Sprinter
Minister of Fire
Needless to say, my wife didn't like how the Rainier unit looked at all in comparison to the Lopi Cape Cod flush insert.
I'm sorry you had to experience that. But I think nearly everyone here can relate. What I had to do was convince myself that if I amortize the extra cost (over what I had hoped to get away with) over the potential life expectancy of the stove which could, I suppose, approach my own, it wasn't too bad anymore. It's that big up front chunk that hurts. Still, I feel (and have felt) your pain.