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Thread Number: 20745
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| Post# 232213 5/11/2013 at 12:39 (1,898 days old) by NYCWriter (New York City) | ||
After the Aerus dealership closed its 23rd Street store in Manhattan (most convenient to me), I did the schlep up and over to the Upper East Side location (77th and York -- OY!) to finally test-drive the Guardian.
LOVE it! What really impressed me is when the guy took me into the back room and showed me all the vacuums they took in as trade-ins just over the past month. I counted about 50 (yes, FIFTY) late-model Mieles whose motors had burned out, as well as dozens of Dysons, standing like sad and tired sentries, lined up against the back wall. Anyway, the price they quoted was $2100. Good deal? | ||
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| Post# 232214 , Reply# 1 5/11/2013 at 12:48 (1,898 days old) by mieles7 (DFW, TX) | ||
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| Post# 232218 , Reply# 2 5/11/2013 at 13:09 (1,898 days old) by NYCWriter (New York City) | ||
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The bottom line is ... | ||
| Post# 232363 , Reply# 4 5/12/2013 at 08:11 (1,898 days old) by dysonman1 (undisclosed) | ||
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Post# 232364 , Reply# 5 5/12/2013 at 08:31 (1,898 days old) by s31463221  (Frenchburg, KY) |
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Matt | ||
| Post# 232425 , Reply# 6 5/12/2013 at 12:32 (1,897 days old) by vacman1961 (North Babylon, New York) | ||
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I bought one for a shower gift last month for $825.00. | ||
| Post# 232520 , Reply# 7 5/13/2013 at 08:56 (1,897 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY) | ||
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| Post# 232570 , Reply# 9 5/13/2013 at 14:12 (1,896 days old) by dysonman1 (undisclosed) | ||
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Wholesale/Retail prices
There is a HUGE markup on premium vacuums. Example: the new Rainbow E2 (Onyx) cost $650 to the distributor. Who in turn sells them to a sub distributor for $1000 (which is what I pay). They are then sold to the 'area distributor' for $1300. After the salesman's commission is added in, plus the cost of the financing, commission to the girl who sets the phone appointments, to the training manager's commission, the price ends up at $2400. For a $650 vacuum (and Rexair is making money on the $650 wholesale price).
Another example: a Kirby distributor whom I know very well, pays $550 for a new Sentria II. Anything he sells it for over the $550 is profit. If a new Aerus Platinum costs $750 at wholesale, the distributor is free to mark it up as high, or as low, as they wish. As independent franchise stores, their prices are never set in stone any longer. The huge cost of running a sales office in any particular area is reflected on the retail price. The Commission schedule is different for different salesmen as well, again, affecting the retail price. | ||
| Post# 232578 , Reply# 10 5/13/2013 at 14:59 (1,896 days old) by luxman107 (USA ) | ||
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Matt, when you are ready to buy and if you cannot find a better price, email me, I will send you the name and number of the areus guy in Orlando. He will sell it to you for a grand plus shipping direct to your house. It would still be full areus Electrolux warranty. | ||
| Post# 283687 , Reply# 12 6/8/2014 at 12:32 (1,505 days old) by luxman107 (USA ) | ||
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Off the lake Sent you an email. | ||
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Post# 284157 , Reply# 14 6/12/2014 at 02:56 (1,502 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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If the Aerus guy came to my place and quoted $3500 for his vacuum-I would have shown him the door-guess could ask if a maid came with the vacuum!Honestly--I could buy 3 Kirbys for that price or even 2 NSS M1's for that price.The machine sounds nice--but the list price is WAY-WAY too high!!! | ||
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Post# 284170 , Reply# 15 6/12/2014 at 07:29 (1,502 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Post# 284247 , Reply# 21 6/12/2014 at 17:06 (1,501 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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| Post# 284255 , Reply# 22 6/12/2014 at 17:37 (1,501 days old) by Gr8DaneDad () | ||
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Information is a wonderful thing to have. Thanks for updating us and congratulations for working it out with the rep and Manager. | ||
| Post# 289950 , Reply# 23 7/23/2014 at 17:37 (1,460 days old) by bbgirl () | ||
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Ok, I am reading all this great info. I want the new aerus, but what should I pay. I don't want to pay retail. Do you think I can get it for $1000-$1200 all in? I never know how much I can negotiate. | ||
| Post# 291053 , Reply# 24 7/30/2014 at 10:42 (1,453 days old) by cleanfreak () | ||
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Aerus Electrolux Guardian Platinum If you want a Guardian Platinum at the best price call Don Martin 877-816-6861 | ||
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Post# 292969 , Reply# 32 8/11/2014 at 14:46 (1,441 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) |
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Not pleased with mine either......
