When you go grocery shopping, you’re usually looking for items to put in your refrigerator. It’s hard to imagine a kitchen without one, which means it’s easy to forget that those chilly chambers had to come from somewhere. But sometimes life gives you a clear reminder — maybe your fridge breaks, or starts to feel far too small for your family. Or maybe you move somewhere with a garage and can finally get a second fridge just like your grandparents always had. Whatever the circumstances, sometimes you just need to upgrade your fridge, and this cool (sorry, I had to) new Costco convertible freezer may be just what you’re looking for.
What Is the Costco HiSense Frost Free Convertible Upright Freezer?
Available now at Costco, the HiSense Frost Free Convertible Upright Freezer is a slender, tall appliance that can function as either a refrigerator or a freezer. It retails for $549.99 online (and $429.99 in-store, according to the Instagram account @costco.twins) and measures approximately 22 inches wide, 25 inches deep, and 68 inches tall.
It’s Energy Star-certified, has “no-frost technology,” and contains three shelves and three drawers, all of equal size. It’s also “garage ready,” which essentially means it can operate safely in a wide range of outside temperatures — 0 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit, to be specific. The fridge door is reversible, so you can open it to the left or to the right, depending on your preference. This may seem like a small thing, but it could also be the customization you didn’t know you needed in your life.
On the Costco website, reviews are generally positive: “I am so happy with this freezer,” one customer wrote this week. “It is tall and thin and industrial looking … I am happy with all the drawers to departmentalize my food plus enough shelves too. Perfect in every way for me!”
An Alternative to Shop if You Don’t Have a Costco Membership
Costco is popular, but not everyone lives near one or has a membership. If you’re one of these people, that’s OK, because you can still get your hands on a slim, cool, freezer-fridge.
Over at The Home Depot, the stainless steel Vissani Convertible Upright Freezer checks a lot of the same boxes. It’s about the same size, garage-ready, and can be either a fridge or freezer. Online it retails for $649, but is currently 26% off, which brings the price down to a comparable $479.