I see what SteveH has said in the prices and his reasons make sense. Which makes sense as he is the next CL area over from mine.
Now with that said I have finally been able to get the Kenmore features I wanted and that after the ads were up for several days. So whoever is buying the bottom of the market is going from a list of models that is popular and not understanding the features. Which is Ok with me. I love engineering! /takes happy dance to another thread