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We've been asked by the team at Servis to gather your ideas for what would make your perfect family fridge - share your top needs/ desires below and you'll be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £100 JL voucher.

So, what's the perfect design? What colour should it be? How many shelves? What special storage does it need? What else should it do? Is bigger always better? What about environmental factors?

Servis say: "We would love you to tell us how you would design your fridge, from a great piece or art to the outright crazy, let us hear how creative you can be! We look forward to reading your best ideas"

Servis are soon to be running a special competition on Facebook to win the fridge of your choice "giving you the opportunity to win a fridge exactly the way you like it. Fancy having your child's favourite drawing, your best photo or just a unique design...well you can. And don't worry, if you like our fridge freezers just the way they are then that's fine too" keep an eye out for more info.

Please note comments from this thread may well be used on the Servis pages on MN.

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I would like 2 shallow drawers to keep flat things in like cheese, ham etc in so that they don't get things put on top of them then you have to take everything out to find them.
These drawers would be ideal if they came out smoothly automatically so I can keep both hands free.

My perfect fridge wouldn't be one of those American huge fridges, but a decent size. Big space for veg and fruit, and a special place for special treats :)

My fridge ain't big, but that's cos I have a narrow gap for it (had to be 55cm wide). What annoys me is that I can't get a tall, narrow one, it's quite short. It's got a small freezer on top (this is fine, though I think I'd rather it was at the bottom) and the top of the freezer is about 170cm high. I can't see why it shouldn't be a bit taller and give my space back like that.

I like the idea of sliding shelves too, but they've got to be able to take some use. I've forked out for at least 2 new shelves (stupid little button things at the sides crack off) and new hydrators and a new handle so far - ok, it's about 15 years old now, but surely stuff like that doesn't really wear? Spares are insanely expensive, which isn't fair as it wasn't a cheap fridge/freezer and so I've held off getting a new door seal in the hopes of finding a new fridge/freezer, but have failed. I agree that an egg holder is pointless and always was. I'd like an alert of some sort to let me know that the freezer door hasn't quite closed. And why does there have to be a little hole at the bottom of a gulley that gets blocked up all the time? If it has to be there, why isn't it easier to keep unblocked? Cleaning is an issue all over, as the slots for the shelves are almost impossible to clean out properly (suspect this is why the stupid little buttons get stuck and crack off). Temperature display is also a good idea and needs to indicate temperature at different levels - top shelf of mine when full is almost like leaving it on the side, so I don't put anything up there that needs much chilling (bit pointless then, it's wasted space)

You cure all that, you got my perfect fridge/freezer!!

Big but not overly wide

Multiple shelves of adjustable hight and solid

Lovely big veg drawer

Drawer for raw meat that is a decent size and avoids versus contamination

Bottle rack ( I love the k in my current fridge)
A, optional stacking system for beer bottles ( these drive me ad in current fridge)

E erupting easy to remove and clean

I'd like an alarm too.

And no more ridiculous prices for replacement freezer drawers - it's only moulded plAstic - why does a set of 3 cost £130 for my Bosch fridge/freezer????

No egg compartment
Self-closing doors - yes please!ine is always filling up with water too at the bottom - so one that works please!

I would like my fridge to have sections so that can chill drinks in the summer quickly whilst keeping the rest at a normal temperature. I would like it to be very sturdy with easily adjustable shelves. Excellent energy rating is another desire. An auto shut device would be great with the ability to detect that someone is not close or in fridge. A faculty to flag uo food close to sell by date would be amazing too.

I'd like a pastel turquoise fridge-freezer, rounded edges & chrome handles - 50 style look. With double doors and oversized like American fridges - an ice dispenser and instant chilled filtered water.
Our houses uses the freezer more than the fridge so at least 5 freezer shelves.
Adjustable fridge shelves - each are fully removable. Deep door shelves - enough for plenty of bottles.
A computerized stock control so you know you're running low on something - perhaps it could print a shopping list!

I would love a huge, pastel coloured fridge with lots of space in the door high enough so that my toddler cannot reach!
Lots of separate compartments would be great but it would be amazing to be able to change these, for example, change shelf heights and have different sized compartments that you can remove and replace. Colour codes compartments a bit like the Joseph Joseph chopping boards.

Oh and a door too heavy for a toddler to open!

agree with the people asking for fridges with fewer nooks and crannies where gunk accumulates

also, easy to put back together after you have been cleaning them, mine always feels like a real pain to fit back together.

and I agree with others who have said it should really be designed so you have meat storage at the bottom rather than salad at the bottom

also, a least one compartment would be good, DS is trying to get more independent and likes to get things out of the fridge to help with breakfast, so I would love it if I could keep the things he is allergic to (dairy, eggs, my secret chocolate stash ) separate from him

Egg holders are pointless. Eggs come in boxes, I store them in the box, I do not need to be individually moving them into a little plastic tray.

Deeper door shelves so that bottles of ketchup/mayo/sauce can be stored there for easy access but don't fall over every time you open/close the door.

Taller door shelves so that bottles of pop/large bottle of milk don't need to be crowbarred in.

Clear veg drawers so that things don't get forgotten about, with built in air spaces to stop things going manky at the bottom and change the sodding plastic! Nothing is so useless as the super-crackable plastic they make fridge/freezer drawers from.

