I've had great success shopping at Friedmans -- over the last 10 years I've bought 2 microwaves, a dishwasher and a clothes washer/dryer. They had all the price selection I needed plus a staff that was knowledgeable about the lines they carried (and some they didn't.) The items that were delivered were on-time and I have NO idea what extra charges other people are talking about. You can go cheaper, but certainly not better.

Once you have paid and are out the door, they NEVER return your calls. Beware of hidden extra costs at the time of installation. e.g., we had agreed on a fixed price for installation at the point-of-sale, but when their contracted installer Weidmann arrived, he double-charged us, for no reason. It was clearly not justified, because nothing out of the ordinary was done. We called Friedman's but they never retured our calls. The salesperson+installer are very good friends.They probably do this to all their customers. Watch out for this type of UNETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICE. Read the 5 reviews on local.yahoo.com under /info-21415787-friedmans-appliance-pleasant-hill. A common complaint is that Friedman's does not recognize or return customer calls, after the sale has been rung-up. They probably get away with this because they are the only high-end dealer in our working class neighborhood. I will never ever buy from Friedmans again.

Do not buy from this company. Watch out for hidden costs at the time of installation. Worst of all, once you have paid and are out the door, they DO NOT return your calls. Example:We had agreed on a fixed price for installation at the point-of-sale, but when their contracted installer named Wiedmann arrived, he DOUBLE-CHARGED us, for no reason. It was NOT JUSTIFIED, because he did not do anything out of the ordinary. We called Friedman's but they NEVER retured our calls. The salesperson+installer are in collusion & they probably do this to all their customers. Watch out for this type of UNETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICE. Read the 5 reviews on local.yahoo.com under /info-21415787-friedmans-appliance-pleasant-hill. Common complaint: customer's calls are NOT returned; they don't recognize anyone after they have rung-up the sale. Friedman's gets away with this probably because they are the only retailer in our working-class neighborhood.