I have mine put away in the original box. I am going to trade it in for the 90th Anniversary Lux Legacy. Mine was one of the first ones and so I have the older less improved power nozzle. The bumper leaves black marks on my baseboards. No other vacuum I have does this......Will not use for that reason. Maybe Aerus realized this problem and changed the rubber bumper to gray on the 90th Anniversary Model.
The other thing I do not like is dealing with customer service. I have complained since the beginning that one of the reasons I bought this was for the scented air cartridges that were not available at first. Aerus finally told me flat out that they were not going to carry the Fragrance cartridges. It also took them months to keep changing the filter bag so it would not leak. It still leaks, but is better and thanks to who I bought mine from, I received a gasket for the bag inlet tube, which should have been on it to start with. This seemed to improve it more. Anyway, I was cleaning out my refrigerator and accidentally dropped a box of baking soda onto my tile floor. I used the Guardian Platinum, before I had the gasket, but after the last improvement to the bags. I changed the bag right after cleaning up the mess and found another mess under the paper bag. Had to replace the hepa filter cartride prematurely..I had to use another vacuum to vacuum the Guardian Platinum (my Lux Legacy) it caught all the baking soda, by the way)..In the box it went and has been there. I will go back to the Lux Legacy before they discontinue the anniversary model. I have always had Electrolux since the 80's, Aerus needs to shape up and develop vacuums like they used to do.......Things went downhill when they sold the Lux name and so many people go into department stores and think they are buying the original. Talk about a double blow to Aerus..... PR-21 | ||
| Post# 292985 , Reply# 34 8/11/2014 at 15:45 (1,441 days old) by DesertTortoise () | ||
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So the Classic and Legacy are pre-Aerus carry over designs or they just look like that? | ||
| Post# 292998 , Reply# 35 8/11/2014 at 16:27 (1,441 days old) by Gr8DaneDad () | ||
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The Classic and Legacy are pre-Aerus... with some tweaks: better motors being the most notable. | ||
| Post# 341080 , Reply# 38 1/10/2016 at 19:06 (924 days old) by japy897 () | ||
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Guardian Platinum Luxman107. If you still have a contact for a decent price on the Guardian Platinum I would be greatly interested. I was quoted $1995 firm. And I have been a dedicated Electrolux/Aerus customer for over 32 years. Thanks | ||
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Post# 341087 , Reply# 39 1/10/2016 at 20:14 (924 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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| Post# 341111 , Reply# 40 1/11/2016 at 12:30 (923 days old) by s2_82 (Columbus, Ohio) | ||
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Japy897 just curious, Any idea how much the Lux Guardian Upright runs by chance? | ||
| Post# 341125 , Reply# 41 1/11/2016 at 14:41 (923 days old) by luxman107 (USA ) | ||
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Also sent you an email. | ||
| Post# 341208 , Reply# 42 1/12/2016 at 15:32 (922 days old) by n0oxy (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) | ||
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aerus classic Reading this thread kind of makes me wonder if I aid too high of a price for my aerus classic. I paid around $600 for the 90th anniversary edition, and a new hose, I have all hard floors so did not get the power head or any attachments, I already had plenty of attachments from other vacuums. | ||
| Post# 367551 , Reply# 43 2/26/2017 at 09:50 (511 days old) by onetiredmom (New York) | ||
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aerus pricing Looking at an Aerus Platinum and i was quoted $2300. I live outside of NY. I love the machine but I'm hesitant to buy as I can't help but feel potentially taken advantage of by the pricing structure. Can anyone shed any light on whats considered a "good" price? Thanks | ||
| Post# 383438 , Reply# 46 1/2/2018 at 10:06 (201 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY) | ||
Get it! It's a great machine! I would say go for something like a Lux Classic. They're a little easier to manage. Same thing with the trade ins at my local Aerus dealer. There are so many broken Dysons. He has a lot of older Luxes too, such as the 1205, L, G, AE, LX and XXX. Most of them still work. He's acquired quite a bit of stuff in the 40 years he's been selling Aerus. I say go for whatever works. My Electrolux Model XXX is turning 70 this year, and it's still going strong!
