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Kirby G series coin slot?
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Post# 148395   8/23/2011 at 03:17 (4,623 days old) by vintagekitchen ()        

I know this sounds odd, but does anyone know the purpose of the slot in plastic back of the G series Kirby handles? I've always been curious, and i saw another post saying it was to drop coins in that you find as you vacuum, but I'm thinking that might have been a joke??

Post# 148396 , Reply# 1   8/23/2011 at 03:25 (4,623 days old) by twocvbloke ()        

I think it's suppose to be for saving money for the payments on the kit, the joke being that you put every coin you find on the floor into it (though, you'd have to have a lot of coins on the floor to cover a single month's payment!!!), I've never tried it, I think if you filled it like a proper moneybox, the weight would probably pull the handle down all the time... :S

The slot's been there since I think the Classic 1CR, so it's been a long-running feature, I'd say 99% of Kirby owners don't actually use it and just as many not even knowing what the thing's for!! :P


Post# 148398 , Reply# 2   8/23/2011 at 04:02 (4,623 days old) by vintagekitchen ()        

lol, omg, so it really is for coins? *faints* I thought that was just a joke. hmm, not sure i would want to try that, but an interesting thought..

Post# 148400 , Reply# 3   8/23/2011 at 04:14 (4,623 days old) by twocvbloke ()        

Yep, it's for coins, though I'm sure you could use it for collecting other things too... :D

Post# 148408 , Reply# 4   8/23/2011 at 06:51 (4,623 days old) by KirbyLover (Louisville Kentucky )        

LOL! That makes perfect sense now. Is it in the manual though?? Kirby thinks of EVERYTHING! They should have a coffee cup holder on the vacuum so when it's running nice and warm you can have a coffee break afterwards. ;)

Post# 148481 , Reply# 5   8/23/2011 at 18:23 (4,623 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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i heard somewhere you put coins you find while vacuumiing and use them to pay for bags and belts.

Post# 148482 , Reply# 6   8/23/2011 at 18:28 (4,623 days old) by godfreys_guy (Melbourne, Australia)        
Its not a coin slot...

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They used to have a scraper for the shake out bag that used to go in that slot... I believe it is still available in some markets where the kirby is sold.

Cheers


Post# 148501 , Reply# 7   8/23/2011 at 19:59 (4,623 days old) by KirbyLover (Louisville Kentucky )        
scraper slot

I can understand that if it were on the Heritage and they carried it over to the Legend II, but why on the G series?

Post# 148522 , Reply# 8   8/23/2011 at 22:30 (4,622 days old) by hoover1 ()        

can anyone show a picture of this coin-slot?

Post# 148554 , Reply# 9   8/24/2011 at 07:33 (4,622 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest)        
scraper for the shake out bag that used to go in that slot..

Nope--it's a coin slot.
Every Kirby since the D-50 had a sani-pocket, but they didn't start with the coin slot until the Clasics.

In a demo the saleperson would say "And if you save the coins you pick up while vacuuming, the Kirby will pay for itself." Then he would drop in a quarter and say "See, you're saving already." Smile, chuckle, and pulls out the contract.


Post# 148560 , Reply# 10   8/24/2011 at 09:08 (4,622 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI)        
Yep...

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I remember the Kirby sales lady saying it was to put coins in as you vacuum "youd be surprised at how much you could save".

That was 1990 we had the Legend II demonstrated, we didn't end up buying $1500.00 was to much for us back then or now lol. We also had the G4 demonstrated in 94 or 95, all thanks to my aunt who both times bought one and put our name as a referral.

But it is true its a coin slot ;)



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