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Best refrigerator deals in February 2024: Save on Samsung, LG, Frigidare, more
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If you’ve been thinking about upgrading your kitchen refrigerator, now is the time to do it. Just about all of the top appliance brands and retailers are offering really great appliance deals in February than save you thousands of dollars.
We’re seeing fantastic deals direct from Samsung and LG, plus deep discounts at popular retailers such as Best Buy and Home Depot. With savings this good, and with many retailers offering buy-more-save-more appliance bundle deals, you might want to upgrade your entire kitchen with matching appliances this February, including your range and your dishwasher.
To help you shop for a new refrigerator, we’ve rounded up all the top kitchen appliance sales happening now, including a handful of Presidents Day sales that last until the end of the month. Tap the links below to see all the best refrigerators and other kitchen appliances that are on sale this weekend, or read on for our top refrigerator sale picks.
Save up to $1,700 on refrigerators from Samsung
Samsung
One of the best refrigerator deals around right now is on this four-door French door refrigerator by Samsung that offers a total of 28 cu. ft. of space for your groceries. Regularly $3,199, it’s on sale for $1,499 (53% off). You can add on a two-year Samsung Care+ plan for a dollar more.
This Samsung fridge features FlexZone drawer cooling with four temperature settings, a smart divider and humidity controls that prevent frost and freezer burn. You can remotely monitor and control the smart refrigerator’s temperature via the Samsung SmartThings app.
This stainless steel refrigerator will add a modern look to your kitchen. And thanks to its fingerprint resistant finish, it’s easy to keep the outside of the refrigerator looking clean.
Installation is available for $10, old appliance haul away is available for $15.
To discover even more great deals on major appliances available right now from Samsung, check out our expanded coverage of the Samsung appliance sale happening now.
LG is offering up to $1,500 off on select refrigerators
LG
One of LG’s bestsellers, the 26 cu. ft. smart counter-depth max French door refrigerator, offers 8.6 cu. ft. of freezer space. It features dual ice makers (in door and in freezer) plus a windowed door that allows you to see what’s inside the fridge without letting the cold air out. It can be controlled and monitored using LG’s ThinQ smartphone app.
LG has slashed the price of this popular Smart InstaView refrigerator for Presidents Day, so for a limited time, you can add it to your kitchen for just $1,999. That’s $1,500 off its regular price.
Plus, if you bundle this refrigerator with at least one other at the time of purchase, you can save up to an additional $500, bringing this fridge down to less than half its original price. Free home delivery is included, and a two-year LG Premium Care protection plan can be added for just $0.99 more.
Save up to $1,000 on select refrigerators at Best Buy
Best Buy
Best Buy has all sorts of major appliances on sale right now for Presidents Day, including this popular KitchenAir 27 cu. ft. French door, stainless steel refrigerator with an external water and ice dispenser. It comes in your choice of silver or black.
Right now, it’s priced at $2,700 — which is $1,000 off its regular price. Features include a platinum colored interior with metallic accents, the company’s ExtendFresh temperature management system, a pull out tray, a slide away tray, plus a separate crisper and pantry drawer.
To discover even more great deals on consumer electronics available right now at the retailer, check out our expanded coverage of the Best Buy Presidents Day sale, on now through Feb. 28, 2024.
Save hundreds on a refrigerator from Wayfair
Wayfair
Not to be outdone by its competition, Wayfair is offering discounts on many of it’s most popular refrigerators, including this 26.7 cu. ft. Samsung side-by-side door refrigerator that features Samsung’s proprietary touch screen with Family Hub. The refrigerator is also part of Samsung’s SmartThings ecosystem, so you can monitor and control it using a smartphone app.
The Family Hub feature offers a ton of functions, from displaying family calendars to creating digital shopping lists. It’s also possible to stream video content directly from the internet to be displayed on the touchscreen, so you can enjoy your favorite shows while you make dinner.
This stainless steel refrigerator is available in a silver or black finish. While supplies last, the silver version of this refrigerator is priced at $1,888 — that’s 19% off (a savings of $444). Keep in mind, Wayfair will allow you to finance this appliance over 18 months for $105 per month when you use the Wayfair credit card.
Save up to $1,000 on select refrigerators at Home Depot
Home Depot
Now through Feb. 28, Home Depot has a deal where you can save more if you bundle multiple appliances at the time of purchase. If you buy two appliances, you get an extra $100 off. When you buy three appliances, you get $300 off and with the purchase of four appliances, you get $500 off.
That’s on top of the savings you’ll get when purchasing individual appliances, like this 28 cu ft. refrigerator by LG that’s on sale.
This refrigerator creates craft ice balls which melt more slowly than traditional ice cubes. On the left door, you get a tall ice and water dispenser. Inside the refrigerator you’ll find four flexible shelves, as well as an easy glide lower pantry drawer. And this refrigerator supports LG’s ThinQ mobile app for remote monitoring.
For a limited time, this $2,889 refrigerator can be yours for just $1,798 — a savings of more than $1,100 (or 38% off). This particular LG model is only available from Home Depot.
Home Depot’s Presidents Day appliance sale continues now through Feb. 28, 2024. Tap the button below to shop all of the on-sale refrigerators at the big box retailer.
Get a Frigidaire refrigerator for $198 at Walmart
Walmart
If you’re looking for a small, budget fridge for the dorm, office or garage, we’ve found a refrigerator deal at Walmart that’s not to be missed. Right now you can get a 7.5 cu. ft. Frigidaire refrigerator for just $198. Though Walmart isn’t listing this as an “on sale” price, you should know that this fridge is roughly half the price of other options in this size. (We found similarly-sized Frigidaire refrigerator at Amazon for $350.)
