(2009)

Because I have more vertical space in my kitchen than I got horizontal one.

It's a cool idea, and might be great for a secondary fridge. For a primary fridge though, it's so much more convenient to have direct access to everything through a vertical door. I like energy efficiency, but I'm willing to pay 300kWh a year (around $40 here) for that convenience, let alone the space efficiency.

This reminds me of the Technology Connections fridge rant video. Similar arguments all around, the dumping effect of cold out of a vertical fridge is pretty crazy to watch with a thermal camera.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=CGAhWgkKlHI

Why?

a: space.

A standup fridge freezer is floor space efficient.

How much rent is the chest freezer using per year :)

Made up numbers 10k for 1000sqft

10 per sq ft

So say $40 a year in rent. Still not too bad I guess

No.

Drawers.

Modern refrigerators are designed for browsing. A chest fridge could save a person a lot of calories over time

It's more about freezers than fridges. Less frequent access and ton more work to get the temps back. I never thought about it but it was such an a-ha moment for me when I recently learned about it that I'm genuinely flabbergasted why it's not more popular.