Bad experience

I bought this unit at Lowes in September 2008.  I didn't like it at first but thought I would grow into it.  I did not.

First was the loading.  It does not have many options to load it.  Plates go here, glasses go there and if you want to put a mixing bowl in there....good luck.  I figured I could get over all of that, and I did, but then...

Second, It did not clean the dishes.  Peanut butter was still in the small lunch plates as well as other bits and pieces.  Then there was this grit of some type that would collect on glasses in the front right side of the unit.  You would have to wash them by hand to get i off, and it wasn't easy.

This unit has a filter rather than a disposer/grinder.  When I kept the filter clean, the grit would be at it's worse.  If I let the filter go for a while, it would clear up a bit, but was still present.

The silverware basket is in a bad place not allowing one to place the plates all of the way across the back where they are supposed to be.  The control buttons on the front are cheap and feel like they belong on one of my 6 year old's toys.

About a month ago the detergent door stopped opening during washing, so I had to just leave it open to get the detergent in the mix.

But HEY...it's quiet.  You can whisper in the same room no problem.  It's a heck of a trade off for some half way cleaned dishes.

I could not believe this happened after all of the rave reviews on Bosch.  Maybe I just got a lemon.  Who knows?