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Why Are Hard Cover Models TOL? |
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Post# 182723   5/27/2012 at 14:18 (4,323 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona)   |   | |
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I know that with at least with Hoover and Eureka, both companies would always place hard-cover bagged models higher up on their product line, along with a higher price, than the soft cover models. I personally find the soft cover bags to be more attractive and seem to allow the bag to fill up further, but apparently the designers think otherwise. Any idea as to why this is?
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Post# 182727 , Reply# 1   5/27/2012 at 14:26 (4,323 days old) by twocvbloke ()   |   | |
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It's simple, it's psychology, higher prices to some easily influenced people indicates better quality, so they'll pay the extra to get something they think is superior, regardless of the facts & figures.... |
Post# 182728 , Reply# 2   5/27/2012 at 14:32 (4,323 days old) by Alexhoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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I would probably say because of times changeing, it is more stylish these days and even in the mid to late 90's to have a bagged vacuum holding the bag in a hard plastic box than a soft outer bag that probably to most people looks old fashioned, it is probably also because of higher filteration, you can get heppa filters that can be replaced easier in a hard bag vacuum rather than haveing to wash and outer permenant bag that really is only material it is not really a filter. But I totally agree soft bag vacuum cleaners do look alot nicer and let the inner bag get a little fuller. I just love pressing a soft bag and hearing the paper bag inside crumple, that is one of the things I love about them :) |
Post# 182729 , Reply# 3   5/27/2012 at 14:40 (4,323 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 182738 , Reply# 5   5/27/2012 at 15:14 (4,323 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 182742 , Reply# 6   5/27/2012 at 16:00 (4,323 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Vinatge repairer
We had a Electrolux soft bag model , the 404 with a rear mounted soft bag in the late 70's and early eighties It was as I have discovered unique to SA. My grandmother had one , I only have a pic of the Columbus version of the machine taken in a friends vac shop.
Electrolux versions had a yellow hood with a brown bag and the Electrolux logo embossed all over the bag |
Post# 182745 , Reply# 8   5/27/2012 at 16:16 (4,323 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 182751 , Reply# 10   5/27/2012 at 16:41 (4,323 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 182752 , Reply# 11   5/27/2012 at 16:44 (4,323 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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Sorry?I don't understand that. |
Post# 182755 , Reply# 12   5/27/2012 at 16:46 (4,323 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 182773 , Reply# 13   5/27/2012 at 17:21 (4,323 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Vintagerepairer
The columbus one was the commercial version and the Electrolux version was domestic, this was pre 500 series and SA was very big upright country back then, the 152 series was available but could not compete against the Hoover rangers of the day so the developed this machine locally. the bag on this one pictured was made by the store owner and not original.
I have only seen a few and for nostalgic reasons the Electrolux one is the one vacuum I really want but don't have. My Gran lived a fair distance away so we always went there on holiday so it was good times, I managed to get her other vacuum a green hoover sensitronic from the late 80's |
Post# 182779 , Reply# 14   5/27/2012 at 17:34 (4,323 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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Hello Gary, thank you again for that. I do enjoy your messages. I think the maturity shines through. |
Post# 182787 , Reply# 15   5/27/2012 at 17:58 (4,323 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 182789 , Reply# 16   5/27/2012 at 18:01 (4,323 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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It's exactly what I meant. One thing I did learn when I got the internet is that no matter what the age of the people involved, maturity and reason often goes right out of the window. One doesn't have to venture far to see that. |
Post# 182794 , Reply# 17   5/27/2012 at 18:09 (4,323 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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Post# 182797 , Reply# 18   5/27/2012 at 18:12 (4,323 days old) by vintagerepairer (England)   |   | |
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I thank you for the compliment. You also credit the forum most generously. Like I said about the soft bags on dirty fan cleaners being capable of offering an extra layer of filtration, I am not sure if I agree or disagree. |
Post# 182804 , Reply# 19   5/27/2012 at 18:41 (4,323 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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One thing that made me think dirty fans might give better filtration was due the fact the dirt is blown into the bag at a lower pressure than a clean fan, where it is sucked in at high pressure. So, to me, that signifies that the higher pressure of which the dirt is sucked into the bag of a clean fan Vacuum Cleaner would cause more dust to get past the bag.
I, of course, could and very well may be wrong about this however. |
Post# 182844 , Reply# 21   5/28/2012 at 05:36 (4,322 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)   |   | |
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