Thread Number: 22721
New Fuller Brush Bagless Upright from Tacony Corp. |
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Post# 253909   10/25/2013 at 15:10 (3,835 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 253910 , Reply# 1   10/25/2013 at 15:11 (3,835 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 253911 , Reply# 2   10/25/2013 at 15:13 (3,835 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 253912 , Reply# 3   10/25/2013 at 15:31 (3,835 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 253919 , Reply# 5   10/25/2013 at 16:28 (3,835 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 253928 , Reply# 8   10/25/2013 at 17:23 (3,835 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Fuller Brush vacuums are not made in the USA. While I did get five more than a year ago to judge durability, I did not have any influence in the design. It's a 'sourced product' as are all Fuller Brush vacuums. We used the new Jiffy Maid a LOT around the factory and found it to be a quite satisfactory bagless multi-cyclonic upright that seems to be quite durable as well.
Simplicity and Riccar uprights are made in the USA as are the full sized canisters. |
Post# 253933 , Reply# 10   10/25/2013 at 18:24 (3,835 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 253938 , Reply# 11   10/25/2013 at 20:38 (3,835 days old) by joshdonnell ()   |   | |
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None of the Fuller brush vacuums are made in the us? |
Post# 253940 , Reply# 12   10/25/2013 at 20:54 (3,835 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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The Fuller Brush vacuum cleaners are sold by Tacony, through different venues. The Fuller Brush Company private labels a line of cleaning products under the Riccar and Simplicity brand names as well, so it's a win-win for both companies. CleanMax is a Tacony brand name, used on a line of sourced (not US made) commercial vacuums, as well as a line of CleanMax ultralight commercial uprights (which ARE made in the USA).
Fuller Brush vacuums are an 'open' line, meaning vac shops who are not Simplicity or Riccar dealers can also order and sell Fuller Brush products. This machine is an opportunity for vac shops to have a bagless upright of decent quality, with easily obtainable repair parts, that's also easy to repair if needed. It really is a good upright at cleaning the carpets, and has great edge cleaning as well. There are many features to like - especially at its price point. Simplicity, Riccar, and Maytag vacuums are a 'protected' line. In the case of Simplicity and Riccar vacuums, the dealer agrees to certain things with Tacony Corporation in order to carry those products - like not selling them on the internet, and maintaining a minimum selling price. This protects all the dealers, and makes carrying the line profitable and desirable. Maytag vacuums will also (in addition to Riccar and Simplicity dealers) be sold in appliance stores (in the USA we have "Maytag Stores" which carry the full Maytag line of major appliances). The vacuum cleaner should be displayed along with the dishwashers and washing machines. The Fuller Brush upright is Tacony's first bagless upright cleaner. While it's not made in the USA, it does represent a break-through in two ways. Tacony dealers far and wide believe bagged vacuums are better than bagless. But they lose sales to the person who only wants bagless. It's now possible to say "Yes, I do carry bagless vacuums, let me show you one". If the customer is open to bagged vacuums, the dealer then shows and compares them - and hopefully sells the customer the best machine for that particular situation. I'm very excited about being able to present the entire Fuller Brush lineup of vacuums. The Electric Broom is by far the best electric broom I've ever used. I actually have one of the bagless Fuller uprights in the museum that has been used for more than 8 months to clean the offices in the factory, as well as all the entrance mats. Hard use, 5 days a week. I'm proud of its ability to maintain performance and I'm satisfied as to its durability (consistent with its price). So I'm excited about the machine. |
Post# 253969 , Reply# 15   10/26/2013 at 09:54 (3,834 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona)   |   | |
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Post# 253975 , Reply# 16   10/26/2013 at 10:26 (3,834 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Like any other company, Tacony builds prototypes of new models. But unlike companies what sell through big box stores, Tacony's "customer" is the vac shop. If the vac shops are not willing to buy a Riccar or Simplicity bagless upright (with all high quality metal parts), then Tacony sees no reason to build them. The build what their customers will buy. The huge bias that vac shops have against bagless is, quite simply, they don't want to give up the profit from bags. Hence the reason Miele doesn't make a bagless, even though they designed and patented one.
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Post# 254152 , Reply# 17   10/27/2013 at 11:26 (3,833 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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I did mention in the reply 3 that the Fuller bagless upright is the one by Morphy Richards...also Glen & Dimplex have owned MR for 28 years now, but their floorcare range has always had Goblin branded vacuums and Morphy Richards vacuums, with the Goblin name slowly being phased out, sadly.
The stick vac could be any generic PRC product though. It might be available from another brand in the UK. |