works great. like you Paul, didn't see the need for a new fridge, but ain't arguing with wifey. nice bonus though i got a beer fridge for my shop now
ours does not have any bells, nor any whistles. it has a fridge on top, a freezer on the bottom, and a light that comes on when ya open the door