Or to put it another way... less high standard?

I always have hated my dishwasher. It takes forever and it is so loud. My poor cat is on guard the entire time it is on and I hate that I can hear it running over the TV and on my second floor when it is on the first.

So I decided I was going to save my pennies and buy a new one. I bought an expensive one. It was promised to be very quiet. I bought it from an expensive boutique place, hoping that installation would be better than lowes. I was disappointed when I got there for them to tell me the shortest cycle now is 60 minutes, which seems like a long time.

But this is what happened.
(1) installation was just the same as lowes. They messed up my kitchen flooring. I am not sure if I can fix it. And of course, they weren't here a second when they had to christen my bathroom with #2. Yeh... Why do they do that? Run down the local McDonalds! They hardly tested it for a second and bearly explained anything. I could have gotten all of this at Lowes. They gave me a card to rate them but i know it is not going to be good.

(2) the dishwasher is IMHO.. loud. Ok maybe it isn't break the bank loud but from almost anyplace in the house, I can hear it and know it is on. I feel like I could have saved hundreds with just a slightly more loud dishwasher.

I am running it now so I don't know how it cleans... sure that will suck too.

It just seems like I have unrealistic expectations. And it is hurting me. My expectations are never met no matter how much I pay and I am never really happy with anything. I always feel like whatever I get I immediately notice all these little problems and then feel like I am settling. Rarely does anything exceed my expecations.

I feels like I am sensitive though because I notice all these little things and most people do not.