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Thread Number: 30210
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Momentarily tempted by an Electrolux Discovery II |
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| Post# 335438 10/8/2015 at 21:05 (3,112 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
So I breezed through a nearby Goodwill store this evening and spied what at first looked like a nice Electrolux Discovery II upright sitting in the corner, but it ended up being a pretty forlorn looking specimen. Its gray plastic body had faded to a tobacco stain yellow and it had been subjected to what we call in these here parts a little bit of 'redneck engineering'. The cord hooks were missing and had been replaced with what looked like a blue plastic curtain hook, held in place with nylon cable ties. And the original cord was long gone, having been replaced--rather expertly--with appeared to be an orange drop cord. I'd had it in the back of my head that I wouldn't mind having one of those, and they only wanted $15 for it, but given its condition and the number of vacuums already in my little house, I decided to leave it where it was to let someone else discover.
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| Post# 335505 , Reply# 1 10/10/2015 at 08:34 (3,111 days old) by jake1234 (greasby) | ||
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you done the right thing mate it wouldn't be worth it if it wasn't in its proper state. | ||
| Post# 335507 , Reply# 2 10/10/2015 at 08:39 (3,111 days old) by fantomfan57 (Central Texas) | ||
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I have started... grabbing machines that are reasonably priced for the parts. Comes in handy. | ||
| Post# 335513 , Reply# 4 10/10/2015 at 10:32 (3,111 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Yeah, my ex-wife had Discovery II when we first got together. It wasn't a bad machine, definitely better than the POS Kenmore Progressive she insisted I buy about the time we got hitched. I was intrigued with this one for about a minute and a half but then I opened the bag compartment and the cover came off in my hand. I didn't even try to find a plug to test it. Sometimes it's better just to walk away and not look back.
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