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Thread Number: 29707
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Doubtful of New Panasonic Vacs In The UK |
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| Post# 331125 8/6/2015 at 18:25 (3,184 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
I got a tweet earlier in the week when I sent a message to Panasonic UK regarding floorcare.
The reply I got back wasn't what I was expecting at all.
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| Post# 331129 , Reply# 1 8/6/2015 at 19:29 (3,184 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?! No freaking way | ||
| Post# 331149 , Reply# 2 8/7/2015 at 04:39 (3,184 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England) | ||
Hi, | ||
| Post# 331150 , Reply# 3 8/7/2015 at 06:13 (3,184 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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I heard the rumour too but I also heard that Morphy Richards were also pulling out but then seem to have brought those EIO German cylinder vacs back.
The SuperVac hasn't been a good seller which is why MR has re-released three different power versions (still cordless) and selling through catalogues. They're not bad vacuums but then they're only cordless stick dust buster vacs that are hardly going to make much of an impact. I think it is particularly sad and slightly lousy that Panasonic has allowed this to happen. Their bagged uprights have had cosmetic updates over the years but are better built than others in my experience at the price they cost. Only other bagged upright brands left will be Hoover's Purepower and at the premium end, SEBO and Miele. In my experience Panasonic have made good cylinder vacs for the UK and Europe, but its a possibility that the marketing hasn't gone very well for either style and in some cases, some of their uprights both bagless and bagged lack basic features that used to appear on earlier models. Clearly if designers are cut on budgets then the customer suffers. | ||
| Post# 331155 , Reply# 4 8/7/2015 at 07:05 (3,184 days old) by parwaz786 ( ) | ||
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My mate was buying a Bush handheld vacuum from Argos a few years ago, when he collected it at his local Argos store, it was the vacuum he was expecting, all the same but branded as "Pro Action"? | ||
| Post# 331163 , Reply# 5 8/7/2015 at 10:25 (3,183 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
 I'm really gutted that Panasonic have pulled out of the market. This unfortunately means that there is no decent budget bagged upright anymore.
Rewind to 1986 however and they were very ahead of their time with on board hose and tools and variable power uprights.
It's a great shame that they've gone. There's definitely a market for such a cleaner and it means that people will now have to spend over £150 to get a decent bagged upright. Such a shame! Another classic brand down the pan, just like Electrolux. Two brands I very much miss. | ||
| Post# 331180 , Reply# 6 8/7/2015 at 13:17 (3,183 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Electrolux should know that the model that gave them rise in so far as profit is concerned shouldn't have the name taken away. At least they will still be around in the form of AEG and Zanussi. However, Panasonic don't have a sub-brand let alone a premium one for vacuums but then I don't think they need any other brand name other than themselves.
I do hope Panasonic make a return though. | ||
| Post# 331370 , Reply# 8 8/10/2015 at 03:32 (3,181 days old) by Vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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Well if Panasonic are stopping vacuum cleaners, it won't be because they are flying off the shelves and making a huge profit for the all involved. Sad, for us yes, but the reality is clearly that the public don't want their goods. | ||
| Post# 331521 , Reply# 9 8/12/2015 at 03:22 (3,179 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Lack of bags at major franchises.
It isn't just Panasonic though.
I went over to another town yesterday to buy bags for my old Hoover Telios (and my newer TeliosPlus model). Oh what a disaster that was. Where previously the Telios bags were available at Tesco in copy boxes, that Tesco and the next larger Tesco super store no longer sell them; they only now sell bags for their own bagged vacuums, universal bags and Numatic Henry. At Currys the situation was worse; only Miele dust bags, Vax tubs and Numatic bags were on sale. At Wilko, Electrolux (of course, their small 2 litre capacity bags), Vax tubs, Numatic tubs and Hoover's Purepower upright copy bags on sale; also nice to see Panasonic upright bags. However, no Hoover cylinder bags - clearly there must not be that many Hoover cylinder owners. No wonder brands like AEG, Zanussi and Hoover are losing out with certain styles; if the shopping franchises are lacking in dust bag replacements, no wonder buyers are being forced to go bagless. I stopped at Argos to find that even in their catalogue, they have not changed the product number for the Hoover Enigma uprights AND cylinders. I ordered the product number knowing that the Enigma model listed in the Argos catalogue is the same as the TeliosPlus/uses the same bag as the Telios and had to get a refund as only the bags for the Purepower go under the product number and not the cylinder bag product number. Coincidence or another Argos product number faff up? This post was last edited 08/12/2015 at 03:40 | ||
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