At this price, you’re not getting any fancy features — it’s not Wi-Fi enabled, it doesn’t have a tablet or window built into the door and there’s no ice maker. It will, however, keep your food cold and your frozen food frozen. While it is on the small size, it’s larger and roomier than the typical mini-fridge. It’s a good refrigerator for accommodating one to two people. (If you have a larger family, you’ll definitely want a larger refrigerator.)
CBS Essentials senior managing editor Fox Van Allen just bought this refrigerator for his home. “It’s not the most high-tech fridge I’ve ever owned, but it looks nice and does exactly what I need it to do: keep my groceries cold.
“It really is surprising how much space you get inside for a $200 refrigerator,” he adds.
Get this 4.2-star-rated fridge at Walmart for $198.
Tap the button below to shop all the refrigerator deals at Walmart right now.
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France’s anti-terrorism court on Friday convicted eight people of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty outside his school near Paris four years ago, a horrific death that shocked the country.
Paty, 47, was killed by an Islamic extremist outside his school on Oct. 16, 2020, days after showing his class cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a debate on free expression. The assailant, an 18-year-old Russian of Chechen origin, was shot to death by police.
Those who have been on trial on terrorism charges at a special court in Paris since the end of November were accused, in some cases, of providing assistance to the perpetrator and, in others, of organizing a hate campaign online before the murder took place.
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The 540-seat courtroom was packed for the verdict, which marked the final chapter of the Paty trial. Heavy surveillance was in place, with more than 50 police officers guarding the proceedings.
Seated in the front row was Paty’s 9-year-old son, accompanied by family members. As the lead judge, Franck Zientara, delivered sentences one after the other, emotions in the room ran high.
“I am moved, and I am relieved,” said Gaëlle Paty, Samuel Paty’s sister, as she addressed a crowd of reporters after the verdict. “Hearing the word ‘guilty’ — that’s what I needed.”
“I spent this week listening to a lot of rewriting of what happened, and it was hard to hear, but now the judge has stated what really happened, and it feels good,” she added, her voice breaking as tears filled her eyes.
Families of the accused reacted with gasps, cries, shouts, and ironic clapping, prompting the judge to pause multiple times and call for silence.
“They lied about my brother,” shouted one relative. Another woman, sobbing, exclaimed, “They took my baby from me,” before being escorted out by police officers.
The seven-judge panel met or went above most of the terms requested by prosecutors, citing “the exceptional gravity of the facts.”
Naïm Boudaoud, 22, and Azim Epsirkhanov, 23, friends of the attacker, were convicted of complicity in murder and sentenced to 16 years in prison each. Neither can be paroled for two thirds of their term, about 10 years. Boudaoud was accused of driving the attacker to the school, while Epsirkhanov helped him procure weapons.
Brahim Chnina, 52, the Muslim father of the schoolgirl whose lies sparked the events leading to Paty’s death, was sentenced to 13 years for association with a terrorist enterprise. Prosecutors had sought 10 years for him.
Abdelhakim Sefrioui, a Muslim preacher, was given 15 years for organizing a hate campaign online against Paty.
The shocking death of the 47-year-old teacher left an indelible mark on France, with several schools now named after him.
The trial had begun in late November. The defendants were accused of assisting a perpetrator or organizing a hate campaign online in lead-up to the murder.
At the time of the attack, there were protests in many Muslim countries and calls online for violence targeting France and the satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo. The newspaper had republished its caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad a few weeks before Paty’s death to mark the opening of the trial over deadly 2015 attacks on its newsroom by Islamic extremists.
The cartoon images deeply offended many Muslims, who saw them as sacrilegious. But the fallout from Paty’s killing reinforced the French state’s commitment to freedom of expression and its firm attachment to secularism in public life.
Chnina’s daughter, who was 13 at the time, claimed that she had been excluded from Paty’s class when he showed the caricatures on Oct. 5, 2020.
Chnina sent a series of messages to his contacts denouncing Paty, saying that “this sick man” needed to be fired, along with the address of the school in the Paris suburb of Conflans Saint-Honorine. In reality, Chnina’s daughter had lied to him and had never attended the lesson in question.
Paty was teaching a class mandated by the National Education Ministry on freedom of expression. He discussed the caricatures in this context, saying students who did not wish to see them could temporarily leave the classroom.
An online campaign against Paty snowballed, and 11 days after the lesson, Anzorov attacked the teacher with a knife as he walked home, and displayed the teacher’s head in a post on social media. Police later fatally shot Anzorov as he advanced toward them, armed.
Chnina’s daughter was tried last year in a juvenile court and given an 18-month suspended sentence. Four other students at Paty’s school were found guilty of involvement and given suspended sentences; a fifth, who pointed out Paty to Anzorov in exchange for money, was given a 6-month term with an electronic bracelet.
Sefrioui, the preacher on trial, had presented himself as a spokesperson for Imams of France although he had been dismissed from that role. He had filmed a video in front of the school with the father of the student. He referred to the teacher as a “thug” multiple times and sought to pressure the school administration via social media.
Some of the defendants expressed regrets and claimed their innocence on the eve of the verdict. They did not convince Paty’s family.
“It’s something that really shocks the family,” lawyer Virginie Le Roy said ahead of the verdicts. “You get the feeling that those in the box are absolutely unwilling to admit any responsibility whatsoever.”
“Apologies are pointless, they won’t bring Samuel back, but explanations are precious to us,” Le Roy said. “We haven’t had many explanations of the facts.”
