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Post# 281494   5/22/2014 at 19:40 (3,598 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)        

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Does anyone know if TTI is closing out their line of Royal Metal Uprights? It doesn't seem like they are as numerous on the net these days.

Post# 281528 , Reply# 1   5/23/2014 at 04:07 (3,597 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

Why would they do that?The metal uprights are the products Royal is most famous for!But wouldn't put it past TTI-Remember the Prince hand vacuum and the Royal Pony canisters?People liked these-then they were discontinued.Dealers want them,too.

Post# 281533 , Reply# 2   5/23/2014 at 07:00 (3,597 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️)        
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Did NOT discontinue the pony or metal Royal prince . Royal did that years ago because of slow sales .
No one seems to understand today's customers are NOT into metal vacuums that look like antiques .
Every time I had a customer in my store people would ask me why I am selling old vacuums I always had to explain it's an old style that worked really well but they always went to the new modern looking vacuums . That's why Kirby will have a radically new vacuum to bring it up to
Date . Royal now makes one upright for the home because sales are way down . Metal machines of yesterday are GONE and will NEVER return stick with your old vacuums because once they're gone the end !

Dan


Post# 281561 , Reply# 3   5/23/2014 at 12:08 (3,597 days old) by daknx1994 (Southern Indiana)        

I agree with Dan here but another thing one can remember is that the metal Royal's are very desirable in commercial settings. I am pretty sure TTI makes some good money on the metal Royal sales. I could be wrong though, but judging from how many metal Royal's I see in commercial settings, I highly doubt that would happen.

Post# 281596 , Reply# 4   5/23/2014 at 20:00 (3,597 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        

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The only way Royal vacuums, metal or otherwise, will be made here in America again is if we acquire the Royal name from TTI.

I never liked the 1995 and later machines, those that had the drop-in motor assemblies.

~Ben


Post# 281605 , Reply# 5   5/23/2014 at 21:02 (3,597 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)        
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You're right, I agree with you....the new Chinese made Royal uprights are screamers! Having said that, I am glad they are still being made & being sold. The Royal metal uprights are a proven design that WORKS! and perhaps even better than the Kirby.

Rob


Post# 281632 , Reply# 6   5/24/2014 at 02:56 (3,597 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

With all of this--hang onto your metal Royals-both upright and canister.It was quite diffrent here-when the metal canisters were offered at the old Vacuum Cleaner Hospital place-they sold VERY briskly!People in this area liked them-and many still in use!!Sometimes they show up in trade in piles-but rare.Again-it was a design that WORKED-unlike many new ones offered today.


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