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If you can afford it I would do both as well. A friend had her fridge die and it was a pain to move everything to coolers until a new fridge could arrive (which took a week, then it was the wrong one and she had to wait another few days!). She was lucky that she was on maternity leave and her parents live with them so they didn't lose any food!

We had to replace our fridge in August due to it not working. It wasn't too big of a hassle - we borrowed coolers from friends and used dry ice & ice, and for a new fridge in a couple of days. HOWEVER, I think I Remember reading multiple times that it's 10 years old or more, it's a good idea to replace rather than repair. I know you're not in a situation of needing repairs, but just sharing what I read. If you can financially afford it, and you have the time to deal with switching things over, I would do it and then donate your fridge via a local FB group or OfferUp.

@HappyBaker: we had the same thing happen over the summer and ended up replacing both at the same time. I wanted them to match and we ended up getting a better price than we would have if we bought them separately.

I wouldn’t. Older fridges work better and last longer. We are on our second fridge on top refrigerator in 10 years. They don’t last as long anymore and have so many gadgets in them now stuff breaks all the time. Our current one is a French door Samsung, is 4 years old and already had 2 things break.

I would replace both so that they match and I only have to deal with one delivery fee!

Well our older fridge, probably 12 years or so old, just had a hose break and leak water all over the kitchen. I noticed it really quickly and we mopped up the water and there is still a fair amount of damage to the wood floors. So, I’m team replace it now if you can before something goes wrong. We have an even older fridge in the basement (not connected to water) and I love having the extra fridge/ freezer space.