Dishwasher-able shelves and drawers please

My dream fridge would tell me when items of food or drink are about to run out and also the fridge would be circular rather than four sided so that it can accommodate revolving shelves which would give equal access to all the items stored on the shelves.

Pull-out drawers/shelves so you can find the things at the back.

No water running down the back and collecting in drawers.

Door rack things that don't break easily (ditto drawers).

Enough tall spaces for big jars etc, and enough tall door bits for large milk bottles.

Our new one has a door-left-open alarm and although I would have dismissed it as a gimmick before, I do actually like it now.

In an ideal world, the fridge would be really economical to run, but really efficient at keeping products as fresh as possible for as long as possible - with different conditions for different items - I don't want frozen cucumber - but I do like ice cold milk!
I don't have space for a larger fridge/freezer, but I would like greater capacity - so I would love it if the walls could be thinner, but just as efficient!
I would love to have an automatic inventory on the fridge (of the future) to let me know what was in there/running out and what needed eating up/was past its best!

first of all, i'd like a BIG fridge. i can never seem to find enough space in my fridge at christmas time. the salad compartment should be a bit bigger too, i like keeping all my veggies in there. more room for eggs, at least enough for 20 eggs i'd say. and i want to move the shelves as i please. different heights for each of them, depending on what i put on that shelf (i honestly don't imagine that being too hard to make). an inside thermometer is also a good idea and an alarm for when the door has been left open for longer than a minute (a beep every 5 seconds i'd say is ok). more than one light bulb in there would be greatly appreciated too, and some sort of isolation in the back of the freezer (i have this problem with my current freezer, i always find the food at the back to be frozen if it touches the wall). easy clean is a must, so no funny glass shelves. oh, oh! wine and cans holder and for 2L soft drinks bottles too. the outside colour should be available in a wide range and the finish should be shiny (metallic like) but easy to clean and resistant to scratches and fingerprints. it doesn't seem like i'm asking for much

My ideal fridge would not freeze on the back wall, have a light either side so when it's full the light is less dull, have a designated wine bottle quick chill section and a solution to the problem of my toddler twiddling the thermostat.

I am shopping for a fridge at the moment and I must be very picky! I would like shelves that are easily moveable without having to almost fold the door backwards on itself to take out. Shelves with a fold up section would be ideal for slotting big things in temporarily. The salad drawers must have reinforced fronts - both of mine are cracked down the front due to boisterous children. The shelves on the door need to be very strong, mine are currently taped on so they stay on. I would like the temperature setting dial somewhere that is out of the way, my dial gets turned to zero so easily just by putting items in the fridge. What about a tilt up option - sometimes milk has to be laid on its side on a shelf and it leaks, if it could be tilted upwards it could be prevented. A thermostat in a sensible position, easy to clean. Definitely agree with gibber - meat at the bottom not salad drawers. Alarm on an open fridge door, however, you need to be able to turn off when putting a big shop away! Freezer has to have 4 good size drawers, sturdy and full plastic not wire mesh - alarm on this door to. What about a range of plastic storage options to come with the fridge that you can pick from? Love the idea of a family art area on the front.

Fridge that is super easy to clean and pretty would win for me.
Fridges are very boring as a general rule.

I would like to tailor-made each storage area within the fridge

I need anew fridge and freezer at the moment. I am fed up of small fridges. My ideal fridge would be white or silver. It would have 4 shelves and a vegetable/fruit drawer. It should have shelves in the door tall enough to store bottles.

It has to be A rated efficient. It should also have dishwasher safe shelves.

I would love it to have a 'weekly standard shelf' this would let me know each time one item that I use weekly runs out, by knowing it has been removed and alerts me!! A bit like a mini bar fridge in a hotel, has sensors to let them know something has been removed. That way I can remember to put the item on my shopping list, instead of spending a stupid amount of time shopping only to return home and realise I had run out of something.

Adjustable shelves.

Forget about the egg thingy.

Easy clean.

Thermometer.

I need the fridge above the freezer. I want the fridge door to be tall enough to fit two layers of wine/milk/water bottles so I can get more in but i want them in upright. Bottle lying down just leak. I want a chill drawer for meat/ dairy, and a salad crisper section. I want adjustable shelves at least 4 but I want two of them that can fold in half. I want all bits to go in the dishwasher and I want it a+ energy rated. When I bought my last fridge we managed most of this, but needed to buy from abroad, and went through all the manufacturers brochures to do the best we cold.

It would be great to have a fridge which could produce the shopping list for you. Just press a button and it could print out a list of what was needed, taking into account what had been used. The other essential is as much shelving options as possible.

I am looking for a new freezer I am in rented accommodation and the freezer is awful. I want a freezer which is at the bottom of the fridge/freezer so I don't risk injuring my feet when I take things out of the freezer. I would like a three drawer freezer compartment preferably and I would like a drink dispenser too. I would like an alarm to indicate if the freezer door is open and shelving which is ergonomic and easy to clean. Most of all plenty of space really and a place for everything!

The highest possible degree of energy efficiency is essential; but lots of shelves, at least three drawers - salad, vegetables and fruit - and the possibility to have the design of your choice on the casing would be perfect for me! To use one of the girl's pictures or some other lovely image, like a favourite photo, would be a fantastic idea.

I would also like to have an alarm that beeps at you if the door is left open for too long, as far too many times my children haven't closed the door properly and things have got too warm and spoilt.

Like others have said, a temperature indicator on the outside would be fab too.