I usually get most of my appliances from Lowes. If it's in stock and you order by 3pm, they will deliver it the next day. Too bad they're laying off a bunch of employees, they also closed a bunch of stores so I guess they're not doing as well vs Home Depot. Price wise, they're about the same, only Home Depot takes a couple weeks to deliver. Last time I got a special buy at Home Depot, delivery was going to take two weeks then it got rescheduled. When Sears stopped offering free delivery and started charging $75, I kinda knew that was going to be the end for them. Basically made their appliances $75 more expensive. As for the gas vs electric dryer, depending on the cost of electricity in the area, gas is much cheaper especially if you use it a lot. All you have to do is compare the energy labels on the front. In the northeast, electricity isn't cheap, they burn gas to make electricity so it's cheaper just to burn gas. For those worried about gas leaks, you can also buy natural gas leak detectors just like smoke alarms.