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| Post# 383461 , Reply# 47 1/2/2018 at 17:07 (201 days old) by Mike811 (Finland) | ||
Lux S115 in the US yet?
I found that in the EU we now have new model called the Lux S115. It looks amazing and I wonder if you guys have it in the US?
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Post# 383510 , Reply# 48 1/3/2018 at 15:02 (200 days old) by kenkart (Mocksville, NC) |
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I like that Hose and grip much better than anything Aerus has made in years, that clunky plastic grip and wands turns me off, this looks great! | ||
| Post# 383512 , Reply# 49 1/3/2018 at 16:01 (200 days old) by vacuumdevil (Denver) | ||
The new Guardian vacuum is really sleek and is the stuff of vacuum collectors wet dreams. That being said.
I personally wouldn't pay over $1,000 for it brand new. I would definitely take a SEBO E3 over that dollar per dollar on the new market. If you're patient you will find one at pawn shop or on eBay for a couple hundred dollars down the line and that's the way I would personally go about it. | ||
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Post# 383514 , Reply# 50 1/3/2018 at 16:35 (200 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Wichita, KS) |
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I got my Guardian Platinum From a dealer on ebay at the end-of-the-month-gotta-move-some-boxes sale for <$500. | ||
| Post# 383528 , Reply# 51 1/4/2018 at 02:03 (200 days old) by electromatik (Taylorsville, North Carolina, U.S.A.) | ||
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So far to my knowledge, Aerus has not introduced this. It's fine, but I personally like the black/stainless steel design better. I hate white vacuums. I also hate those woven hoses. Aerus needs to let Lux International design some new tools for the U.S. market that are similar to those by Lux International. | ||
| Post# 383771 , Reply# 52 1/7/2018 at 18:28 (196 days old) by lux14 (Leawood Kansas) | ||
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I LOVE and miss the wooven hoses.......sigh...... | ||
| Post# 383800 , Reply# 53 1/7/2018 at 23:28 (196 days old) by electromatik (Taylorsville, North Carolina, U.S.A.) | ||
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Let me slightly rephrase lux14. I DO like them. I like the appearance of them and the historic value of them. I still don't think they are the best for actual use. I've used Electrolux vacuums with those woven hoses and found them stiff and unwieldy. They are also known to not be very durable and leak dust. I like the new Aerus hoses very well. That's one thing they did well. | ||
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Post# 383849 , Reply# 54 1/8/2018 at 12:37 (195 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) |
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My first Electrolux Marquis came with a woven hose. I did my best not to bend it to much, so as not to break the inside rubber. With that said, it did eventually leak some. I had burgandy carpet in my old two story home with an L shaped stair case. As I came down holding the vacuum in one hand and the sidekick attachement in my other hand, when the hose rubbed against the carpet, I noticed a light dust mark, where it had been.
When I got my Electrolux anniversary last all metal, I hung the hose up on two rubber tipped hooks for preservation, and bought a genuine electric vinyl hose. That hose never leaks......
PR-21 Bud | ||
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