Yes, initially I did regret getting rid of my old Kenmore and replacing it with a Bosch. Initially the Bosch *was* smelly, although that seems to have passed. I don't like the arrangement of the bottom rack. It's okay for plain dinner plates and small plates and shallow bowls. But it's really hard to fit casserole dishes and baking pans, odd shaped things. The Kenmore use to always accommodate just one more thing. I will say that the Bosch is a boss at cleaning, or maybe it's the Finish Quantum Max.

I hated my Bosch and would have returned it if I could have. It smelled terrible. I would say for about a year until I didn't notice it at all. It is smaller than my Whirlpool inside. I finally figured out the best way to load it, and that I can over stuff it. It cleans very well, although I'm still not sure it was worth the price.

I had a GE DW that did a super job & I also felt a little regret with the new Bosch. Funky plasticy smell initially but it went away quickly & I love the Bosch. My dishes are even cleaner - baked on casserole dishes come out spotless.

I always read "DW" as dishwasher, so it really throws me at first when I realize they mean dear wife. Lol!

Yes, I'm still kinda hating my dishwasher. I have yet to find the perfect one.

Linelle, I'm replacing a Kenmore with a Bosch, too. (The house seems to be on a long Kenmore-to-Bosch trajectory, starting with the washer. We replaced the MagicChef oven with a Whirlpool that lasted all of 3 hours I our house before we asked the guys to come back and get it. We replaced that with a Bosch.)

The Bosch looks to be bigger on the inside because it goes almost all the way to the floor. Since I can take out the 3rd rack as well as the utensil basket on the bottom, I should be able to get big things in when needed. I'm not sure about the rack design, if I'll like the layout of the tines. I'm also not sure about the lack of a middle sprayer-arm, but I am looking forward to the shhhhhh quiet.

I was really presently surprised. I hope you are too.

We had a Bosch in our last house, and loved it. The new one in our new house has been problematic, though. No matter what we do, the soap door fails to open from time to time. They've been out 4 times with all sorts of explanations. Now we have them scheduled to install a new dispenser- time will tell whether it works any better. It kind of surprises me, as this was Consumer Reports 4th highest rated model. It cleans like crazy, though- even when the soap door doesn't open!

We haven't noticed any issues with loading it, but we don't have that many dishes at any one time.

Those Europeans want us all to go out and buy new plain white dishes!

We put in a Miele four years ago. The only thing that doesn't fit well are pottery cereal bowls which are deep. Of course DH insists on using them. Grrr. Our plates have a fluted edge, so it makes for a tighter fit, but they do line up on the rack. The tines fold down on a small section of the bottom for casserole dishes. It has a second spray arm under the middle rack. The third rack is for silverware. Why do you have a third rack and a utensil basket?

We put a Bosch in our last house that I loved with a passion. My new Bosch in this house has the 3rd rack that I love, but the bottom rack configuration has changed. I liked the old one better. That said, it cleans SO well. We had a dinner party last week for 12 people and I got pretty much everything into the dishwasher when all was said and done and it all came out clean.

Edited to add: Yes, Mayflowers! I have Fiestaware and the Gusto bowls are the worst in my Bosch. They take up a ton of room. Mine also has a 3rd rack and a utensil basket. Large serving spoons are too big to lay on edge in mine so I put them in the basket below.

I need new dishes anyway, but can't find bowls I like, they are all huge! I will have to continue to have mismatched bowls, I guess, maybe I will find some at a rummage sale.

I was hoping I could sometimes remove the basket to make more room for casseroles etc on the bottom, and have all the flatware and utensils on top, it didn't occur to me that they might not fit. Grr.

After months of washing dishes in the utility sink in the laundry room, we finally have a new Bosch dishwasher. I never noticed any smell BTW. But, yes, for the first little bit I actually kept the loading diagrams out on the counter for reference until I got it figured out. I love this DW so much better than the old one (left behind at the old house). I especially like the quiet - our family room w/TV is right next to the kitchen, no wall. DW running? No problem.

I've been in love with my Bosch from Day 1 and it's been almost a year. Never had any kind of smell from it. The only negative I can say at all is the prongs on the lower rack take a bit of getting used to when loading. Other than that, cleans beautifully and I love having the third rack.

I suppose that I have "gotten used to" my Frigidaire Profile, in a way, not a good way though. I don't care for the racks -- the bottom seems to have awkward tines, like I should be able to fit more in the space but can't. The top rack has large gaps that small things can fall through. It just seemed that the old Kenmore was easier to load. It has to be always run on the hottest setting to get things clean so why bother with the other two choices? Oh, and it is out of commission for the 2nd time in the 2.5 years it has been in use: the first time the control panel died, this time it is the vent mechanism.

I wanted just a moderately priced machine, that worked well. Yes, some regret. If it hadn't broken down twice already I would probably shrug and say, "It's okay".

I have a little buyer's remorse with my Frigidaire Gallery for this exact reason--I can't figure out how to load it efficiently. It does a great job cleaning (once I figured out which cycle to use), but I am really disappointed with the upper rack. As raee_gw mentioned, there are some useless areas that I can't seem to use properly. It seemed like a good invention, some tines that can fold back to allow for larger items or hold bowls when flipped into place. Which might be fine, but we go through a lot of glasses in my house, and these "flexible" areas have really short tines that won't work with glasses. Ugh. Have to say my cheapo Whirlpool one at the last house was more user-friendly.