I was going to buy a front load washer earlier this year.
As I was in the store knocking around on it, yes I do tap, knock, and lift up on appliances to see how well they're built, I saw that the front window was made out of plastic. They wanted well over $1000 for those machines, and they didn't even have glass windows. I ended up buying a Maytag top loading washer with a dryer. Both of them were made in Arkansas, which was another reason I bought them. I buy "Made in the USA" whenever possible.