I bought a house in 2011 and am currently on my third refrigerator. We originally bought a Samsung and it kept on breaking until the warranty expired. We learned our lesson and bough an extended warranty on an LG. That broke so many times, and as part of the extended warranty contract, they gave us our money back. We took the money and bought another LG and over the last two years have not had issues.
I have a dorm refrigerator that was purchased in 1986. It survived numerous moves and ex-girlfriends but is still going strong. I currently have it sitting in my office as my drink fridge. Wife has been asking I throw it out. Hell no.