There are plenty of fridges that don't incorporate "smart" features. There's nothing really complicated about a giant box that you put food in to keep cold and maybe an integrated water dispenser.

I've been shopping for a new fridge lately, and from what I gather most "smart" fridges are still extremely expensive and that makes "non-smart" fridges still very desirable. In other words, "smart" features may not be new, but they aren't standard on a typical fridge... yet.

Samsung still makes regular fridges too, although I'm confused by the fact that you put water-dispensing/ice-making and screens together.

I have a Samsung Bespoke, for example, and you can 100% turn the ice-making off and just use that part of the freezer for more freezer space. No screen, the from it blank because all the water dispensing stuff is on the inside and I think (?) you can get one without it

The water dispensing/ice making stuff just seem like a needless complication to me, with extra parts that probably decrease the life of the machine.

I just want a high quality, decent-looking box that stops food from going off.

That's a fair point

I have been happy enough with my GE fridge. However I got fancy and went for the one that puts the freezer on the bottom instead of the top.

I will say, when I went to my local appliance store (NOT bestbuy) they had literally zero options on the floor with a touch screen.

Really any option that has true dual compressors is going to be fairly solid. We just got a Bosch 800 and have been quiet happy with it

A used one. For every person who hates this "smart" stuff, there's probably a dozen other sheeple gladly "upgrading" and getting rid of a fridge that's been working just fine for a very long time and will likely continue doing so.